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Weak exclusives: David Luiz wanted by clubs
“We’ve got an exclusive!” boast the Mirror! “It’s big, it’s exciting, and John Cross can tell us more! Aggghhhh!”
Chelsea tracking £10million-rated Brazilian central defender - exclusive
Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti is tracking Benfica’s Brazilian defender David Luiz.
The 22-year-old is regarded as one of his nation’s top prospects and has also attracted interest from Manchester United and Real Madrid. The [...]
Sports thoughts from the weekend
The weekend’s cricket
It was a weekend in which we learned that South Africa were not nearly as good as a Tendulkarful India but considerably better than a Tendulkarless one. England won a ODI against Bangladesh just as they have managed since the dawn of time, but not without the traditional nervy moments and curious team selections. [...]
Bendtner’s pointless points chat
Nicklas Bendtner’s propensity for talking about himself in a rather less mundane way than most footballers has made him stand out on the back pages more than his performances on the pitch have in recent times, and this in turn has landed him a tidy little collection of articles under his tag on Sport without [...]
Non-stories: Beckham wants his side to win
As soon as the draw for the Champions League 2nd round was made the talk was of AC Milan’s clash with Manchester United and the prospect of David Beckham returning to Old Trafford for the first time since leaving the club in 2003. It was to be expected if not desired that the ageing midfielder [...]
Blazing the rumour trail for Aguero
Aguero puts Prem on alert, suggests the Sun this morning.
CHELSEA and Manchester United target Sergio Aguero admits his days at Atletico Madrid could be numbered.
Sounds very, very juicy - so what got the Sun so excited about this one? Let’s have a look at the quotes:
He said: “I have enormous affection for Atletico but you cannot say [...]
The Nani state: Rumours that look silly now
Manchester United’s victory against Arsenal on Sunday was most notable for being the day that Nani started looking the part in a Manchester United shirt.
Remember how it took approximately three years before Cristiano Ronaldo stopped being a wasteful step-over-er and started being Manchester United’s and possibly the world’s best player? Apropos of nothing, Nani, bought on [...]
The numbers game: guessing the Chris Smalling deal
Manchester United have apparently made a foray into the transfer market this January and the deal sounds quite final, given that they’re not afraid to announce it on their official website. But ever since United stopped being a PLC and started being some strange Glazer bank they’ve no longer had to declare exactly what they [...]
The rewriting of Sol Campbell’s rumour history
It may sound unbelievable, but apparently Sol Campbell isn’t leaving Notts County to become a Manchester United player after all. Not that that stopped it being an exclusive last week. Michael Calvin in the Mirror puts the whole story in light-hearted but accurate context:
Why on Earth were Manchester United ever linked with Sol Campbell?
Well, there’s a thing.
Manchester United [...]
What ‘blunt message’, exactly?
We were intrigued this morning by the headline in the Daily Mail following Michael Owen’s hat-trick exploits on Tuesday night:
Michael Owen must score more: England boss Fabio Capello’s blunt message to Manchester United striker over World Cup
Now, in order for it to be a ‘blunt message’, we naturally assumed that Capello would have actually said something, but [...]
Is Piers Morgan a Roy Keane fan?
If you were applying for a job writing a column for a national newspaper, you might be required to show some wisdom and insight on sport, coupled with some forthright but reasoned opinions of your own, but avoiding personal attacks. Nobody seems to have told Piers Morgan that, however, and he’s used his Daily Mail [...]