Thursday, July 18, 2013

Off The Post

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• New West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka raps his initiation song at the Hawthorns
• Manchester United legend Eric Cantona wins crossbar challenge contest – he’s still got it!
• Fail! Chelsea FC online megastore sells David Luiz shirt with name misspelt
• Liverpool striker Fabio Borini’s xenophobic slur against English mini-bar raiders
• Video: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ press conference in Jakarta
• Chelsea and Spurs target Christian Benteke reports for pre-season training with Aston Villa on time
• Video: Notts County defender Alan Sheehan kicks team-mate Bartosz Bialkowski in the face
• Who Are Ya? Jose Campana (Crystal Palace)
• Brendan Rodgers: Luis Suarez “very much” a Liverpool player
• Video: Brazilian air force releases drone footage of Neymar wonder goal
• Manchester United prepare £60m for Tottenham’s Gareth Bale
• Mourinho says Wayne Rooney is Chelsea’s only transfer target
• Yaya Toure wary of Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool signings
• Air Asia boss Tony Fernandes sends QPR players to pre-season tour on Easyjet
• Video: Individual highlights of Wallace, De Bruyne and Van Ginkel’s Chelsea debuts

New West Brom striker Nicolas Anelka raps his initiation song at the Hawthorns Posted: 18 Jul 2013 06:57 AM PDT Can you imagine Nicolas Anelka enjoying singing an initiation song? No, nor us. Despite the Frenchman surely getting used to such things now after joining is 34th club in England, Anelka looked to be rather awkward during his initiation at West Brom, choosing to rap his song rather than treat us with his dulcet tones. [...]

Manchester United legend Eric Cantona wins crossbar challenge contest – he’s still got it! Posted: 18 Jul 2013 06:48 AM PDT Eric Cantona retired from football too early for most people’s liking, such was his supreme skill and, let’s be honest, coolness. However, football’s loss was the acting industry’s game. But don’t think for one minute that the film making may have diminished some of Eric’s ability to kick a ball – whatever its shape. Ina [...]

Fail! Chelsea FC online megastore sells David Luiz shirt with name misspelt Posted: 18 Jul 2013 06:37 AM PDT Just because there is a reputation that Americans don’t know enough about football doesn’t mean that Chelsea should be forgiven for selling off shirts with names spelt incorrectly, just on the proviso that they won’t notice the error. It is the second time that the club’s US website has cocked up recently after they were [...]

Liverpool striker Fabio Borini’s xenophobic slur against English mini-bar raiders Posted: 18 Jul 2013 06:17 AM PDT It’s well known that Liverpool like their strikers with a hint of racism (irony detectors to the ‘on’ position please, irate Reds). So it’s probably of no surprise that Fabio Borini has opted for a heinous xenophobic slur in his pre-season tour video diary. The attacker reckons all his English team-mates have probably raided their [...]

Video: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers’ press conference in Jakarta Posted: 18 Jul 2013 05:41 AM PDT The headline from Brendan Rodgers’ press conference in Jakarta was his assertion that Luis Suarez is “very much” still a Liverpool player. We brought you that news earlier, but here’s the video footage.

Chelsea and Spurs target Christian Benteke reports for pre-season training with Aston Villa on time Posted: 18 Jul 2013 04:28 AM PDT Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke has reported for pre-season training today as expected. The Belgium international has handed in a transfer request and is wanted by a host of clubs, including Spurs and Chelsea. Having made some noises about not necessarily agreeing to stay at Villa just because the club didn’t want to sell him, [...]

Video: Notts County defender Alan Sheehan kicks team-mate Bartosz Bialkowski in the face Posted: 18 Jul 2013 04:21 AM PDT What’s the last thing a goalkeeper wants after conceding? A full-pelt kick in the face from a team-mate, that’s what. Notts County keeper Bartosz Bialkowski was treated to just that after Galatasaray scored past him on Tuesday night. Defender Alan Sheehan attempt to hoof the ball away in disgust at the goal but succeeded only [...]

Who Are Ya? Jose Campana (Crystal Palace) Posted: 18 Jul 2013 03:04 AM PDT Your whistle-stop guide to the latest Premier League arrivals Name: Jose Campana Age: 20 Position: Midfielder Signed from: Sevilla Fee: Undisclosed (reported £1.7m) Did you know? It’s nice for the Eagles to make an exotic signing, but his name translates as Joseph Campaign. So perhaps he’s up for the Premier League battle ahead. What's the [...]

Brendan Rodgers: Luis Suarez “very much” a Liverpool player Posted: 18 Jul 2013 02:20 AM PDT Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers says star striker Luis Suarez is not for sale. Speaking a press conference in Jakarta during the club’s tour of Asia, the Reds boss confirmed that Arsenal’s bid of £30m remains the only offer for the Uruguayan – and that is nowhere near the value Liverpool place on Suarez. He said: [...]

Video: Brazilian air force releases drone footage of Neymar wonder goal Posted: 18 Jul 2013 02:06 AM PDT The Brazilian air force has released footage of a Neymar wonder goal captured by one of its drones. The drone was on a routine security operation, having monitored the arrival of both teams and the presidential helicopter, but happened to be over the Mane Garrincha at the precise moment the Brazil star scored in the [...]

Manchester United prepare £60m for Tottenham’s Gareth Bale Posted: 18 Jul 2013 01:04 AM PDT Manchester United are on the verge of launching a £60m for Spurs star Gareth Bale. That’s according to reports in the Daily Mirror, suggesting that the champions are about to kickstart their quiet summer on the transfer front. United’s vice chairman Ed Woodward has returned home early from the club’s pre-season tour of Asia and [...]

Mourinho says Wayne Rooney is Chelsea’s only transfer target Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:57 AM PDT Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho says Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is the club’s last remaining transfer target for the summer. Asked if the club had bid for any other players, the Blues boss said: “No – and we won’t.” He confirmed that a bid had been made for Rooney and said that it did not [...]

Yaya Toure wary of Man Utd, Arsenal and Liverpool signings Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:49 AM PDT Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure says he hopes his side will be fine in the new Premier League season, but is worried about the risk posed by the likes of champions Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool strengthening their squads this summer. The Ivory Coast international also expressed concern about the possibility of a Chelsea resurgence [...]

Air Asia boss Tony Fernandes sends QPR players to pre-season tour on Easyjet Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:39 AM PDT QPR’s players were said to be stunned after flying to their pre-season training camp with Easyjet. The reality of relegation must have hit when they discovered that Air Asia tycoon and QPR owner Tony Fernandes had arranged for them to fly with the budget airline. Harry Redknapp’s side flew to a Slovenian airport before getting [...]

Video: Individual highlights of Wallace, De Bruyne and Van Ginkel’s Chelsea debuts Posted: 18 Jul 2013 12:31 AM PDT Chelsea handed debuts to some of their summer signings in yesterday’s 1-0 victory over a Singha All Star XI. Brazilian midfielder Wallace’s individual highlights can be seen in the video above. Kevin De Bruyne also made his bow. And here’s the best bits from Marco Van Ginkel’s first game. Via 101GG

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