Thursday, July 25, 2013

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• Even the flash on Liverpool’s camera thinks Luis Suarez is a goner
• Video: Arsenal legend Thierry Henry shows off full-sleeve tattoo
• Michael Owen ‘shows off’ his commentary ‘skills’ during new BT Sport advert
• Arsenal ready for Bernard move after final scouting mission, Spurs cool interest
• Kitman – Celtic’s new yellow away shirt
• Manchester United players star in rather weird Japanese tomato juice advert
• Ex-Spurs boss Harry Redknapp expects Gareth Bale to stay
• Everton spell Gerard Deulofeu’s name wrong at kit launch
• Everton manager Roberto Martinez explains how to pronounce Gerard Deulofeu
• Real Madrid deploy Cristiano Ronaldo as a striker to make space for Gareth Bale
• Michael Essien’s slightly creepy photo montage of sleeping Chelsea team-mates
• David Moyes says attempts to bring Cesc Fabregas to Man Utd are ‘ongoing’
• Kitman: New Manchester United away kit revealed
• Manuel Pellegrini: Man City players perform better under pressure
• Kitman: New Chelsea third kit revealed

Even the flash on Liverpool’s camera thinks Luis Suarez is a goner Posted: 25 Jul 2013 07:15 AM PDT Waiting for us in Bangkok #lfctour #teambus pic.twitter.com/DE3mObyERC — Liverpool FC (@LFC) July 25, 2013 It seems all but certain that Luis Suarez will leave Liverpool this summer. So much so, that even the flash on the club’s press office camera – aided by some bright strip lighting – has done its best to airbrush [...]

Video: Arsenal legend Thierry Henry shows off full-sleeve tattoo Posted: 25 Jul 2013 06:24 AM PDT Want to suggest a nice tattoo for Thierry Henry’s left arm? Tough: he’s out of space. The Arsenal legend showed off his full-sleeve tattoo in an Instagram video posted by the Bang Bang tattoo parlour in New York. Henry’s ink has clearly been heavily influenced by his time in the Big Apple playing for New [...]

Michael Owen ‘shows off’ his commentary ‘skills’ during new BT Sport advert Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:41 AM PDT Forgive us for reserving outr judgement on whether Michael Owen’s commentary skills will impress many on television, but BT have certainly taken a gamble on their man. Their new tongue-in-cheek advert shows the world that they have been putting Owen through his paces, and it’s fair to say he’s no Kenneth Wolstenholme just yet. Still, [...]

Arsenal ready for Bernard move after final scouting mission, Spurs cool interest Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:37 AM PDT Arsenal look set to bid for Brazil star Bernand after scouting him in last night’s Copa Libertadores final second-leg. The 20-year-old helped his Atletico Mineiro side to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit against Paraguay's Olimpia to win South America’s equivalent of the Champions League on penalties. Bernard set-up the second goal of the evening (shown [...]

Kitman – Celtic’s new yellow away shirt Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:34 AM PDT Celtic have officially released their away shirt for the upcoming season, after they released a rather ‘busy’ home shirt a few weeks ago. The club have got so hoop happy that they are even including them on their away shirt now, which is a yellow design with thin green hoops around the abdomen. As described [...]

Manchester United players star in rather weird Japanese tomato juice advert Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:25 AM PDT Manchester United are a club that take their brand recognition rather seriously, and perform advertising duties around the globe in order to further the club brand. This rather bizarre advert shows them swigging down what looks a rather disgusting tomato juice drink called Kagome. The players down their drinks, with some degree of effort, before [...]

Ex-Spurs boss Harry Redknapp expects Gareth Bale to stay Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:15 AM PDT QPR manager Harry Redknapp has said he expects Gareth Bale to stay at Tottenham this summer. The former Spurs boss believes the Welshman will remain at White Hart Lane to help the club into the Champions League. ‘Arry told Sports Direct: “Spurs are within touching distance of becoming a Champions League club and Gareth has [...]

Everton spell Gerard Deulofeu’s name wrong at kit launch Posted: 25 Jul 2013 05:07 AM PDT Everton suffered a replica shirt cock-up at their kit launch when they spelt new signing Gerard Deulofeu’s name incorrectly. A shirt bearing the name ‘Deufoleu’ was on display. How would you like it, Etervon? Time for another lesson from Roberto Martinez.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez explains how to pronounce Gerard Deulofeu Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:54 AM PDT Everton boss Roberto Martinez gave the media a pronunciation lesson on how to say new signing Gerard Deulofeu’s name. The on-loan Barcelona star’s surname was proving tricky for reporters. Martinez noted: “You’re struggling with that surname, huh?” The former Wigan manager then delivered the correct pronunication. That’s probably the last time you’ll hear it said [...]

Real Madrid deploy Cristiano Ronaldo as a striker to make space for Gareth Bale Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:22 AM PDT Another day, another ‘Gareth Bale is on his way to Real Madrid’ report from Spanish newspaper Marca. This time the theory is that Cristiano Ronaldo played as a central striker during last night’s friendly against Lyon as manager Carlo Ancelotti works out how to accomodate the Spurs winger into his lineup. Ancelotti shuffled his pack [...]

Michael Essien’s slightly creepy photo montage of sleeping Chelsea team-mates Posted: 25 Jul 2013 04:07 AM PDT Some people collect stamps. Others collect football programmes. Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien collects photos of his team-mates sleeping. The Ghana international has put together a photo montage of team-mates including Demba Ba, Andre Schurrle, Marco van Ginkel, Gary Cahill and Ashley Cole catching 40 winks during the Blues’ pre-season travels. When you go public with [...]

David Moyes says attempts to bring Cesc Fabregas to Man Utd are ‘ongoing’ Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:33 AM PDT Manchester United manager David Moyes says the club’s efforts to sign Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas are “ongoing”. He was speaking at a press conference in Japan ahead of tomorrow’s friendly match against Cerezo Osaka. Asked about the latest on the Fabregas deal, he replied: “Things are ongoing.” Moyes also said that Wayne Rooney is recovering [...]

Kitman: New Manchester United away kit revealed Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:18 AM PDT Premier League champions Manchester United have unveiled their new away kit for the 2013/14 season. And just like the new change strip of rivals Manchester City, black is a big theme. United have resurrected the infamous tablecloth gingham check from last season’s home kit, blown it up and created this. That’s right: the tablecloth has [...]

Manuel Pellegrini: Man City players perform better under pressure Posted: 25 Jul 2013 02:11 AM PDT New Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says his side play better when they are under pressure. Speaking after a 1-0 win over South China in the Asia Trophy, the Chilean said the result didn’t matter to him. His only concern was that City’s players continue to improve on their previous pre-season outings. Looking ahead to [...]

Kitman: New Chelsea third kit revealed Posted: 25 Jul 2013 01:55 AM PDT Chelsea have today unveiled their Johnny Cash-inspired new third kit. Kit manufacturer Adidas has given the Blues a number of black change kits in recent reasons, but this latest effort promises to be the blackest yet, featuring “black-on-black” matte printing. That’s black, folks. Oh no, sorry, it’s actually blue. The monochrome jersey features silver detailing.

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