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Yes, they are. That’s according to Porto president Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa, Andre Villas Boas’ former boss at the Portuguese club. He reckons that his old manager is struggling to impose his ideas at Stamford Bridge because senior members of the squad are still in regular contact with Jose Mourinho. Pinto da Costa said: [...] Read Full Story

Rangers fans have expressed their concern for the future of the club after mystery administrators Duff and Phelps were outed by OTP. At a press conference yesterday, a bloke named as ‘Paul Clark’ read out a statement on behalf of the administrator. But we can now reveal that was just a front and the true [...] Read Full Story

Whatever your predictions for tonight’s Champions League meeting between Arsenal and AC Milan, you can guarantee that Cesc Fabregas will not be on the scoresheet. Back in 2008, he was. And it wasn’t a bad finish either. This strike came in the 84th minute of the second leg to break the deadlock, so everyone was [...] Read Full Story

Aston Villa fans might not be convinced by the club’s current transfer policy, but their new signing is a potent attacking threat, comfortable on either wing, who will make sure the team can get the ball down and play. Gee the harris hawk has been brought to Villa Park to scare off pesky magpies who [...] Read Full Story

Carroll King Roy Carroll emerged from the footballing wilderness last night with a substitute appearance for Greek side Olympiakos in their Europa League match against Russia’s Rubin Kazan. His first involvement? Saving a penalty. The former Manchester United keeper joined the club in the January transfer window after a €100,000 move from OFI Crete. He [...] Read Full Story

[Click image to play] It started out as a joyful collaboration between Arsene Wenger and Roy Hodgson. Then Andrey Arshavin joined on vocals. Now the Wenger Boys are getting mighty crowded. Kenny Dalglish will now be playing bongos and Sir Alex Ferguson is a Bez-type figure. Great work from RedCafe poster Olly. Read Full Story

Rangers have been officially placed in administation, incurring an automatic 10 point penalty which all but gives rivals Celtic the SPL title. London company Duff and Phelps were appointed as the Ibrox side’s administrator and took over running of the club at 2.50pm this afternoon. The move comes after Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs failed [...] Read Full Story

Danny Welbeck has revealed he could have been the local hero of the blue half of Manchester if City hadn’t released him when he was eight-years-old. The young striker was on City’s books as a six-year-old, but was shown the door from Maine Road in December 1998. That looks like a bad move now, but [...] Read Full Story

It’s a bit of a running joke that the goalscoring exploits of Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey tend to cause world figures to meet their demise. The Wales skipper’s goals tend to coincide with notable deaths. His strike against Sunderland at the weekend prompted Whitney Houston’s passing the following day. His killing spree started in May 2011 [...] Read Full Story

Showing match officials the card Match officials have obviously been spending too long watching players overreacting to injuries. Belgian assistant referee Frederick Geldhof was hit by a piece of cardboard during the match between Lierse and Zulte Waregem. While OTP is sure it was quite sore, the linesman’s moveie death stagger is probably a bit [...] Read Full Story