News Round Up
by Patrick O'Connor
A move to work in the United States has made soccer superstar David Beckham posher!
That's according to The Sun, reporting on a study which claims that 37 year old Beckham dropped his Hs 80 per cent of the time before signing for LA Galaxy in 2007.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
AT last, a football referee exercising common sense!
When the Doncaster Rovers striker Billy Sharp scored in the 14th minute of their Championship home game against Middlesbrough last week he 'celebrated' by revealing a message on a T-shirt underneath his Rovers shirt.
A selection of headlines from stories in the news. They use English in a way that you might think is intended to confuse but it's all perfectly clear to the native speaker.
THERE was much hype surrounding the draw for the last 16 stage of the Champions League with pundits wetting themselves with excitement at the prospect of Arsenal re-staging their epic clashes against Barcelona last season.
True, both matches were real treats, a feast for football purists and it does seem that Arsenal face the toughest challenge of all the English teams still left in the competition.