Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
FOOTBALL can be a deliciously wicked game at times.
Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium was awash with celebration before they faced bottom club Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
FOOTBALL can be a deliciously wicked game at times.
Manchester United's Old Trafford stadium was awash with celebration before they faced bottom club Blackburn Rovers on Saturday.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
IT'S not very often that I praise the Football Association but they definitely deserve a pat on the back for their bid to halt the decline of men playing the 11 a side game.
A £200m investment scheme in grass roots football includes improving access and quality of pitches.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
NEXT time you think times are a bit tough, spare a thought for Gary Parkinson.
The former Middlesbrough footballer was head of youth development at Blackpool when he suffered a severe stroke last year. The 43 year old has locked-in syndrome which means he is fully aware of what's going on around him but is totally paralysed apart from being able to use his eyes.
A selection of headlilnes 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.
Football Diary
by Patrick O'Connor
FOOTBALLERS love taking the mickey and it seems as if the lads at Premier League newcomers Queens Park Rangers found an easy target.
Recent signing Shaun Wright-Phillips only stands 5ft 5ins tall and so when the players gathered at a hotel the night before their game at Wolves, they got hold of a baby's high-chair and placed a 'SWP' name card on it. Pictures of the stunt were then posted on Twitter by team-mate Joey Barton.
Sports Diary
by Patrick O’Connor
WELL you have to ask don’t you?
Tiny Scottish non-league side Largs Thistle couldn’t believe their luck when locals Colin and Chris Weir were announced as Britain’s biggest ever lottery winners.