quick news round up
Chatter from the sidelines
- Arsenal can close the deal for Chelsea GK Cech in next few days Wow, Mourinho must be hopping mad
- Neymar's two-match ban reduced to one by CONMEBOL They want to have stars at the tourney and if Neymar sat it out for three matches, well.
- Juventus got Mandzukich from Atletico for €18m. Juventus has been doing that business
- Schweinsteiger should leave Bayern for Manchester United' The feeling that he's fallen behind Xabi Alonso. I can't see him leaving Bayern though. One club man and all
- Spurs and Weidenfeller Although a change might be as good as a rest, he's a broken man, Spurs
- David Ospina to Fenerbahce: Arsenal 'agree' £3.9m deal to sell goalkeeper with expected Petr Cech arrival Well, they need a top goal keeper and Ospina isn't it
- MLS anon poll: Lots of players like the idea of promotion and relegation. Hate Jurgen Klinsmann (their USMNT coach) It makes interesting reading, especially re the promotion/relegation and how it holds the team (from coach to players) accountable.
- In Chile’s National Stadium, Dark Past Shadows Copa América Matches Good article. There's a tiny section of wooden benches no one can sit on as a homage to the people who were beaten and tortured under Pinochet's rule (why did I think he was Argentine?). It's just another strike against FIFA, and the USA, tbh
- Football: More than a Game Free online course starts Monday! I'd want one re: tactics in the game though
- How a Billionaire Heiress Cracked the Premier League Boys Club Her dad owned Southampton
- Father, son linked to FIFA corruption scandal turn themselves in to authorities in Argentina This will run and run
- Fox deal may come back to bite FIFA pair Sepp Blatter and Jerome Valcke as rival American broadcasters are left outraged GDI, fifa
Miscellaneous
How Neymar got his red card; a tale in three gifs
It's The Sun, so pinch of salt. But if true, wise lad
Sanchez tells Vidal that he betta bust his ass for dat Copa America glory
LOL, the Spanish side of tumblr is killing me right now
Huh. Betting shops will be having a time
Can someone translate this for me, for reasons? I think I'm reading it too literally and am missing the meaning here
A tale of two cracks. Alas, in English a crack isn't what it means in Spanish (although there's the phrase 'a crack shot' or a 'cracker of a player'- so...)
OP: done! Can someone please do the tags for me? If not, I'll do it this evening when I'm on a big computer. I'm doing this post on a wee laptop. P.S. - can anyone recommend me a good blender for £35-£50? Preferably with a glass jug (I hate plastic) cheers