Browse: Football Review of the weekby Chris Charles (U1647500) 07 March 2008 ![]() In the week a crack of light appeared at the England door, David Beckham was on a mission to promote football in China - while unwittingly preventing the creation of future stars. I want to go there and kill them Jose Mourinho Middlesbrough defender David Wheater is another fan of the blue-rinse brigade past-time, admitting: "My missus used to work at the bingo, that's where I met her. I used to get a lemon top (ice cream) for free. But she's rubbish at the game." Wheater, who recently signed a fresh contract with Boro after attracting interest from Newcastle and Liverpool, added: "With my new deal I might even open my own bingo hall!" It's certainly one way of keeping the Premier League lager louts under control (expect a new branch of Mecca to open in the White Hart Lane area soon), although judging by the news filtering out of Stamford Bridge, the drug-testing room could soon be the new place to be seen. The Guardian reported that defender Ricardo Carvalho was forced to neck two bottles of beer before he could produce a urine sample after the Olympiakos game. Expect orderly queues of dehydrated volunteers to form at clubs up and down the land - with a carrot like that, Rio Ferdinand need never use his PSP Brain Trainer again. Rio's boss, meanwhile, was at the centre of retirement rumours as Sir Alex Ferguson hinted he may call it a day in 2011 - a story he later denied. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foo... We've been here before, of course. Fergie had originally planned to go in 2005, before deciding to soldier on - allegedly after wife Cathy told him he would be getting under her feet if he stayed at home all day. We'll wait to hear what Lady F has to say before taking anything as red. One person you won't associate with the word retiring (or indeed shy) is Jose Mourinho. The Portuguese charmer's wit and wisdom have been sorely missed this season but he bounced back into our lives this week announcing plans to stick the knife in his old club. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foo... Mourinho hopes to be back in management with a different side next season and declared: "If I play Chelsea in the Champions League, I want to go there and kill them - that's my message." Welcome back, Jose. In cricket, Andrew Symonds took the first steps to a future career in Aussie Rules by flattening a streaker during the one-dayer with India. A few deliveries later, Symonds was adjudged to be lbw - at least he took more care protecting his middle stump than the other fella. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cri... OTHER STUFF Kid has his chips at Man City: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIh... Cheeky Hunt - Ernie Hunt's classic 1970 volleyed free-kick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjq2... Mexican news agency ad featuring ageing Zidane: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWe... Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano has a temper tantrum: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZVe... The Spoiler's 'Sporno' Gallery: www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.p... Chris Waddle chipping Dave Beasant in five-a-side: www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Wk... Links loving lifted from Whoateallthepies: www.whoateallthepies.tv Latest 10 commentsRead members' comments or add your own
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Chacor (U9441188) posted Mar 7, 2008 I suspect 'sugar' might be some kind of Chris Charles slang for an unpublishable word.
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Happy_Scrapper (U6565579) posted Mar 7, 2008 Watch it Barnzy, he just called you sugar...
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Barnzy88_sugar (U10598214) posted Mar 7, 2008 oh yes, i have pulled on a Friday.
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Barnzy88_sugar (U10598214) posted Mar 7, 2008 ha, he can be the feminine one then!
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Chris Charles (U1647500) posted Mar 7, 2008 Oh gawd what have I started here? Sorry Barnzy - I was trying to keep it under wraps but looks like the secret's out. Do you fancy telling my eight-months pregnant girlfriend or shall I?
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Barnzy88_sugar (U10598214) posted Mar 7, 2008 umm, well its her or me.
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kheruvim (U1738964) posted Mar 7, 2008 I really wish sometimes that Beckham's parents had used a condom, it might spare us all this media nonsense about him every two minutes. You can barely look at the BBC Sport page without there being a picture of him there. Even the BBC News page has a picture of his damn wife!! Aaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!!!!
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gloriuslestafan (U10835050) posted Mar 9, 2008 When I walked into a drinking establishment the first thing I noticed was how many sad faces there were amongst the many guys and girls gathered there. Comment on this article |