What you missed while these dolphins were playing soccer with a jellyfish…
- Sir Alex Ferguson will, in fact, face an FA charge over the comments he made regarding Alan Wiley’s fitness. Ferguson has stated that he’s afraid the FA will try to make an example out of him; wouldn’t it be ironic if the FA threw the book at Ferguson to deflect attention away from the poor performance of Mike Jones in the Sunderland-Liverpool match?
- From the “No Shit” department: Michael Owen expects a hostile reception at Anfield next Sunday.
- Arsene Wenger is mad that Birmingham City fans were chanting Martin Taylor’s name at Eduardo; Taylor was the player who broke Eduardo’s leg.
- Crystal Palace claims that their fans aren’t racist.
- Barcelona’s 0-0 draw with Valencia was the first time this season that they dropped points.
- Xerez’s 2-1 win over Villareal has torpedoed the Yellow Submarine to the bottom of the La Liga table. Suck it, Rossi.
- Jose Mourinho wants to manage either Liverpool or Arsenal.
- Swiss international Tranquillo Barnetta is set to re-up with Bayer Leverkeusen.
- Assistant coach Paul Mariner has left the New England Revolution to pursue a coaching career abroad; his former club, Plymouth Argyle, has expressed interest.
- The Revolution have also lost control over their playoff fate after a scoreless draw with Chicago over the weekend. Meanwhile, Seattle became the first expansion team since Chicago in 1998 to qualify for the playoffs with a 3-2 win over Kansas City.
- Congratulations to the Montreal Impact, your 2009 USL-1 Champions.
- Landon Donovan will be playing in Germany on Thanksgiving.
