What you missed while this terrifying statement was being uttered: “It might only be a slight exaggeration to say that in 2100, unless we change how we manage our oceans, all we’ll have left is jellyfish.”
- Champions League wrap: Juventus 1-4 Bayern Munich, Wolfsburg 1-3 Manchester United, Atletico Madrid 0-3 Porto, Besiktas 1-2 CSKA Moscow, Chelsea 2-2 APOEL, Marseille 1-3 Real Madrid, FC Zürich 1-1 AC Milan, Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Bordeaux,
- CSKA Moscow won’t be suspended from the Champions League even though two of their players have failed drug tests.
- Juventus manager Ciro Ferrara admits that Juventus were second best to Bayern; I watched this game, and it’s possible that Juventus were really third or fourth best.
- Michael Owen scored a hat trick against Wolfsburg.
- Sol Campbell is waiting to see if Manchester United plan on calling him into the side in light of their recent defensive injury crisis.
- Galatasaray winger Arda Turan’s agent feels that Turan should be allowed to leave for Arsenal in January.
- Swine flu strikes Manchester City; United fans not worried since they live elsewhere.
- Both Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson are claiming that Edin Dzeko is out of their price range.
- Portsmouth are hoping to secure a £60 million loan so that they can pay operating expenses.
- Kashima Antlers are about to clinch a Japanese double in spite of the fact that their guardian angel – a bat – has passed away.
- Queen’s Park Rangers have suspended manager Jim Magilton for headbutting QPR midfielder Ákos Buzsáky after a 3-1 defeat to Watford; Magilton’s calling the incident a “difference of opinion”.
- Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed that Michael Essien will miss Saturday’s clash with Everton.
