The money players earn makes anything a possibility. Over the past few years, Las Vegas has overtaken Marbella as the number one destination for footballers looking to let their hair down. Out there, even our worst behaviour looks sedate.
But these were just sideshows, mere tittle-tattle until the Premier League resumed normal service – tomorrow
With my book out on 23rd August, there have been some repetitive questions asked on Twitter. Here is an answer to a few of them.
This damage is commonly known as osteoarthritis. Footballers are extremely susceptible to it due to excessive stress and load on their lower limb joints
A few years ago, I seriously considered giving up football. Sometimes, when the games are coming thick and fast, and you don’t see your family, you aren’t playing wonderfully well and the results are poor, it gets on top of you.
As the Games progressed and the medal tally mounted, the 300 quid for my two tickets increasingly looked like money well spent
It is important for a player, at this time of year, to know that they carry their tools in their body and their head
I am troubled by Sturridge. He oozes talent but also a selfish streak and a confidence that would appear to be rather overblown
What about Andy Murray in the tennis semi-finals? How had Rebecca Adlington got on in the swimming? Were our cycling heroes still ruling the velodrome?
Only a year ago, the 19-year-old embarked on the first of two loan spells with Cheltenham Town. Hardly the stuff of dreams
