The Spanish daily Marca has reported that Barcelona are once again set to make a major bid to obtain Thierry Henry’s services. The proposed bid would see Henry go to Barca and Samuel Eto’o and a suitcase containing 17m GBP making their way to the Emirates. Of course, we here at Odds [...]
There’s only one David Beckham, and he has officially been recalled to the England squad.
The former England captain and scapegoat was dumped unceremoniously after the 2006 World Cup by new manager Steve McClaren. The move was seen to be symbolic of Second Choice Steve’s desire to distance himself from the reign of Sven-Goran Eriksson [...]
Danny Ainge and Doc Rivers had the perfect plan. They would do everything to tank this season, without officially admitting it. They would get contract extensions. Score the #1 or #2 pick and land a franchise player in Greg Oden or Kevin Durant. With one of those players as a center piece to throw in [...]
Andriy Shevchenko has been one of the best strikers in Europe over the past decade. Moving to Milan from Dynamo Kyiv in 1999 for 26m GBP, Sheva became a legend for the Rossoneri scoring 173 goals over 7 seasons. He was twice top goal scorer in Serie A and was European Football in [...]
Jason Giambi admitted to using steroids, well sort of. His Grand Jury testimony was leaked in December 2004, where he owned up to using multiple steroids and human growth hormone. After said leakage, Giambi made a public apology to the media, without specifying for what. On Friday, Giambi qualifed that slightly.
Giambi stated [...]
Mark Viduka formed part of a lethal partnership with Yakubu this season up front for the Boro. He had 19 goals in 37 total appearances for the Boro this season, 14 in the league. The hefty Aussie has also played for Leeds and Celtic and he captained the impressive Socceroos in the 2006 World Cup.
Keeping [...]
Here is the Odds and Sods roundup of the 2006-7 season.
Starting XI
Didier Drogba, Chelsea
This one was pretty much a no brainer. He had 32 goals in all competitions, including 20 in the Premier League. Arguably the best striker in the world this season, he was the difference between Chelsea finishing 2nd and 4th.
Dimitar [...]
The BBC is reporting that Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho was arrested on suspicion of obstructing police on Tuesday. Mourinho was attending a Chelsea Awards ceremony on Tuesday, when he was called to return home. He allegedly refused to allow the authorities to seize his Yorkshire Terrier under the Animal Health Act of 1981 and the [...]
Check it out here
Major League Baseball instituted Interleague Play in 1997. In Selig-speak this would be an astounding innovation to greatly enhance our national past-time as it moves into the 21st century. In reality, it is a shameless PR plug that was designed to help recoup reduced attendance and viewership numbers in the immediate Post-Strike Era. As it [...]
