Daily Stir Sunday: Odds shorten on Tottenham boss’ wife
Today’s football gossip featuring England, Tottenham, Chelsea and Liverpool. Sandra Redknapp has been installed as the bookies’ firm favourite to be top scorer at this summer’s European Championships. Odds suddenly tumbled on the…
Fabio Capello quits England to try his hand at football management
England manager Fabio Capello has quit as boss of the England football team to pursue his dream of managing footballers on a professional basis. Capello resigned after a meeting with FA chairman David…
Harry Redknapp disappointed to miss adult learning classes in prison
Harry Redknapp’s relief at being cleared of tax evasion charges has been tempered by the disappointment that he will miss out on basic reading and writing classes in prison. The Tottenham Hotspur manager confessed he can’t spell and…
Queen declares Snuggie England’s official national costume
The fleece blanket with sleeves worn by millions of lard-arses mindlessly channel-hopping from their stinking sofas is to be honoured as England’s official national costume. The controversial move, rubber-stamped by the Government’s Cultural…
England fans plan another moving 90-minute silence
England football supporters will observe a 90-minute silence during the game against Sweden on Tuesday. Wembley was totally quiet for a similar period on Saturday when the Three Lions bored world champions Spain…
Andy Carroll puts England disappointment behind him to concentrate on Liverpool disappointment
Liverpool striker Andy Carroll has vowed to drink less than his team-mates in a bid to get his career back on track. The former Newcastle United hitman was warned by England boss Fabio…
Capello appoints Strauss as England captain
England boss Fabio Capello has sparked fresh controversy by appointing cricketer Andrew Strauss as captain for the friendly against Ghana, writes Crispin Fisher. With the three leading candidates unavailable Capello has gone for…
Ireland target Croquet World Cup
Fresh from their Cricket World Cup win over England, Ireland will establish a croquet team as they target sporting humiliation of their neighbours. And there are legions of B-team Morris dancers, cheese rollers…
X-ray reveals Beckham’s secret kidney tattoo
David Beckham has undergone keyhole surgery to have a tattoo etched onto one of his major internal body organs. The former England captain endured a seven-hour operation at a private Los Angeles hospital…
