Because that's what inevitably happens whenever Arsenal lose.

And let's not mess around- that was an awful performance today. Last week's game against West Brom was better, even if just for the goal (I actually thought it wasn't a terrible performance last week, just one lacking some sharpness).

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I hate Liverpool and I hate Liverpool fans. This isn't to say that I don't have a mate or two who is afflicted with Liverpool support and this isn't to say that as a rule I believe all individual Liverpool fans are scum of the earth, but I can guarantee the image of thousands of [...] Click to continue reading...

So England again failed to look anything near the sum of their parts, gaining a rather fortunate 2-2 draw against a distinctly average Czech side at Wembley. It could have been predicted from the team line up, how on earth Capello selected Beckham on the right and no proper left midfielder on the left was beyond me. Click to continue reading...

Thought for the day: If you were an alien that landed on earth and were forced to watch the Sky Sports News program "Through The Night," would you know that the biggest sporting event in the world waa taking place, the one that happens only once every four years, the summer Olympic games? The answer is [. Click to continue reading...

There's not a great deal of earth-shattering news to report on today, since it's Sunday and all, but hey, to spice things up on a rest day, we do have a never-ending transfer saga to update you on. See, I knew the whole Gareth Barry saga wasn't over, despite Aston Villa's insistence that Liverpool [. Click to continue reading...

Today, Jürgen Klinsmann celebrated his 44th birthday somewhere in Russian airspace on his way to a Bayern Munich marketing gig in Japan. Back down on earth, we celebrate his birthday with this great goal he scored during the 1994 World Cup in the USA. It was Germany's final group game Click to continue reading...

Transfer special There are just under three weeks to go until the new Premier League season gets underway and we are all still waiting for some earth shattering transfer deals to go through. Click to continue reading...

SUNDERLAND Notable arrivals: None. Notable departures: Andrew Cole (Nottingham Forest). Possible: Marton Gulop (Stoke City) Stoke City coming for back-up Defender not returning to Stadium of Light Did you feel the Earth shake? Click to continue reading...

Morning all,

we'll start with the Sun's story about how we are interested in Gareth Barry. They ran a story last week saying we might be trying to nick the Villa man from under the noses of Liverpool but it seemed more like the kind of story planted by Barry's people to get Liverpool to finalise the deal.

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I should be the last person on earth in to pass judgment on another's fashion sense. Don't think I don't know this. Because as I've said before? I was not a Barbie doll girl. Okay, again, technically untrue. I owned one. But the first thing I did when [...] Click to continue reading...

Eastlands boss Mark Hughes is launching a move of earth-shaking consequences. According to the Guardian, the Welshman wants to partner Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim with Man City's very own Dunny Monster. There is no doubt that with Micah Richards, Richard Dunne, and Tal Ben Haim to choose from, ... Click to continue reading...

In the immediate aftermath of Ivan Trujillo's 94th-minute winner for Kansas City Tuesday night, RailHawks defenders Mauricio Segovia and Kupono Low and goalkeeper Chris McClellan looked at each other as if to say, how on earth did that just happen?
The inquisitive expression was specifically intended for that moment. Click to continue reading...

Somewhere this morning I saw Fernando Torres's physique described as "centaur-like." (It was here, actually.) Too good not to pass along, in the spirit of the still-to-be-neglected Tuesday Portrait. I feel like Euro 2008 is due one final reckoning before I turn full-time to covering Frank Lampard's journeys over the Earth, but I'm having a hard [. Click to continue reading...

Tonight, I'll be in the crowd on Parliament Hill with friends, loved ones and complete strangers, watching the fireworks as we celebrate the 141st birthday of the greatest country on earth. Envious? You should be.

As Margaret Wente writes in today's Globe and Mail: "We've won the lottery and, sometimes, we're even smart enough to know it. Click to continue reading...

Image courtesy of NeverOffside whether he knows it or not.

I wanted to take a minute to talk a little bit about Rafa Benitez. Such a great manager and inspiration he has been for this club. He's delivered the Champions League, the FA Cup, but now faces another challenge, the league. For many clubs, his performance would be iconic, but not for a club like Liverpool.

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Hello there all our faithful Pie-eaters. Firstly, I'd like to issue a heartfelt apology to the legions of faithful Pies readers out there who must have been wondering where on earth we'd gone, and if we'd ever be returning. Well... Click to continue reading...

Hello there all our faithful Pie-eaters. Firstly, I'd like to issue a heartfelt apology to the legions of faithful Pies readers out there who must have been wondering where on earth we'd gone, and if we'd ever be returning. Well... Click to continue reading...

Last year Hollywood icons Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson teamed up for an inspirational film entitled "The Bucket List." The plot of the movie revolves around two elderly gentleman diagnosed with terminal cancer who escape from their hospital ward and embark on a series of adventures designed to accomplish objectives before they "kick the bucket. Click to continue reading...

The much talked about Russian team came crashing back to earth on a damp in Vienna as Spain comfortably beat them 3-0 to set up an interesting Euro 2008 final with Germany on Sunday. Spain who were led by an inspired performance by Cesc Fabregas scored three second-half goals to reach the final for the [. Click to continue reading...

The much talked about Russian team came crashing back to earth on a damp in Vienna as Spain comfortably beat them 3-0 to set up an interesting Euro 2008 final with Germany on Sunday. Spain who were led by an inspired performance by Cesc Fabregas scored three second-half goals to reach the final for the [. Click to continue reading...

Is anyone else fed up with the speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo and whether he will leave the ManUre to go to Madrid?

Yes? Me too. So lets not talk about it.

Lets talk instead about last night's match.

I mean are those Italians spoilsports or what? Their style seemed to me to be characterised by a script along the lines of "We aren't actually going to put much effort into winning but we want to make sure you don't either". Click to continue reading...

A "close friend" of Cristiano Ronaldo told the Daily Mirror that Ronaldo will be leaving for Real Madrid after Euro 08. But really would Ronaldo reveal this life altering and earth rattling secret to a friend? I don't think so but this is what the friend had to say "Ronaldo has made his mind up now [. Click to continue reading...

Adrian Healy -- "It's a Dutch Oven, and the French are toast." Arjen Robben deserves his own post, even if his bones are 50 percent glass. What a strike son. (All that was missing was for Andy Gray to tell him to 'take a bow.' Wait a tic, he did just that for Wesley Sneijder's strike in extra time -- which might have been better. Click to continue reading...

There have been some very strange selections so far in the Euros, for me Raymond Domenech's utterly inept management of the French side stands out head and shoulders above anyone else. This is despite Aragones playing Xavi ahead of the marvellous Fabregas, but here my opinion is probably a bit more contentious. Click to continue reading...

After 42 weeks of predictions, Damian is crowned languagecaster's Predictions King. Behind for the whole race, he pipped Damon at the post with a devastating show of predicting power in the last week. He got the result correct for ALL ten games - a first at languagecaster - with two perfect scores to bring [. Click to continue reading...