Al Fayed tells Fulham fans to beat it

Fulham owner Mohamed Al Fayed unveiled the much anticipated statue of Michael Jackson at Craven Cottage on Sunday, an event that was met with predictable ridicule.

By Simon Rice | Sport | Monday, 4 April 2011 at 1:34 pm

Fulham v Blackpool – expect a Thriller

Fulham play Blackpool at the weekend, and while the visitors have a reputation as the Premier League’s entertainers, expect them to be upstaged this Sunday.
If you hadn’t heard already, Fulham chairman Mohamed Al Fayed will be unveiling a statue of Michael Jackson shortly before the game. The Egyptian millionaire commissioned the effigy after the performer’s [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Thursday, 31 March 2011 at 1:38 pm

Must watch: Jose Mourinho goes in goal

Who wants to go in goal? It’s a question worthy of inclusion in John Rentoul’s series ‘Questions to which the answer is no‘.
Anyone who’s ever kicked a ball in a park will know that finding volunteers to stand between the sticks is about as easy as convincing Arsene Wenger to open his cheque book.
Which makes [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Tuesday, 29 March 2011 at 3:26 pm

Learning to tame the beasts of Formula One

Ringmaster Bernie Ecclestone will soon be rolling into town with his Formula One circus. As he trots the world, from Melbourne to Japan and Bahrain (perhaps) to Silverstone, he will bring with him beautiful people, playboy drivers and billionaire team owners.
There is so much to be found within the big top of a Grand Prix [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Thursday, 24 March 2011 at 12:56 pm

Referee brandishes ‘invisible yellow’ after forgetting his cards

In recent weeks we’ve seen a referee dismiss 36 people and one player dismissed for wrestling a ‘Borat look-alike’. The strange goings on for the men in black continued during last night’s Premier League tie between Everton and Birmingham.

By Simon Rice | Sport | Thursday, 10 March 2011 at 1:05 pm

Football or sex? Football please

A survey out today suggests that such is the passion for the game in Britain, 54 per cent of football fans would pick football over sex if they had to choose one.
Further proving it’s the action on the pitch rather than the bedroom that matters most, 75 per cent said they would be more disappointed [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Tuesday, 8 March 2011 at 4:33 pm

Big team focus blurs the real picture

It’s been five years since Arsenal won a trophy. Although I expect you already knew that. It’s a statistic that’s been knocked around in the media with the same gusto as an Arsenal counter attack.
It was meant to come to an end on Sunday against Birmingham, and Arsenal could move forward without dragging this weighty [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 1:15 pm

Roy Hodgson is the signing of the season

Forget the millions spent by the Premier League big boys Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City on improving their teams. It is little West Brom that have made the best signing this season.
Today they announced that Roy Hodgson has taken charge, on a contract until the end of next season. Whether they had the former Liverpool [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Friday, 11 February 2011 at 3:14 pm

Must watch: The referee may in fact be blind

Still angry that Frank Lampard’s goal against Germany didn’t count? If the answer is yes, then move on.  Seriously. Especially when you put it in to context. The following incident had fans asking, with genuine seriousness, if the referee was indeed blind…

The team robbed of a goal was Costa Rican outfit Alajuelense, who eventually lost [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Wednesday, 9 February 2011 at 1:49 pm

It just keeps getting better for Liverpool

The Independent recently launched a new feature using Facebook that allows football fans to follow the latest news on their team.
All you have to do is click the ‘like’ button and then every story concerning your team goes straight to your Facebook newsfeed. It’s a simple and effective way of keeping up on all the [...]

By Simon Rice | Sport | Monday, 7 February 2011 at 3:23 pm