Graham Poll Declares The Goodison Thriller as The Worst Officiated Game He's Seen

Graham Poll is arguably the best referee to grace the English game. The 51 year old who was controversially thrown out of the 2006 worldcup has criticised the officiating of the nine goal thriller between Everton and Chelsea.

Russia coach Fabio Capello has not been paid for THREE MONTHS, reveals sports minister Vitaly Mutko

Russia head coach Fabio Capello and other support staff have not been paid for the last three months, according to sports minister Vitaly Mutko.

'They have not been paid for three months,' Mutko told the Russian news agency ITAR-TASS. 'I knew about this after meeting Capello.'

'I am really upset about what is happening, but the payment are an internal matter with the Russian Football Union. They prioritise their money matters. If they are not going to pay him then no one else will,' Mutko said.

On The Mic!... All The Reactions From The Bosses Of The Premier League Game

Burnley 0 0 Manchester United



Manchester United's wait for a first win of the season continues after a 0-0 draw in the Barclays Premier League against newly promoted Burnley at Turf Moor.

Louis van Gaal was able to field Angel di Maria for the first time following his £59.7 million move from Real Madrid, but United failed to impress despite occasional flashes of brilliance from British football's most expensive signing.

Felix Magath Calls John Arne Risse And Hangeland Failures

Earlier this week, former Fulham players John Arne Riise and Brede Hangeland launched a scathing attack on Felix Magath, who after seeing Fulham to relegation, has now ‘guided’ the Cottagers to the bottom of the Championship, 4 defeats from 4 games.

Brazilian Goalkeeper Castigated In Cup Game As He Becomes Latest Victim Of Racial Slur

Its so unfortunate that there are some really terrible people in this world who think Racism is okay. The pain victims feel from this appalling act might live with them for the rest of their lives. Santos goal keeper is the latest victim of this show of shame after he was racially abused by some Gremio fans in a cup game last night.

Gabriel Batistuta Makes Shocking Revelation About How He Almost Amputated His Legs

Gabriel Batistuta!! Remember him? The man that scored that spectacular header against Nigeria in the 2002 world cup. The Argentine legend made defenders shiver during his playing days and never stopped making headlines for his audacious strikes.

Super Eagles Star Onazi Parties With Louis Saha In Rome

Super Eagles midfielder Ogeyi Onazi is rounding up his summer holiday in the best possible way he can as he's been seen hanging out with his international colleagues and club teammates.

Rosberg Finally Apologises To Hamilton For Crashing Him Out Of The Belgian Grand Prix

Nico Rosberg has finally apologised to teammate Lewis Hamilton after he deliberately crashed into him in Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix (HERE).

Hamilton suffered a rear puncture following the incident which took place on lap two of the grand prix.

The Briton, who subsequently retired,finds himself trailing the German by 29 points in the race for the world championship.

Cristiano Ronaldo Questions Messi's Worldcup Golden Ball As He Declares Himself World Best

Just yesterday, World player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo had sweet words for his fiercest rival and Barcelona star Lionel Messi (HERE). However reports coming out of Portugal have alleged that the Real Madrid star had an interview where he doubted the eligibility of Messi to be named MVP at the just concluded worldcup.

John Ogu Links Up With Super Eagles Stars As They Reunite In The City Of Rome

Nigerian midfielder John Ogu is currently in Italy to pally up with his international colleagues Ogeyi Onazi and Obinna Nsofor. Onazi who plays for Lazio starred at the just concluded worldcup while Obinna was in Keshi's preliminary worldcup squad but Ogu was a total absentee due to the fall out he had with his club Academica towards the end of last season.

Bafetimbi Gomis Admits He Learnt All He Knows About His New Swansea Teammates From ‘Football Manager’

Having spent his entire footballing career in France, it’s perhaps not overly surprising that Bafetimbi Gomis wasn’t particularly au fait with Swansea City before moving to the Liberty Stadium on a freebie this summer.

No matter, as Gomis, a unapologetic Football Manager addict, used the game’s impressively detailed database to read up on both his new club and his new teammates before arriving in Wales.

"This Rivalry Is Part Of My Life".. Ronaldo Gives Kudos To Lione Messi

Ronaldo and Messi have dominated world football in recent years and are widely regarded as the two best current players in modern football, having shared the Ballon d'Or between them during the last six years.

Much has been said and written about the supposed tension between the two stars, but Ronaldo insists he has a perfectly good professional relationship with the Argentine.

United’s Louis Van Gaal & Ed Woodward Wining and Dining At The Manchester House Restaurant

Now it could be that Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal and Ed Woodward were simply enjoying some dinner together for no apparent reason on Wednesday night, but that seems highly unlikely.

Manchester United fans are passing a picture around social media sites today showing how manager Van Gaal and deal-maker Woodward having a one-on-one meeting at the Manchester House restaurant on Wednesday, in what most are presuming was a meeting to discuss transfer moves before the window slams shut.

Djokovic's Coach Boris Becker Diagnosed With Bursitis As He Fights Giant Lump

Boris Becker was spotted having a knock-about at the US Open with an enormous growth protruding from his elbow.

In what was reported to be a severe case of Bursitis, the former world No 1 had a lump almost the size of a tennis ball sticking out of the back of his arm.

The 46-year-old, who won the Slam himself in 1989, is at the tournament as current world No 1 Novak Djokovic's coach.

Ludogorets Centre-Half Cosmin Moti Scores One, Saves Two In Champions League Shootout

After Arsenal had made it through to the Group Stages of the Champions League courtesy of a dramatic second-half at the Emirates, focus switched from London to the Bulgarian city of Razgrad were local side Ludogorets were battling it out with Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest.