Todays Football Shorts
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GUNNERS RED OCTOBER
The Sun report on something involving a Russian person, so obviously they are contractually obliged to use the word RED in there somewhere. Because of communism, you see. Of course, Alisher Usmanov is from Uzbekistan, but never mind. He's still a Russian oligarch at heart and according to the paper, he will up his stake to 22% in Arsenal and is stepping up his battle for the club.
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SACK ME AND YOU'LL BE SORRY, SAYS DEFIANT JOL
Also in a battle at the moment is Martin Jol, and in The Guardian he says that Spurs will be sorry if they sack him.
I'M BETTER THAN JOSE
Continuing in The Sun, Jol says that not even Jose Mourinho could have done a better job than him at White Hart Lane.
REVEALED: THE REAL REASON WHY MOURINHO LEFT CHELSEA
Speaking of whom, The Independent report on why he REALLY left Chelsea. Apparently he walked past Roman Abramovich in a corridor at Stamford Bridge after the Rosenborg game, bridled at a comment from his boss about being disappointed, and said: "If you are not happy with me, then just sack me." It all deteriorated from there.
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DROGBA IN U-TURN
In the Daily Express, Didier Drogba has looked at his calendar, realised that he couldn't leave the club until January, and decided to throw his whole support behind new boss Avram Grant. How suprising...
FA PUT CHELSEA BACK IN DOCK
Of course, it's not all good news for Grant, with the Daily Telegraph reporting on Chelsea's latest trip to the FA to have their wrists slapped, this time for 'failing to control their players' at Old Trafford.
RAFA'S BIG TITLE SHOT
The Daily Star meanwhile report on claims that Rafa Benitez has been told that this season is his big chance to win the league. Woe betide him if he fails.
YOU BUTCHERS!
With that kind of pressure, perhaps it's not surprising that he's so grumpy nowadays, and in the Daily Mail he's complaining that people keep on tackling Fernando Torres.
