Italian Serie A review – Kaka’s farewell, and p*ssing Inter the wind
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- Created: Monday, 19 January 2009 13:00
- Written by David Moftakhar
On Saturday night all eyes turned to the San Siro and the God-fearing Brazilian whose proposed transfer has dominated the headlines.
Prior to the match between Milan and Fiorentina, the Rossoneri faithful let their feelings be known as hundreds of banners were unfurled telling general manager, Adriano Galliano, in no uncertain terms that the sale of their prized asset would be an aberration.
The burning issue of the day in the football world is the transfer window and the arrival of a certain Bible Bashing Brazilian, so I thought I would chime in with my two pence worth.
Although widely admired domestically, not everyone would agree that Joe Cole deserves a place in the top bracket of English players. However, ask a continental observer which English player they most admire and amongst the Wayne Rooneys, John Terrys, Rio Ferdinands and Steven Gerrards, there are a surprisingly large number of Joe Coles. 
Back in 1703 some Portuguese chaps and some English chaps signed a Treaty, the Methuen Treaty it was called, to allow the import of Portugal’s finest Port to England at a low duty, all because the French were at war with the English and consequently wouldn’t let them have any wine.
The stereotype of footballers is that they are thick as sh*t, an image not helped by the seemingly continuous stream of verbal cack that they spew forth. Here is a small collection of some of the more infamous football clangers. I'm sure there are a veritable glut of ridiculous remarks missing from the list, so if there are any glaring omissions, please feel free to add them in at the bottom of the article.