On this day there have been two declarations concerning Barcelona's last two managers. Yes, that's correct- two. All the attention will be on Pep Guardiola and the sudden announcement that he is the new manager-in-waiting of Bayern Munich, but hang on a minute and focus your attention on his predecessor at the Nou Camp... Frank Rijkaard.
So, how many Scottish football bureaucrats does it take to change a light bulb? Rather a lot, I would imagine, although to be fair to the blazers, it looks as if the much-vaunted restructure of the Scottish football league is finally on the cards.
The 1st of July, 2001, Frank Lampard moves across London from West Ham United to Chelsea in an £11million deal.
It’s often claimed that the busy festive fixture schedule is significant in terms of determining the fate of the Premiership title. Equally, the same can be said for those clubs languishing at the wrong end of the table, something that cannot have been lost on Aston Villa supporters of late.
For all his current travails with Sunderland, Martin O’Neill must have allowed himself a wry smile when former club Celtic were paired with Italian giants Juventus in the Champions League draw this week.