Well now, when it comes to football, one man has for many years been the most noticeable, the most controversial, and occasionally the most successful blogger this country has ever produced. His pithy words and abrasive style make him as famous off the pitch as he is on it. This man is Escapini. "I love football. Football she's a cruel mistress. She's, she's more than a mistress. She's a wife, she's a mother, she's a daughter, she's an errant child. She's a… she's a… she can make you laugh, she make you cry. She can bring tears me eyes. She can bring blood to me shoulders. She can bring a kettle to the boil." "Cause football is about nothing, unless it's about something and what it is about, is football."

1 min readPublished 11 Sept 2011, 18:30

Arsenal Football Club

£25M La Liga & European Champ On The Cards

Arsene Wenger will reportedly step up his pursuit of Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara in the upcoming weeks before trying to sign the 20-year-old Spaniard in January or next summer according to Gunnersphere.com

The Frenchman is a big fan of the youngster, so much so that he even asked for first option to buy the £25 million rated ace as part of the deal that saw former Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas depart for the Camp Nou.

Barca were unwilling to listen to any offers for the Spanish starlet this summer, but Arsenal remain confident that they can lure him away from his homeland in the upcoming year.

Thiago, who is capable of playing anywhere in the midfielder, has managed to bag 1 assist and 2 goals in 2 appearances for the reigning La Liga and European champions so far this season.

Courtesy of Tony Merakli for Gunnersphere.com