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 8 Dec 2011, 16:00

Arsenal Football Club

Arsene Makes ‘The Board Won’t Back Me’ Plea To Fans

‘If I had the money today, I’d put it on Neymar.’

These are the words of Arsene Wenger, who admits if he had the money and the backing of the Arsenal board he would rival Barcelona and Real Madrid for the Brazilian’s signature.

Neymar, who recently signed a new three-year deal with Santos, is regarded as one of the finest young stars in world football and is already being tipped by many (including Brazilian legend Pele) for great success in the future.

This view is shared by our very own Mr. Wenger, but the Frenchman believes the 19-year-old must prove himself on a bigger stage if he is to be recognized among the greats:

‘You can’t say that Neymar is Pele as he had won the World Cup by the age of 17.

‘He has the potential to be one of the future great strikers but at the moment there’s a big difference between the Brazilian league and a European league.’

Courstesy of Gunersphere.com