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 6 Aug 2010, 09:28Updated 6 Aug 2010, 09:38

Manchester City Football Club

Balotelli’s Agent Quotes Reveal Signing Is ‘Miles Away’

Mino Raiola is Balotelli’s agent. A man described by Italian media as a man ‘anxious’ for this move for his player from Inter to Manchester City. I wonder whatever might be his motivating force, eh?

“I’m worried about my next five years in England, where I will meet every day at some newspapers. We have no problem with either Manchester City or Inter. We lack only the details, while I understand that is still pending agreement between the companies.”

“What is the distance?” I never talk about numbers, but maybe it’s the same distance that exists between Milan and Manchester … “

“Even if Manchester City is still the priority, we have other offers, which we will evaluate carefully. Who? I can only say that they come both Italy and abroad. “