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 9 Jun 2010, 07:18Updated 9 Jun 2010, 12:26

Premier League

Defoe Scoring Dawson Smiling – Spurs In SA [Video]

It was a game that certain parts of the footballing media attempted to overshadow with the ‘uncontrollable’ raging bull that is Wayne Rooney. They may have had a point, but like a guy missing penalties before a final or an important match, my view is it’s better he gets it out of his system now. Let’s get our underwear twisted if and when something important happens, eh?

England’s win couldn’t mistaken for comprehensive and despite conceding a penalty, they s till won by 3 clear goals. Jermain Defoe got his first on South African soil.

Michael Dawson talking is HERE.