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 19 May 2011, 21:14Updated 19 May 2011, 21:25

Liverpool Football Club

He’s A Bargain – £7M For An Established, Reliable Premiership Goalie

Mirror Football has reported that Aston Villa keeper Brad Friedel can now add Tottenham Hotspur to his growing list of admirers.

West Brom and Liverpool are believed to want the American goalkeeper as experienced back up, where as at White Hart Lane it is very likely the former Blackburn Rovers keeper will be first choice. It is believed that Harry Redknapp is pondering the future of current number one Heurelho Gomes after recent high profile gaffes and would be willing to accept around £7 million for the Brazilian.

U.S.A’s third most capped keeper, reached the landmark of playing 250 consecutive Premier League games, in January of this season.

Friedel is believed to have promised to give his decision on where he will play his football next season, tomorrow.