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 26 Nov 2010, 12:52

Premier League

Investec Sell Out

The old phrase, when they’re gone – they’re gone has never been more apt.

Due to Tottenham being just a little bit brilliant at playing football of late the Official Spurs site has run out of the rather natty Investec cup competitions shirt.

Specialist bank and asset managers Investec are not only involved in football with Spurs but have sponsored ‘One Giant Contest: The Investec Internationals’ in London this month.

The Investec Internationals are the end of year international rugby tests hosted at Twickenham stadium, where all of the big names of international rugby; Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Samoa are going to fight it out with almighty England.

Tomorrow is the last game in the tournament with England taking on South Africa. Here’s Lewis Moody’s rousing team-talk…