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 17 Apr 2011, 17:24Updated 17 Apr 2011, 19:35

Manchester United Football Club

Utd’s €20M Deal Reaches Boiling Point Neuer Announces ‘I’ve Made My Decision’

The Shalke 04 goalkeeper made the following cryptic announcement after his game this weekend against Ruhr. Bayern Munich

“I ‘ve made my decision, people who should know are aware, everything is settled,”

Bayern Munich are said to be prepared to offer €20million for the highly respected goalie, but the player has long been identified as Manchester United’s number one target to replace the Red Devil’s retirement candidate, Van der Sar.

What is certain is that Manuel will demonstrate some brass neck if he did stay at Shalke as his unwillingness to declare his commitment has earned him no end on abuse from fans, many of whom have barracked him at games, held up placards calling for him to quit not to mention a Facebook Group against him!