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Picture via g_Witzel_lucky’s Flickr stream. Just a quick update for those thinking of going along to watch Barcelona in the Wembley Cup this lunchtime. Manager Pep Guardiola said after Friday’s match with Tottenham that Lionel Messi (above) is likely to play forty-five minutes against African …

Picture of Bojan Krkic via Corsarz’s Flickr stream. Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp was left with much to ponder after his side snatched a late draw with the reigning European Champion non-playing substitutes at Wembley last night. Only one actual starter from the Rome final, defensive …

Picture via Foraggio Fotographic’s Flickr stream. The Champions of two continents, Barcelona from Europe and Al Ahly from Africa, join local heroes Tottenham Hotpsur and Glasgow’s formidable Celtic this evening for the opening double header in the first ever Wembley Cup pre-season tournament. The games …

Picture via Free-ers’s Flickr stream Having already mentioned our admiration of England youth striker Daniel Sturridge here several times over in recent years we were delighted to discover yesterday that he’s on his way to the capital from Manchester City. Chelsea have been keeping an …

Picture of the 2008 version of the queue via acme’s Flickr stream. With Rafael Nadal losing his own private “nobbled knee” contest, Wandsworth’s own Andy Murray stands his best chance so far of winning the Championship at the All England Club, or, this year, Wimbledon …

Picture of the old Wembley as recreated at Legoland, Windsor, via Draco2008′s Flickr stream. Contributor Chris Roberts explores how our national stadium came to attract its special brand of immortality, Wembley – a clearing in the woods named after a man called Wemba and once …

Picture via atp_tyreseus’s Flickr stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tyreseus/90118744/. Even in a family bursting with musical talent, Rufus Wainwright stands out for his multi-faceted achievements. He followed 2007′s number 2 album “Release the Stars” with acres of colour supplement interviews and much acclaim for his revival of …

Wembley Stadium will once again play host to the domestic season’s myriad finals over the next couple of weeks, but for the first time since it was rebuilt it is going to play a part in pre-season preparations, too, as Champions League finalists Barcelona have …

Picture of Thierry Henry in New York via themikelee’s Flickr stream @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/themikelee/2687872472/ I don’t know if the referee was wearing a Barcelona shirt because they kicked me all over the place. If the referee did not want us to win he should have said …

Photo via Ethan.K’s Flickr stream at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ethankan/184142304/ The Varsity Boat Race was re-enacted at Loftus Road last night as the plucky underdogs made the early running only for the favourites to put on a surge about a third of the way through which their opponents …