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George Clooney. Ladies love him. Men can only admire him. Actor, producer, director, heartthrob, clearly there is nothing this man cannot do. Too good to be true? Judging by his exploits last night, quite possibly. The Cloonster was out on the town last night (we’re …

According to our contact at Westminster, the Liverpool FC goalkeeper, José Manuel Reina, is to be interviewed today by agents of MI5, who are keen to find out more about the revolutionary ‘mind-pinch’ technique the Spaniard used to disable Arjen Robben at Stamford Bridge yesterday. …

Last week, the FA’s David Barber showed that whilst he may know a thing or two about stats, he’s not much cop at the predictions game. A paltry two out of six for David, who’ll have been trying to avoid bumping into Trevor Brooking in …

Still waters run deep is how the proverb goes. And there are few athletes as still, as impenetrable as Sulzeer Jeremiah Campbell. Here is a man who has spent the last thirteen years defying lazy footballer stereotypes whilst going about his business of de-constructing attacking …

Hacks across the nation were gearing up today to shout a group “Ha Ha!” in a Nelson from the Simpsons stylee, as they anticpated the announcement from Multiplex, Australian constructors of the new Wembley, that the stadium was NOT going to be ready for the …

You probably hadn’t noticed, but our (almost) world-famous Friday Football Preview has been enjoying a rather extended Christmas break. We tried to convince Editro that this absence was actually a protest to the Premier League, aimed at highlighting the benefits of bringing in a contintental-style …

This member of the Londonist dungeon was always more of an indie kid than a raver, but netherless, we got the impression that dance music was all about haring around the orbital, indulging in some serious hedonism, sticking up two fingers at the oppressive police …

We used to read about the African Cup of Nations, more so in geeky football magazines such as ‘World Soccer and less so in the scant coverage that it usually receives in the nationals, but until Mrs Londonist purchased Sky last year as a birthday …

Association football was once again dominated by clubs from the Midlands and the North in 1905, with Newcastle United winning the League Championship and Aston Villa winning their fourth FA Cup. The Capital’s sole representatives in Divsion 1, Woolwich Arsenal, could only finish tenth last …

What a draw! After a consistently dull group stage (of which the only real highlight was the sad demise of Manchester United), the Champions League sprang into life today with the draw for the last 16. Arsenal will take on Real Madrid and Chelsea, surprise …