Just when it looked as if things couldn't get worse for Fabio Capello, along comes a four-letter word guaranteed to strike fear into the heart of any England manager.....WAGs.
, the ladies who lunch are planning to set up 'base camp' 15 miles from the World Cup squad's South African headquarters.
If true, it would make the sorry saga of Cole/Bridge/Terry (or Terry Colebridge to give them their Hollywood name) seem as troubling as a .
"Maybe if I was a bit bigger, then maybe it would have hurt more."
Size matters for Stoke's Glenn Whelan after taking one for the team from Patrick Vieira - earning the Man City midfielder a three-match ban.
"I believe that he is either incompetent or dishonest, but I prefer to think he is incompetent."
after referee Martin Hansson allowed Porto to score from a quickly-taken free-kick in the Champions League.
"I believe that Fabianski is top, top level and has massive potential."
Wenger on keeper Lukasz Fabianski, before the Pole's horror show in Portugal.
" and has massive potential" - Arsene Wenger on the eve of Arsenal's trip to Porto.
OK, not quite up there with: But how Wenger must be ruing those words after his keeper's horror show on Wednesday night.
If the first goal was straight out of a Tom and Jerry cartoon, the second was Dumb and Dumber, with Fabianksi and partner-in-crime Sol Campbell wearing the startled expressions of men who'd just witnessed Lord Lucan riding past on Shergar.
"Caesar's phrase comes to mind when I think of what has happened this season. I have come to England, seen what it is like and, before I leave, I want to conquer the FA Cup, the Premier League and the Champions League.
"I have not lost my sense of humour since coming here. In England it rains every day but still people sometimes tell me it is a beautiful day. That's when I tell them about Julius Caesar, who spent so much time in Britain yet, in the end, opted to move back to Italy."
Friends, Romans, countrymen - Carlo Ancelotti is on a mission.
"Listen, this is a special approach in the Anglo-Saxon countries. If this had happened in, let's say Latin countries, then I think he would have been applauded."
Sepp Blatter's helpful take on the John Terry saga.
"Commit a murder maybe. And even then I suppose it might only be news in
Brief."
Britain's top fencer Richard Kruse on what it would take for him to oust Terry from the front pages.
Roses are red, violets are blue, John Terry messed up and Not the best way for JT to go into his Valentine's weekend break, although the Chelsea captain's performance against Everton suggested it might just have come at the right time.
As you know, we haven't followed the tabloids' lead in picking through the details of Terry's alleged affair, but I did quite like this observation from Phil Thomas in The Sun after the player gifted Saha his double at Goodison: "John Terry should be used to having sleepless nights courtesy of the French by now." (Allegedly.)
"Wenger always finds an excuse but football is not about playing nice passes or how much possession you have. Good football is about winning games and that is what we do when we play Arsenal."
Michael Ballack bites back at Arsenal Wenger after the Arsenal boss said "we didn't get a demonstration of football" from Chelsea in their 2-0 win over the Gunners.
"He'll go bald, lose his teeth and legs, but he'll always have that technique and touch of a top player."
Birmingham boss Alex McLeish paints an attractive picture of 36-year-old striker Kevin Phillips, who came on to score both goals in the 2-1 defeat of Wolves.
"How do I keep so sharp? I'm not - I'm knackered!"
Heroism comes at a price for Phillips.
Perhaps the most surprising story that surfaced this week was the news that JT is up for a Man of the Year award.
I've got nothing against Justin Timberlake, but "one of pop culture's most influential entertainers"? Do me a favour.
Meanwhile, reigning John Terry was, as some of you may be aware by now, at the centre of a media storm following allegations about his private life - which is anything but private now.
"The sandwiches were fantastic today - all the lads made a comment because they didn't think they were going to get any!"
Neil Warnock on a roll after troubled Crystal Palace's 2-0 defeat of Peterborough.
"I hope Arsenal go to Chelsea on Sunday and batter them!"
Sir Alex Ferguson after watching his Manchester United side batter Arsenal.
"I can cry like Roger, it's just a shame I can't play like him."
An emotional Andy Murray after his Australian Open defeat by Roger Federer.
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