The Offside Daily – 13th March 2014

10 of the best football stories of the day:

1. England’s Women lost the Cyprus Cup final 2-0 to France on Wednesday.

2. A German court has sentenced Uli Hoeness, president of European football champions Bayern Munich, to three years and six months in jail for tax evasion.

3. Nicklas Bendtner’s reputation has taken another blow after a taxi driver accused the Danish International of threatening him on the same night Arsenal exited the Champions League to Bayern Munich.

4. Manchester United legend Eric Cantona has been arrested and cautioned after an assault in London.

5. Sunderland have confirmed the appointment of Lee Congerton as the club’s sporting director.

6. A new football shirt allows football fans to feel some of the physical sensations – such as despair, exhaustion and adrenalin rush – that their favourite players on the field are experiencing. (IBN Live)

7. Birmingham manager Lee Clark has been caught on a vine doing a “Temuri Ketsbaia” by giving the advertising boards a good kicking. (Who Ate all the Pies)

8. The J-League has ordered Urawa Red Diamonds to play an upcoming home match behind closed doors due to a banner deemed as discriminatory being displayed by one of their fans at a recent home game. (Eurosport Asia)

9. Theresa May is considering a ‘national order to relax licensing hours’ for pubs and bars, despite Home Office’s initial fears about public disorder, during this Summers World Cup in Brazil. (Guardian)

10. Manchester City fans’ night went from bad to worse last night as their plane back from Barcelona was diverted to Newcastle because of thick fog. (Mirror)

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