The Offside Daily – Manchester United break 24 year record, Everton sign Chelsea winger and Manchester City skipper signs new deal
10 of the biggest football stories of the day:
1. Manchester United entered the League Cup draw at the 2nd round stage for the first time in 24 years last night.
2. Chelsea’s Ghanaian winger, Christian Atsu, has joined Everton in a season-long loan deal..
3. Following missing this summer’s World Cup through injury, Franck Ribery has retired from international football with immediate effect.
4. Premier League chief Richard Scudamore has claimed that Luis Suarez was an ‘accident waiting to happen’ and admitted that he is happy to have seen the Uruguyan leave English football.
5. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new 5 year contract at the club that will see him earn worth £31 million.
6. Recent West Ham arrival Diego Poyet has apologised for derogatory comments he had previously tweeted about his new team mates, Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing. (Metro)
7. Robbie Savage has donated his iconic ponytail to the National Football Museum in Manchester. (Daily Mail)
8. It has emerged that Fleetwood Town chairman Andy Pilley inexplicably went to the wrong stadium ahead of his sides Capital One Cup encounter against Rotherham on Tuesday. (BBC Sport)
9. Michael Owen has revealed that Liverpool refused to sign him in the summer of 2009, just weeks before he moved to Manchester United. (Mirror)
10. The Football Supporter’s Federation has organised a protest against ever increasing ticket prices for this weekend, claiming ‘9 out of 10 fans think football is too expensive’. (Daily Mail)
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5. Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany has signed a new 5 year contract at the club that will see him earn worth £31 million.
Vince’s new contract sees him on £125k a week. Half of what Rooney earns. The amount you state would mean we won everything for five years, with bonuses kicking in for all of them. Please be clear else people might think you are just making things up eh?
8. It has emerged that Fleetwood Town chairman Andy Pilley inexplicably went to the wrong stadium ahead of his sides Capital One Cup encounter against Rotherham on Tuesday. (BBC Sport)
Um. An out of date Satnav took him there. As he explained. So, NOT “inexplicably”