The Offside Daily – Arsenal face massive challenge, Hedgehog stops game and Liverpool boss in yet another Hodgson row.
10 of the biggest football stories of the day:
1. Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis believes replacing Arsene Wenger will be the biggest challenge to face the club.
2. Roy Hodgson has questioned Brendan Rodgers claims that players need a two day recovery period after each game.
3. Gylfi Sigurdsson scored twice in Iceland’s 2-0 win over Holland, the country’s first win over the World Cup semi-finalists.
4. Luis Suarez nearly quit football aged 14 because he was told he was not good enough.
5. Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has stated watching his home town club this season is “not pleasant.’
6. A Hedgehog stopped play in a match between Hitchin Town and Arlesey Town, it even injured the linesman. (Scotsman)
7. Ukrainian football fans have been jailed for anti-Vladimir Putin chants by a court in Minsk, Belarus. (BBC News)
8. The new Football Manager game includes players growing moustaches in ‘Movember.’ (Yahoo)
9. An elderly fan was forced to run the line during a Northern Premier League game between Nantwich Town and FC United of Manchester. (Daily Mail)
10. VIDEO – Celtic midfielder Stefan Johansen takes out the Bulgarian manager with a sliding tackle. (Daily Mail)
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