By Stephen Ferdinando
Stop watching that Rugby World Cup! It’s Friday and that means spherical balls not egg-shaped ones! We don’t care if England are playing because we’re all about the footie here at Global Cool. With Man United taking on Chelsea in the big game on Sunday, this weekend is set to be just as wonderful as the last – and we cannot encourage you enough to get off that sofa and go support your local teams.
We do have one small request, and that’s to Do It In Public on your way to the match – just Benoit Assou-Ekotto does (no, really)! This week, as always, we’ve compiled a small collection of what we think are the best things to keep you busy while you’re riding that bus/train
Books/ArticlesMy oh my, we’ve a treat for you this week. My Story by Paul Scholes is due out at the end of the month. Grab hold of this piece of footballing literature and you’ll have all the other passengers on your train green – or ginger (apologises) – with envy. We’re hoping it will reveal why he never learnt how to tackle and why he retired from international games so damn early! But if the Manchester United legend doesn’t do it for you, then check out how The Telegraph feels the new signings have been fairing so far.
Twitter
Oh, Twitter, how we love you. Can you remember the days before Twitter? Footballers would think something, keep it to themselves, and the world would go on as normal. Now, the second a thought pops into Joey Barton or Rio Ferdinand’s head – bang! – it’s on Twitter. No-one is safe (and don‘t forget to check out our own page - SportInPublic). We’ve got to give a Global Cool shout out to Robbie Savage, who literally cannot stop Tweeting. But this week we’re plugging Motivational Quotes @Sports_Greats; who churn out wise words from George Best to Muhammad Ali. No, it isn’t just football, but the fact that these guys churn out words of timeless wisdom almost hourly is worth our attention, and surely worth yours as well.
Clips
Well, that’s nearly it from us, but as usual we’ll leave you with a couple of glorious videos to remind you why you love the beautiful game so much. In honour of Scholes, here’s a video of his best bits, plus Joe Cole making a right tit of himself and the world’s angriest (or possibly drunkest) chairman…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5M5B0DurSAg
Let us know what you think via @SportInPublic or the comment box below…
Related posts:
- SPORT IN PUBLIC: On the buses with Denis Law, Plan B and the worst thing to happen to music since Chris Waddle’s mullet
- TV TURN OFF: Robbie Savage keeps our TV Strictly switched off
- SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: Take the train with Theo Walcott, Sergio Aguero and Jack Wilshere
- SPORT IN PUBLIC: On the bus with Gary Neville, Arsene Wenger and a mad man on a scooter
- SOMETHING FOR THE WEEKEND: On the buses with some vintage Sven and a 31-goal thriller!
