The stadium announcer at Schalke’s Veltins Arena was forced to apologise after confusing Man City with Man United during the side’s Uefa Cup tie with the Blues on Thursday. This comes only a few months after City’s big money signing, Robinho, called them Chelsea in his first press conference.

• 95% of Man City shirts sold on the 2nd September were Robinho 10, a day after he signed for £32.5million
• Its is believed that West Brom’s nickname, The Baggies, was given to them by Aston Villa fans due to their large baggy trousers that many Albion fans wore at work to protect themselves from molten iron in the factories
• Three different Carlisle players scored own goals in a game v Rochdale in 1954
• Between 1952 and 1977 Scottish Third Division side, Annan Athletic, played in an English League
• Blind Football is played with a ball full of ball bearings with the players listening out for it.

Wednesday 16th of July marks the date Barcelona’s Ronaldinho will sign for AC Milan.

Extract from AC Milan, official website’s homepage

AC Milan and FC Barcelona have reached an agreement for the transfer of Ronaldinho to the Rossoneri’s club. Tomorrow the player will be in Milan for the medical and to sign the contract which will tie him to Milan until June 30th 2011.

Adriano Galliani said: “Tomorrow Ronaldinho will be subjected to the medical visits, if there are no problems he will be a Milan player.”

Man City must be livid, with potential profits from Ronaldinho merchandise being in the astronomical figures.

I just plainly laughed when I first heard that could be the case next season. But now it is looking much more likely as Milan seemed to have lowered their interest in the former world player of the year, in a bid to sign Adebayor from that foreign club in North London. (more…)