We will start off with a few articles that caught my eye over the weekend.

Paul Kelso on the mechanics of the Burns recommendations.

Kevin McCarra on acceptance of the Burns Report by the FA.

John Carlin reckons that David Beckham’s time at Real Madrid is drawing to an end despite talk of a new contract.

Meanwhile Roddy Forsyth believes that Beckham could be Parkhead bound.

Gabriele Marcotti tells us why the reduction in the suspensions of three Italian teams was “inevitable”. His point about this being only the tip of an iceberg is well taken. Governance – FIFA, the Federations, the Associations, the Clubs – is going to be one of the most contentious issues of the next ten years and the relationship of international sport – not just football – and domestic legal systems is going to provide a lot of lawyers with a lot of work.

The Milan derby was an incredible game of football. Inter played Milan off the park in the first half and by the time Materazzi put Inter 4-1 ahead it looked as if Inter was on easy street. However, the Matrix and controversy are closely acquainted and his second yellow card for excessive celebration meant Inter was reduced to 10 men. Milan then piled forward and came ever so close to pulling level.

Before the FSWR on Friday we started messing around with unlikely book or DVD titles and the authors, or other improbable associations.
Some examples might be:
“The Jack Warner School for Ethics and Transparency in Football.”
Landon Donovan – “How to Land a Job in Europe and Prosper.”
“The Kieron Dyer Book of Fitness”
Filippo Inzaghe “Balancing in the Penalty Box – I Can Show You How.”
“The North, South, East and West Beach Diet” by Ronaldo.
Sam and Craig Allardyce – “Family Business – the Secret of Our Success.’

Can you come up with any others?