A couple weekends ago, I was sent for a Lady Gaga showcase and interview in Singapore.

People in football are often very diplomatic in interviews.

IF YOU want to know the size of the gloves that new Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea has to fill, all you need to do is have his predecessor Edwin van der Sar give you a friendly pat on the back.

There’s a famous char koay teow stall in Kelana Jaya, outside the Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) building, that’s become like the unofficial meet-up point for those who’ve any business with the FAM.

IT’S one of those things you hear so often that you just sort of accept it as truth – in this day and age, English football players cost more.