Best of the web: silly season special

1. Football rumours
If your club’s summer transfer plans haven’t quite gone to plan, fear not. A dip into the myriad of wonderful tosh that is posted on the football rumours site will soon have you rolling around with laughter. Here’s an example of what you can expect.

“Now listen to this: I am Martin Ferguson's cousin (Man United scout) and he told me two days ago that United have a deal in place for Sergio Aguero for £39.8 million pounds, also he told me Ronaldo will eventually leave United for Madrid for £52m and Sergio Ramos and Daniel Parejo for the future. It will happen, trust me, you heard it here, remember.”

And there’s plenty more gems like this to be had…

2. Samuel Eto'o is going to Uzbekistan

Earlier this summer, the Barcelona forward turned down a move to Tottenham Hotspur, explaining that they were a 'mid-table club' and he 'needed more’.

So Spurs fans must have been a little taken aback when PFC Kuruvchi anounced the player as their new signing on their extremely well-written website. It gets better for Kuruvchi fans click here to read what the club had to say.

3. "Legend" Darren Huckerby arrives in the US of A

The former Norwich forward signed San Jose Earthquake and this interview with televsion station KRON shows his reputation as a legend of football has really gone before him.

It takes a special kind of man to make Huckerby appear intelligent and informed but our friend from across the pond, and his "international sources" come up trumps. Click here for the video

4. United fans debate Ronaldo's future

Amid a summer of frenzied speculation, some United fans have managed to keep a bit of perspective, but only some.

"If he wants to leave, then there is no point keeping him. He had every chance of becoming one of the biggest legends ever to play for United. Now, he will only become another "galactico" in the Real Madrid road show, and follow the likes of Beckham and Ruud in the line of good United players who thought the grass was greener.

"United will continue to prosper, and I am sure Ronaldo will go on to cementing his position as one of the world's greatest players. But, he is forsaking the chance of becoming a club legend in one of the biggest and best football clubs in the world.~

5. Drunk referee

Never one to allow the small matter of having to referee a junior football tournament stop him from enjoying a summer drink, Sergei Shmolik, 43, appeared so inebriated he could hardly walk and was led off the pitch by match officials.

Click here for the video

6. Aston Villa fans on Gareth Barry

The saga may have rumbled on all summer, but Villa fans don't seem to have lost their appetite to keep hold of their captain.

"As reported last week club captain, Gareth Barry will stay at Aston Villa! He is all ours lads...hahaha." Holtenders.com

7. Bournemouth fans keep on smiling

These may be dark days for AFC Bournemouth....but in the midst of it all Lord Snooty, a regular on the Cherries forum, is entertaining the troops with some nursery rhymes. Here's a sample: "Jeffrey Jeffrey quite contrary, how does your football club grow? With creditors' bills and empty tills and pretty debts all in a row."

8. Spain really know how to rub it in

The final of Euro 2008 may seem like an age ago, but the Spanish ensured that the Germans wouldn't forget this one in a hurry with a celebratory can-can that dances right past a miserable looking Bastian Schweinsteiger...isn't nice to see the boot on the other foot for a change.

Click here for the video

9. Fernando Torres shows his class age 12

He may have been the subject of some early silly season interest from Chelsea, buy they would have saved themselves having to bid a reported £80m if they had picked him up at the time of this video .

10. French nightmare at Euro 2008

If crashing out of the tournament at the group stages wasn't bad enough, France also managed to crash their team coach on the way to their crucial match with Italy in Zurich. Priceless...