"THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT, THIS IS TRULY THE WORLD GAME"

AWARD OF THE WEEK

Goes to the governing body of world football, FIFA who on the basis of a recent worldwide survey, exultantly declared this week, that an amazing 240 million people throughout the world play football, that is an incredible one in every 25 of the world's population.

Other survey facts not yet made public but exclusively leaked by the Diegos to readers include the revelation that of the 240 million people kicking the ball around globe most are signed up with either Arsenal, Marconi or Chelsea but want to leave because of the coaches' squad rotation policy.

One in 13 of the world football's flares are manufactured in a backyard in South Melbourne. One in three Aussie soccer fans fantasize making love to Cameron Diaz wearing only their favorite footy club socks and one in 240 million take any notice of the Four Diegos...thanks mum...by the way mum, where's my Perth Glory footy socks?

April 2001

"BEST RESPONSE BY AN ADMINISTRATOR TO POTENTIALLY THE BIGGEST

SPORTING CRISIS IN THE HISTORY OF MAN"   AWARD OF THE WEEK

Goes to FIFA President, Sepp Blatter who in response to the story that an aggrieved South Africa is going to seek a new round of voting for the 2006 World Cup, said….

"FIFA is a family and if I promise one of my sons a bicycle and cannot give it to him, he must wait until I can give it to him. Otherwise, I may give it to one of my daughters."

Now who said AFL Chief Executive, Wayne Jackson can't learn a thing or two from this bloke.

July 2000