REALITY is very quickly catching up with Quique Setien, whose first month in his dream job as Barcelona coach has not gone as he would have hoped.

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo has sold his image rights to Singaporean tycoon Peter Lim, owner of Primera Division club Valencia.

Cristiano Ronaldo is a sensitive soul. As Sepp Blatter discovered last October, it is unwise to make fun about how much an actor spends on his appearance.

Cesc Fabregas has again been linked with Barcelona after the Arsenal captain spoke of his admiration for Pep Guardiola.

England boss Sven-Goran Eriksson must hope that David Beckham’s once-suspect temperament is not playing up again as he prepares for this summer’s Euro 2004 finals in Portugal.