THE Samoan with the unpronounceable double-barreled name called it ‘slavery’ and duly gave the World Cup organisers both barrels.

Fernando Torres is in no doubt he made the right move to leave Liverpool for Chelsea, where life in the dressing room is not as serious as they chase his Champions League dream.

FERNANDO TORRES may have played only two games for Chelsea since a £50m (€58m) transfer from Liverpool but such is modern football’s insatiable desire for instant gratification that already the dreaded words ‘Andriy Shevchenko’ are being whispered nervously around Stamford Bridge.

CHELSEA fans thought they had won the lottery when Roman Abramovich paid £50m (€58m)for Fernando Torres but the striker’s number came up after only 66 minutes as he was substituted on a miserable debut at Stamford Bridge, leaving his former club Liverpool to enjoy the moral upper ground as well as a famous victory.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson hopes a fully-refreshed Fernando Torres and Steven Gerrard will provide the spearhead for victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford tomorrow.

FOR anyone wondering why Sergio Garcia has decided to take a two-month break from golf after this week’s USPGA Championship, it should become abundantly clear by checking out his latest gift to the world of YouTube.

ON THE face of it, to lose by the odd goal in three at the home of the champions is no disgrace but, for Liverpool, yesterday’s defeat at Old Trafford can’t be interpreted as anything other than another nail in the coffin of the Rafa Benitez era.

FERNANDO TORRES has for so long kept Rafa Benitez’s reputation intact at Anfield and he came riding to the rescue of his countryman last night to prove the Spanish manager is writing cheques his team can cash at Anfield and that he may just be able to deliver on his guarantee of a top four finish this season.

Sergio Garcia reflected on 10 years in the professional game since his dramatic US PGA Championship debut and admitted he was trying to recapture those carefree days of his youth.

OPEN champion Stewart Cink well remembers the moment Sergio Garcia made his first impression at a major championship, 10 years ago in the PGA Championship at Medinah.

FOOTBALLER Fernando Torres has secretly married his childhood sweetheart in a private ceremony with just two guests.

Prolific striker Fernando Torres insists it will be “many years” before he considers leaving Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL might be as far from the title as ever after another season of domestic frustration, but at least Rafael Benitez can boast the Premier League’s champion striker.

LOCAL pride is secure for another season, but Liverpool remain on the margins of the bigger picture. Victories such as this will only ever be consolation triumphs while the league title remains such a distant dream, but at least Rafael Benitez’s side are now firmly in pole position in the race to secure another stab at the Champions League next season.

THEY used to call Robbie Fowler “God” on the Kop, but they now have a new hero. Fernando Torres — “El Nino” — is threatening to blow away the memories of Fowler and establish himself as Anfield’s greatest striking idol of modern times.

Manchester United will sign Fernando Torres for £26m next summer after agreeing to make a down-payment for his services, according to the Evening Echo.

Sir Alex Ferguson has reaffirmed his determination to keep Cristiano Ronaldo but the Manchester United manager has received mixed messages about the availability of Fernando Torres.

SPANIARD Sergio Garcia put the disappointment of missing out on the Dunlop Phoenix last weekend behind him to record a play-off victory over local hero Retief Goosen and win the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City yesterday.

MIND GAMES or exasperation? Who knows why South Africa’s Retief Goosen chose the Madrid Open to label his Irish rival for the Order of Merit, Padraig Harrington “the slowest player on the European Tour.”

Sergio Garcia was today battling to keep alive his chances of retaining his Lancome Trophy title at St Nom La Breteche.

How Sam Torrance's team got on.