Standing alone in the centre-circle, they feel safe from the venom being discharged from the sideline.

WHEN I was 15-years-old or so I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to go on a school trip to Barcelona.

Like many residents of Cernobbio, a quiet northern Italian town, restaurant owner Holmes Sitta was unimpressed by rumours of a weekend wedding here of Hollywood glamour couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.

SPECULATION was mounting last night that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are planning to marry in Italy this weekend.