Arsene Wenger a boss...and time lord

The cascade of managerial changes in the Premier League now leaves only Arsene Wenger as a boss in charge of the same club for more than two and a half years. In fact, only five of the 20 Premier League clubs next season will have managers who have been with them for more than 12 months. The four others are Newcastle, West Ham, Fulham and Cardiff. Another fact is that Wenger's 17 years at Arsenal is more than the total combined time at their current clubs of all the other Premier League managers.

Neymar in Premier League snub

NEYMAR admits “having butterflies in my stomach” about joining Lionel Messi and co at Barcelona. The 21-year-old Brazil star turned down Chelsea, Manchester City and Real Madrid for the Nou Camp. Neymar was worried about joining either Premier League club because of a perceived lack of stability. He said: “My family spoke to me about joining a club where you could not just win things but where there is stability. I don’t want to play for a club that changes coach every season.”

QPR Goal-keeper Julio Cesar set to leave the club with Arsenal favourites to capture Brazil stopper's signature

Julio Cesar's agent has denied speculation the Queens Park Rangers goalkeeper has signed for Arsenal. Reports in Italy today suggested the Brazilian stopper, 33, had agreed a two-year-deal worth £4m a season, but agent Josias Cardoso moved quickly to deny a deal has been done. Nonetheless, Cesar is expected to leave Loftus Road following QPR's relegation to the Championship and he is settled in London, making Arsenal one of the favourites to sign him. Speaking ahead of Brazil's friendly with England on Sunday, a warm-up for the forthcoming Confederations Cup, Cesar told reporters: 'I want to stay in England. I am enjoying London and I love the Premier League.' He admitted that negotiations were ongoing with other clubs, but would not reveal where he will start the 2013-2014 season. 'There are indeed talks with some teams, but nothing definitive,' he told Globo Esporte. 'This is the Confederations Cup moment, I have to focus on doing good work for the national team. 'I won't name the teams as it would not be ethical since I am under contract with Queens Park Rangers. I let people responsible for my career deal with it.' Cesar made 26 appearances for QPR last season but was unable to prevent them sliding out of the Barclays Premier League.  

Lampard touched as Brazilian names son after midfielder (but what did he call him?)

Frank Lampard admits he was honoured to hear that a Brazilian football fan named his young son after the Chelsea midfielder. Four members of the England squad, manager Roy Hodgson and his backroom staff all visited a Sport Relief funded project in a poor part of Rio de Janeiro yesterday ahead of tomorrow's game against Brazil. Those who took part in the visit to the Bola Pra Frente project - a scheme designed to help lift deprived youngsters out of poverty through football - were humbled by the experience and they also got an unexpected surprise from a local man who had brought his young son to watch the players enjoy a kickabout with the participants in the project. It transpired that the man had named his son after a person he regards as one of the greats of the game - not Pele, nor Zico, but Lampard. The midfielder was not part of the visit so he did not have a chance to meet young Leandro Lampard, but he was humbled to hear the story. 'I wasn't there unfortunately, but I did hear about it,' Lampard said. 'I would like to meet the father and the kid because it's an honour. 'It would be an honour if someone from London did that, but for someone from Brazil to do it... what can you say to that?'

Bayern match Man United in landing historic treble after holding off Stuttgart fightback in German Cup final.

Bayern Munich completed an historic treble by defeating Stuttgart to add the DFB-Pokal trophy to the Champions League and Bundesliga titles they have already won this season. Thomas Muller fired Bayern in front from the penalty spot and two goals from Mario Gomez gave Jupp Heynckes' side a commanding lead. Two goals from Martin Harnik made the game interesting, although Stuttgart could not find an equaliser as Bayern became the first German side to win three major trophies in a single season. Only three minutes were on the clock when Arjen Robben was put through left of goal by Javi Martinez and his cross was deflected just wide of the far post. Stuttgart were not going to be lambs to the slaughter, though, and they showed that with their own spirited attacking football which culminated in Antonio Rudiger's cross being volleyed just inches wide of the far post by Alexandru Maxim with Manuel Neuer beaten. Neuer was in the thick of the action midway through the first half when he first made a reaction save to deny Vedad Ibisevic, and then scampered across his goal to block Georg Niedermeier's shot on the goal line. Muller stepped up and outwitted Ulreich, sending the ball to the Stuttgart goalkeeper's right after he had already leapt in the other direction. Bayern doubled their lead almost immediately in the second half with Lahm's cross an open invitation to Gomez, who somehow managed to bundle the ball in despite hitting it against his standing leg. The game appeared to be over after an hour when Muller this time set up former Stuttgart striker Gomez with a cross from the right, and he provided a more accomplished finish from seven yards out. Stuttgart refused to lie down, though, and Harnik reduced the arrears 10 minutes later with a bullet header beyond Neuer's reach from Gotoku Sakai's cross. Shinji Okazaki had a shot saved by Neuer as Stuttgart surged forwards, getting a second goal with 10 minutes remaining when Okazaki hit the post and Harnik scored at the second time of asking, thanks in part to a slight deflection off Bastian Schweinsteiger. Ulreich scampered forward for a free-kick in stoppage time, but the Swabians were unable to find an equaliser as they, like the rest of the Bundesliga and Europe before them, took their hat off to an all-conquering Bayern side.

Mourinho bows out with a win amid Bernabeu backdrop of cheers and jeers... but is 'injured' Ronaldo set to say adios to Madrid too?

Jose Mourinho bid farewell to Real Madrid's fans ahead of his last game on Saturday, and then received a mix of cheers and jeers hours later when his team beat Osasuna 4-2 in the final match of the season at the Bernabeu. But there were question marks raised over the future of Manchester United and Chelsea target Cristiano Ronaldo, who missed the match with the Spanish club citing back injury for his absence from the squad. The Portuguese coach gave a short good

Alleged BlackBerry Theft: Popular Fuji Remi Aluko Goes Blind After Police Torture

Things are presently not okay with popular Fuji artiste, Remi Aluko as he is now seriously battling with partial blindness that has befallen him. As we were told by sources within the industry, the artiste is enveloped in the predicament due to an alleged torture he received from the police sometimes ago when he was in their custody. Recall that the fuji act was arrested sometimes ago for allegedly being in possession of a stolen BlackBerry phone taken from a murdered person. He was then arrested by the police when the phone was traced to him. He then told the police that he didn't steal the mobile phone as alleged, but the phone was given to him as a gift by a fan. It was said that during the alleged torture at the police station, one of his interrogators allegedly smashed a gun on his face which affected his eyes. This has now led to him be using dark goggles. We gathered that Remi Aluko has spent a fortune to correct the eye defect all to no avail.