Chelsea, who will be hosting the first 45 minutes of the final are said to be "over-excited" about the game, which takes place next Thursday. Who would have thought 'The Buns' would ever play in Europe again after their dear friend Scolari was forced to leave the country after a bitter legal battle with Paul Scoles over the spelling of his name.
Apparently "Scolari" is Italian for Scoles, and Paul owns the sole copyright to the name within the premiership. The copyright runs out in June next year when it is believed several other premiership players will finally be able to use their real names again. Frank Scoles was forced to change his name to Frank Lampman in a similar legal battle at the beginning of his career. Scoles has repeatedly won in court on the grounds that "Scoles means goals". This is a catch-phrase that he has built up over several years and claims it would be unfair of another player to have the advantage of their name also meaning goals.
As previously reported on The Footballs, (http://tiny.cc/0iH23) Giggs failed miserably with his own expression "Giggs means Figs", and was once again beaten in court by The Scole-keeper himself.
So with the Italian Scoles dead and buried, who is going to be their manager? Gus Hiddink. Who? EXACTLY!!!!!! The hilariously named man is a complete unknown and surely a massive risk at this stage in the season. A bit of research on the internet reveals his background is in Lizards and he suffers from the skin condition Rosacea.
I for one think Chelsea will need all the luck in the world, but of course luck plays no part in this dance of skill. The skill of the Football!
