The Football Blog

Lee Dixon needs glasses, Ronaldo's goal wasn't that good, and Roy Keane opens up...

1. Lee Dixon is blind. If we're not wrong, he said this on MOTD2 last night, "Bellamy's scored a good goal, he's hit it well and it might've taken a little deflection." A little deflection!?

2. Ronaldo's free-kick wasn't that good. More to the point, Paul Robinson's goalkeeping for it wasn't too great either...

3. We can't wait for the Champions League. With the Premier League title race all but over, and having spent all of Sunday reading whopping great previews of the European Cup, this week promises to be a corker.

4. Keano's back with a bang. As if he was going to stay quiet any longer. The Irish Times got the exclusive on Thursday, with a well-balanced and interesting article. Then the News of the World rehashed some of the quotes on Sunday and, well, you know the rest...

5. Rushden and Diamonds are ruthless gets. With Weymouth's first team players on strike following non-payment of their wages, manager Alan Lewer was forced to field a side comprising of under-18's. The Diamonds thumped them 9-0. Ouch.