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  • Greaseano Whiskey, anyone? Yes, it’s possible. Apparently, Scottish beverage company Whyte and Mackay are producing a brand of whiskey in the Portuguese star’s name. For the last 40 years, the company has done the same for  celebrities and household names like Barack Obama, Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, Marilyn Monroe and even Homer Simpson. According to whiskey specialist Richard Patterson, “Cristiano Ronaldo is’ young and bold and it would be a drink that is “fast-paced” and “easy”. To swallow, we’re guessing.
  • Franck Ribery says he doesn’t want to leave Bayern. Uhh, what? “The Bayern leaders do not want to let me go. I enjoyed the campaign after Mr (Franck) Beckenbauer criticised me,” he said.
  • Dunga has called up an interesting selection of players for Brazil’s friendly against Estonia next month. No sign of Pato or The Dinho but Nilmar and Felipe Melo have been aptly summoned! Looks like Dopey’s doing another one of his experiments again. Here’s the full squad :
Goalkeepers: Julio Cesar (Inter), Gomes (Tottenham Hotspur)
Defenders:
Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Maicon (Inter), Marcelo (Real Madrid), Lucio (Inter), Luisao (Benfica), Miranda (Sao Paulo), Juan (AS Roma)
Midfielders:
Elano (Manchester City), Felipe Melo (Juventus), Gilberto Silva (Panathinaikos), Josue (VfL Wolfsburg), Ramires (Benfica), Julio Baptista (AS Roma), Kaka (Real Madrid), Kleberson (Flamengo)
Forwards:
Luis Fabiano (Sevilla), Nilmar (set to join Villarreal from Internacional), Robinho (Manchester City), Diego Tardelli (Atletico Mineiro).