What you missed while occupying Sesame Street…
- Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has asked fans to stop acting like asshats when they travel to support United.
- Wayne Rooney’s father and uncle were detained by Liverpool police for their suspected involvement in the fixing of a Motherwell-Hearts game last December; Motherwell midfielder Steve Jennings was also detained in the sweep.
- Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho has been given a two-match ban for poking Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova in the eye during the Spanish Super Cup. Unfortunately, said ban only applies to matches in the Spanish Super Cup, so it’s mostly irrelevant.