Jamie Carragher is close, but not close enough to the record. Photograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty Images
“Jamie Carragher’s fine headed goal last Saturday was his third for Spurs, the same number as he has scored in the league for Liverpool. What is the record number of own goals scored for a particular club by a single player?” [...]

Arsène Wenger has offered David Beckham the opportunity to train at Arsenal if his loan move to Milan falls through. Photograph: Philipe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images
Arsène Wenger said he would welcome David Beckham back to train with Arsenal if his move to AC Milan fails to come off — but has ruled out making a move for [...]

Top player: Xavi of Spain. Photograph: Empics/PA
The Spain midfielder Xavi has been named the best player at Euro 2008 by Uefa’s technical committee. The 28-year-old Barcelona midfielder, the heartbeat of his team’s midfield during the tournament, was voted the Castrol player of the tournament by a nine-strong panel of Uefa’s technical experts.
There was no place [...]

Rivaldo - the greatest since Maradona? Photograph: Nuno Correira/Getty Images/Allsport
A common, if slightly cringeworthy, observation of pundits in this country is that, if you could marry British will with continental skill, you would have the perfect footballer. Such a mixed recipe was thrillingly in evidence in Diego Maradona. Since then, however, perhaps only Rivaldo has [...]