Liverpool FC were ever so proud to see their striker, Fernando Torres, wearing their scarf as he celebrated in the dressing room with the World Cup. They claimed it was the best sight they would see all year (let’s face it, Thursday nights on Channel 5 is their highlight for the continuation of 2010), particularly consider the striker has refused to commit his future to the club after plenty of speculation he is ready for a move following Liverpool’s dismal season and failure to win anything in Torres’ time at the club.
The club’s official website desperately claimed that the picture of him wearing their scarf meant that he “loved” the club and was “nailing his colours to the mast.”
“Fernando Torres showed football fans across the globe how much he loves Liverpool by parading the World Cup while wearing a Reds scarf. The striker made sure his colours were nailed to the mast as photographers from media outlets around the planet captured Spanish celebrations.”
Embarrassingly for them, when Torres paraded the World Cup in Spain the following day, he was wearing an Atletico Madrid scarf, nailing his old colours to the mast.
Cringe. The players around him either wore their national flags or no scarves at all, whilst Torres chose to tie an Atletico scarf around his wrist for when he lifted the World Cup trophy. D’oh.
Pepe Reina didn’t associate himself with former club Villarreal or Barcelona and David Silva wasn’t interested in the wearing the scarf of former club Valencia. In fact, even the players who currently play in Madrid, like Casillas, Albiol, Alonso, Arbeloa and Ramos, wore nothing associated with their clubs. Unsurprisingly, the official Liverpool website were less keen to publish photos of their star striker ‘showing fans across the globe just how much he loves… Atletico Madrid’.
During the same celebrations, Cesc Fabregas, who is another Premiership player failing to commit himself to his current club and unable to deny his desire to return to Barcelona, was pictured wearing a Barcelona shirt.
Puyol and Pique ambushed him when this picture was taken, forcing the shirt over his head, but it is clear what conversations Fabregas has been having with his Spanish team mates this summer for such an act to take place.
In the past, we’ve seen Adebayor wearing an Arsenal t-shirt after he signed for City, Essien posing in an Arsenal shirt with a fan, Carlos Tevez wearing a United shirt at a Corinthians press conference, Paul Ince posing in a United shirt for the paper before his sale from West Ham had been confirmed… anyone else?
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Fabregas was ambushed can’t blame him
but torres…lol
Reina is a prick, practically holding Fabregas in a headlock so Puyol & Pique could put the top on him. Before not letting him take it off, and saying ‘The future of Barcelona’ I wonder if he would’ve done the same had it been Torres…
is was forced on cesc who never put his arms in and too it off as soon as
but noone forced torres to make that conscious decision
i said this to a dipper mate of mine and he said “at loeast it wasnt chelsea”
That article in the Liverpool website is pathetic.
Cesc was ambushed, I don’t think it means a great deal, I hope he stays (not just for arsenal but for the league also).
Torres has 214 apps with Atlético (as well as coming through their youth system and being a supporter as a kid)…of course he still loves and supports Atlético…such a pointless article.
@Costas…I went to liverpool.Com (Yuck) And I think they took the article off
lol
Good Morning all
Let them write the future to coin a phrase their way.
We will our way
Hows about that for a Wednesday morning pick me up : )
That’s all you expect from liverpool and Wenger ain’t goin to be happy at all – although agree with GHTT it was a set up… Still : )
We also had Berbatov signing a United shirt when he was still a Spurs player…
Costas..Is Costas your greek name?
It’s the only thing that Mr. Winker never did to us (put the mob shirt on whilst in a United shirt) – but it wouldn’t have mattered anyway if he had done it because he had been saying it for so long – that it got beyond the obvious
Contracts in my opinion are just worthless now – so therefore they should get rid of the Bosman rule – it’s unfair for any club to loose a player on a free – there should be compensation set according to what the player could be worth – which is done anyway to younger players – go figure…
slightly different to have torres wearing an atletico madrid scarf to the other examples cited. if beckham had ever had cause to engage in an english victory parade through manchester (subsequent to his departure) it is still likely he would have donned some united colours. it’s recognition of where he was at that moment and where he came from, nothing more symbolic than that.
Even if it was forced on him, I’d be livid if I was an Arsenal fan.
I understand your that you are still iritated and frusterated after the Ronaldo affair….But there is nothing wrong with the Torres pics. He loves his current club and he also loves the club he was raised at. Big deal.
to be fair to Adebayor, his team bus had just been ambushed and shot at, and he borrowed a shirt from his brother afterwards because his bags were still on the bus. mind you, he could have asked for a different shirt.
fabregas had his shirt pulled on him, but as you say Scott, it shows what he’s been saying to his team mates. Arsene Wenger probably didn’t see the incident anyway
@Runar
No one here is irritated and frustrated about Ronaldo
His choice no sweat from us…
Runar says:
I understand your that you are still iritated and frusterated after the Ronaldo affair
WTF are you on about- Ronaldo left he’s gone and we dont get hung up on the past here lad , we move on – speaking of Ronaldo and Living in the past do you know Ronaldo was 5 years and 3 months old when liverpool last won the league-Old News
Ronaldo who?
@MIG
Yes it is mate. I thought you saw my response the other day. Their website took the article down? Lol.
@Costa
he used to play for united but i can understand if youve moved on and look at the team we have now- its only normal not to get lost in glory days of the past
@GHTT
Sounds like other clubs’ fans still remember him. He put them through a lot…
I must say people are saying Arsenal fans will be pissed at Cesc or whatever by torres
but I have to say if in July Man utd.com did a peice on a united player playing for there country and wrote the headline
“BEST PICTURE YOU’LL SEE ALL YEAR”
Id be more pissed at the team that there sights are set so low
Do they not Know that between the 12th of july and the 31st of december that A photo may be takin of there team in action.
we finished 7th last year but Torres got a medal somewhere else and he plays for liverpool
is not the same as this is our year (something that hasnt been shouted around too much this summer)
The only thing Torres did in the world cup was pull his dodgy hamstring, the pool are that starved of success that they’ll bleat on about their world cup winning players (they didnt play).
Come to think of it did any premier leagueplayer put in a performance at the world cup?
On Fabregas, he’s done absolutely nothing wrong.
“During the same celebrations, Cesc Fabregas, who is another Premiership player failing to commit himself to his current club and unable to deny his desire to return to Barcelona, was pictured wearing a Barcelona shirt.
Puyol and Pique ambushed him when this picture was taken, forcing the shirt over his head, but it is clear what conversations Fabregas has been having with his Spanish team mates this summer for such an act to take place.”
He didn’t want the Barca shirt put in him, as you said, it was forced, you cant then imply, ‘oh he actually did want it over his head since he said xxxx’ and then chastise him for it. Players come, players go, this is football, its natural. Players are professionals and they are going to move around during the course of their careers more often than not, that doesn’t make them mercenaries. Ok, I know he signed a new contract, but imagine this. He let his old contract run its course and goes to Barca on a free, everyone calls him a mercenary scoundrel. Then imagine that he signed a new contract to ensure that Arsenal at least get some money for him and can rebuild their team, then he is still a mercenary? A dishonest guy to be ridiculed by his own and other fans (like us)? Banter is one thing, don’t make sweeping assumptions about the character of the man, that just isn’t fair.
BTW on Ronaldo, I think the way he left United was extremely good for the club, he got us a ton of money, I seriously don’t know why some United fans aren’t happy with him.
On Torres, he is in Spain, I think he is going to remember his boyhood club from Spain more than Liverpool. I’m sure if Nani won anything with Portugal, Man United isn’t the first thing that will come to his mind when going on a parade through Lisbon. Football fans are too trival
What happened with Fab was just a little prank played by Pique and Puyol and it was all in good spirts….c’mon it’s not like you win a world cup everday these guys were just caught up in the moment and having fun playing with the media….I really don’t think Cesc will move to Barca anyway this season….Firstly because Arsene just doesn’t want to sell at any price and secondly Barca are a little tight on cash right now….Having to take a 120 mill pound loan to pay player wages is quite a grave financial situation to be in….The new president Rosell is just saying they have 40 mill to spend to keep the fans happy considering that he’s only at the start of his term….As for Torres I have to agree with Ace on this one….it’s like Beckham wearing the United colours if England won the cup….for that matter it’s like Beckham wearing green and gold this season….we all know he’s not on his way back to OT….just that its his boyhood club which he really still loves….Atletico will always be in Fernando’s heart and considering the parade was in Madrid he just wanted to be patriotic and show his love for his hometown club…
Haha but those dippers really do know how to make a fool of themselves jumping one step ahead of a firing gun…classic
How can you forget Balotteli wearing a Milan shirt during an interview in the Italian media…. FUCKING JUDAS…I can’t ever imagine him at OT….he seems like a complete twat….
I don’t think anything should be read into the Barca shirt incident – nor Cesc blamed. He was clearly embarrassed and awkward, never putting in on properly and taking it of straight away.
As For Torres – would it be strange if England had won the World Cup and Beckham was seen on the open top bus with a United scarf? It’s not a secret that Torres thinks warmly of Athletico.
From a United fans angle perhaps the best thing was Torres doing his hamstring. a) It shows he still has injury issues, b) he might miss the start of the season, c) it might stop him moving to Chelsea where he’d be a real problem for us, I think.
who gives a fuck honestly? There is only a handful of players with any kind of loyalty in football and they are the lads born and bred into the club through the youth ranks like Giggs, scholes, Nev etc. Similarly the dippers have Carragher not Gerrard as he has wanted to leave on numerous occasions so hardly loyal.
@Ace – Beckham in the green and gold scarf only a few months ago…
Seriously, who gives a flying one?
Ace – So why was Torres the ONLY player wearing anything associated with a club then? Surely the parade was packed full of Real Madrid fans but none of their players wore Real Madrid scarves…
@Scott
thats because 7 of the starting players in the final were barca players and all the Spanish goals in the World Cup were scored by Barca players too
I dont see the problem, He wore his current club colours the Night he won the world cup, 24 hours later he went threw his home town with his home town colours , And as for cesc he was ambushed, Torres is a Aletico fan at the end of the day, I think your tryin to make something out of nothing to be honest
Any one see the videos of pepe reina on the plane, he seems the life and soul of that party
@JohnMeaney
Your right about Pepe, he does seem like the life of the party….He was also the master of the ceremony during the stage gig that they were having…Seems like a fun guy to have in the squad….Unfortunately for the dippers don’t need fun player they need some quality which they terrible lack….But to be fair to Pepe he’s probably one of their best players…
Eveyone check this out:
Cesc and Pique completelty lashed and watch what Pique does at the end! Disgrace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii387pzvyD0
Torres injury update, ruptured muscle on his left thigh….seems like a similar injury to Micheal Owen and he was out for quite a bit….don’t know where that leaves Liverpool for the start of the season….
@Scott, its no secret the Torres adores Atletico. Footballers only come up with all this “I’ll die for the shirt, my blood bleeds red/blue/whatever” because there are a good proportion of moron fans out there that want to hear that stuff. Benoit Assou Ekotto is my hero. The man is honest at least
Lol, is Pique 23 or still 13?
pique spitting at Pedro Cortes, a former Valencia’s president is a disgrace
new world champions and they can do what the want the guy is a disgrace and overrated to boot
stick vidic alone blindfolded in the middle of an aferican jungle and dont tell him what country hes inand your get pique- A very talented defender whos lost out there because he hasnt a clue whats going on around him
My God Pique thats just scummy, He looks locked
@ giggs11gerrard0
that was foul!!!
Pique is a great defender but that is a disgrace. Wonder what SAF would have done had a United player done that. He wouldn’t have tolerated that at all. Shame on You Gerard
man utd fan and i want to see torres and fabregas stay in the prem, top quality players…i think cesc got bullied into wearing that shirt…he seems like an intelligent boy and do not think he would ever dream of pulling a stunt like this if it had not been for pepe reina.
as for ronaldo, im not hung up on his departure in any way, just think the move to madrid was abit easy for him…the money is easy, the physicality of the league is easy for him, the tempo of the league is easy for him, the media are alot easier….just easy, if you know what i mean???
Sorry lads but is it a not a bit small-time and city-esque to be taking “satisfaction” from seeing 1. Torres wearing a scarf belonging to the club he supported all his life in the city he grew up and 2. Fabregas being ambushed by his mates with a daft practical joke, he clearly looked mortified. Dont really see much wrong with either to be honest.
Scott I regularly visit your blog and nearly always think its great but seriously reckon you’re better off just sticking to all things United to avoid looking city-esque
I think people are missing the point here. Yes, I know of Fernando Torres’ feelings for Atletico Madrid. That is why it’s funny Liverpool were banging on about his “love” for Liverpool the day before and talking about him “nailing his colours to the mast” etc. It is obvious to everyone who Torres loves.
North Country Boy – I think you need lighten up a bit. Since when has taking the piss out of your rivals become “City-esque”? When do City ever get an opportunity to laugh at other clubs? Everyone’s been laughing at them for almost the past FOUR decades.
i think you shouldnt be wearing anything associated with the club for this event. Wearing the Liverpool scarf was stupid, but after that Torres must have the thought “oh i wore Liverpool that day, it is unfair for my atletico” so he wore the atletico scarf later on. He shouldnt have it started with the Liverpool scarf in the first place.
The conclusion is, Torres is not very bright. haha.
If you really love your club, and you love your club over your country, then perhaps you should retire from international football, much more when you have a recurring injury. and Torres got injured in the last minutes of his less than 30 minutes on the pitch of the final game. hahahaha.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/this-pic-sparks-web-record
Well, when no trophies are won, they have to shout about something. Reminds me of Man City shouting about being ‘Twitter Champions’, or some nonsense based on the amounts of posts or something equally as insignificant.
” …and YOU can revel in his success”. Erm, didn’t he just pull up in the final and do not a lot else in his previous games? I’d be embarrassed by that page if I was ‘El Nino’.
http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/news/latest-news/get-our-world-cup-winning-striker-on-your-mobile
pique, shame on you, bang out of order………..no class in spitting
@Scott, fair enough
There are plenty of stupid Liverpool fans out there, but plenty of United fans as well.. Its still fun to laugh at em so
On a different note. Mikel Arteta? Marouane Fellaini? Gosling on a free?
You wonder why the germans had an amazing team-work? wonder no more http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/13/germany-footballers-gay-michael-becker
giggs – Hello mate. I have said for time that Pique is a cunt. Tapping up players , calling United’s diet now this. Twat.
What is Reina contribution to winning the world cup? He felt like a VIP there.
While it is disgusting Pique spitting, as usual there will be an over reaction. He was pissed and most probably regrets doing it, seems completely out of character. I would love the people calling him a disgrace to have some dirt dug up on them. He spat. He hasn’t raped anyone.
for me, as a “cule” a FC Barcelona football fan it will be great to c the number 10 mingle in the Barca midfield and forward – just imagine 5 mobile players all switching positions: cesc, andres, xavi, david and leo … that sounds like total football the way it should be done! GO Barcatizzy!!!
Pique and Fabregas are scum. Spitting at an old man and laughing it up about it. Not a first for Fabregas either (Pizzagate). These footballers think they can do anything and get away with it. Getting a bit fed up with football these days really. 95% of the players are cunts.
Having said that, I will be following every pass come August. Sigh:)
Think some ppl are missing the point of Scott’s article here. The fact that scouse scum are boasting this as the best picture you will see this year, followed 24 hours later by him wearing alternative colours is little bit embarassing wouldn’t you agree? I can’t access the video link as i access this site via my mobile but find it hard to digest that the mentioned players spit at someone. Thats disgraceful and don’t really understand the reasons why they would. Not that i’m disputing it obviously ha
Pique is a disgrace for spitting….Reina is doing the Frank Lebouef bit in 98….I won the world cup without playing a game…..Fabregas Ladyboy and Claire Reina have won more for there country than club….Fact!!!!!!!
this is definitly going to be liverpools year…. LOL
@Gary
Are you kidding me mate? He spat on a member of staff which is completely disgraceful. I found it funny watching it but can you say if your mate in work won the lottery, got pissed, so found it funny to gob on your head. Would you think that was acceptable?
On the subject of liverpool, See theyre up to their old bin dipping tricks again. Scharner? What the fuck are they doin?
Regarding gerard Pique “spitting”.
It was actually a bit of gum he spat out at the guy. Doesnt make it right but still, just clearing that up.
Kev Kev, that is no gum its SPIT
@JohnMeaney
Look closely and slow the vid down, its gum.
Its also being reported as gum in some spanish tabloids
scott.. aren’t the two pics different? in the first one, it says ‘ pool’ in the end, so it must be liverpool??
whoa! torres holding a athletico madrid scarf wen his a liverpool player.lol!!btw…torres is well fit.
i hate that pictures because i support neterlands plux they look gay all of them lol