Watching BBC’s Panorama last night I was surprised to see that NI’s sectarian fights had been taken online, particularly the award-winning Bebo. At one point in 2006 the online hostility got so bad: “Representatives of Bebo.com even attended a public meeting in Ballymena in 2006 with an aim to quelling the sectarian tension not on the streets, but online – a 21st century twist to a centuries-old division.” Just checked out Bebo, which has a great page with all the Bebo people on board.
Manchester City have launched an audacious bid to sign Ronaldinho, the former world footballer of the year. After five years at Barcelona the Brazilian is looking for a new club and his brother, Roberto de Assis Moreira, who doubles as his agent, was given the VIP treatment as Sven-Goran Eriksson’s team lost to Chelsea on Saturday. (The Guardian, 7 April)
Assis was at the City of Manchester stadium with Pini Zahavi, the so-called “super-agent”. Thaksin Shinawatra, City’s owner, is in Thailand, with his corruption trial due to begin on Friday, but his associates spoke at length with Assis. City are apparently willing to pay Ronaldinho in excess of