Tiziano Vecellio (Titien): Le Concert Champêtre, 1509-10
“Fasten your seatbelts and set phasers to stun because Football Weekly is back! After dragging in the pod crew in at an ungodly hour, James Richardson is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sean Ingle and Kevin McCarra to ask the big questions. Can Manchester City break into the Big Four after their extravagant summer spending? Who will win the Premier League? And will AC Jimbo’s young lad have to go without shoes now Setanta has gone bust?” (Guardian)

Premier League preview No8: Liverpool
“Nineteen years have passed without league title No19 and still the prediction is that this could be Liverpool’s year. But now the expectation is justified at Anfield and so high, so unforgiving, that not even Xabi Alonso’s departure diminishes the demand on Rafael Benítez. Regaining the mantle of England’s most decorated champions from Manchester United is imperative.” (Guardian)