Steffon Amritage Labels England's World Cup Players as "Pathetic"

Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon, both France-based players, were not picked for Stuart Lancaster's squad because the Rugby Football Union doesn't allow foreign-based players to be selected  to protect the Premiership. The RFU has started to review their conducts due to this topic. Although, the governing body could have invoked its "exceptional circumstances" rule and allow them to be picked. This "exceptional circumstances" has been allowed in the past which cause many eyebrows to be raised. Steffon and Nick are both critical players and believe they are able to make an impact on the field but are discouraged with the rules.

Based on Steffon's and Nicks situation do you believe that the RFU needs to reconsider their rules on the foreign policy? How could this affect RFU's and the players relationship in the future?

http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/nov/03/steffon-armitage-nick-abendanon-england-world-cup​

Mourinho Sacked

http://www.football365.com/news/what-the-papers-say-jose-mourinhos-future


Jose Mourinho is arguably the best manager in the footballing world. He has won title after title with multiple teams across Europe. He currently manages Chelsea FC, which is a team definitely worthy of his leadership. He coached Chelsea from 2004 - 2008 at first, while he was the highest paid manager in football. He then left to Inter Milan, then to Real Madrid, and then back to Chelsea again.

This season has been a rough start for Mourinho and his squad. 6 defeats in 11 games is not what everyone was expecting. Rumors have surfaced that "the special one" is going to take his management skills elsewhere if Chelsea does not improve their record. A lot of other club owners are probably taking interest in this issue. Mourinho is won of the winningest managers in history, maybe he isn't right for Chelsea? A good manager is equally as valuable to a club as the players. Buying Mourinho from Chelsea might be a big move for another club like Manchester City or Paris Saint Germain.

However, giants do fall. The game is forever changing because the best tactics are being used around the world. For example, the famous Tiki-Taka of FC Barcelona is almost outdated because other teams have either learned to defend it or use it themselves. Mourinho might be another one of those cases. Managers have been studying him for years, so he might have reached the end. Do you think Mourinho is done? Has his time come and gone as a world class manager? Or will he rise again to prove why he thinks he's "the special one"?

Wayne Rooney to Adidas

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/manchester-united-striker-wayne-rooney-6746211


Wayne Rooney, Manchester United's most precious gem, is paid over $1.5 million per year to wear Nike cleats every time he plays. United just made a huge move from Nike gear to Adidas within the past year. It appears that Adidas is going after the Red Devil's best player as well. Rooney may be getting older, but he still maintains massive commercial value. My only question for Adidas is why they would go after Rooney since he has been endorsed by Nike for almost his entire career? Especially since he hasn't been playing as well and might retire within the next 5 years. What do you think?