He may have been recently nominated for the Ballon D’Or, but it seems unlikely that Wayne Rooney will be put up for an Oscar any time soon if this acting performance is to go by.

Leaving behind the mild climes of Birmingham for the sunny shores of Espanyol is enough to bring anybody out in a sweat, but former-Blues striker Walter Pandiani seems to manage it better than most.

Xabi Alonso, eat your heart out. The former Liverpool midfielder was well-known for scoring goals from inside his own half, but he’s been well-and-truly outdone by the Norwegian Jone Samuelsen.

Argentinian footballing legend Diego Maradona is a man to whom controversy is no stranger.

When you think of the legendary former Aston Villa, Manchester United and Ireland footballer ‘ooh ahh’ Paul McGrath, his melodic tones might not be the first thing that comes to mind.

Watch the video as Alan Partridge takes to YouTube to promote his new book.

On Best of the Web last week, we told you of how Madonna had spurned the advances of an unlucky fan who’d invoked her ire by giving her…a bunch of flowers.

A masterclass in editing, the Masterchef Synesthesia has propelled hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode into web superstardom and even a place in the pop charts.

A zoo owner has locked himself in a cage with a lioness for five weeks to raise money for charity.

Watch Amir Sayoud of Al-Ahly slip in one of the most embarrassing penalty misses of all time.

What do you give to the girl who has absolutely everything? Well, if it’s Madonna then you’d better not present her with the wrong type of flowers.

How many players in the history of football can claim to have scored a 30-yard goal with a backheel? Not many, we’d wager, but unfortunately for Spain’s Inigo Martinez, he managed to do so in his own net.