"Time does not affect the game of soccer. Soccer does not impose a threat on time. Yet the game is constantly evolving. A new year, a new decade, a new century or a new millenium - what is the difference? blah blah blah zzzzzz...entertainment is guaranteed by the One-Man Armies - the players full of confidence, urged on by a resilient attitude to show everyone what performing in front of a sell-out crowd is all about.... The year 2000 is the stage where those few One-Man Armies will rise or fall..."

And so on. But watch out. Chances are that by December he'll be saying that the year 2001 is actually the year he's always wanted to play in.

Look out for the Bio page, where it states that his 3 goals in 2 games in the World Club championships "guaranteed him as a leading star". Doesn't mention the fact that he was desparate for those goals having been a total flop at Real, or that the first was a total fluke which he knew nothing about.

Also worth a quick look is this page which carries the transcript of Anelka's web chat (carefully scheduled to coincide with our UEFA cup match last week) on FoxSports.com. It gets off to a splendid start when he is asked "what is the best team you ever played for?" and replies "Bayern Munich".