Night on the tiles

Night on the tiles

LOVELY BUBBLY ... Rio gets the party started in United's dressing room

RIO FERDINAND celebrated Manchester United’s 20th title and roared: “We took the roof off tonight.”

United romped to the crown with a stunning demolition of Aston Villa.

And the win left delighted boss Alex Ferguson telling Roberto Mancini that United were by far the best team in the league.

The Manchester City boss had claimed there was nothing between the two sides despite the yawning gap at the top of the table.

But Ferguson said: “I read his quote and he is right in one respect. In the games between us there was nothing in it but in the other games it has been different.

“We are a far better team than Manchester City at beating other teams. He doesn’t recognise we have been better in the other games.”

And defender Ferdinand was also delighted to put last year’s title heartbreak behind him when they dramatically lost the crown to City on goal difference.

He said: “Winning can’t ever get boring. It’s always sweet when you win the title and it’s nice to do it at Old Trafford in the right way — in style — and not on goal difference. To win it outright and to win it comfortably.”

United have sewn up the title with four games remaining and are now aiming to win the final four games to establish a new Premier League record of 96 points.

Do that and Ferguson believes nobody can argue that this team deserves to stand among his best.

Ferguson said: “We have, what, 84 points? And at this stage of the season we have never done that.

“That pedestal is there, the players have joined that pedestal, and we have some outstanding young players. This team must bear comparison. I’m trying to think of a player who has scored a goal like Robin van Persie’s volley tonight.

“You look around this team and players like Rafael will end up being compared to Neville.

“Jones, Ferdinand and Vidic are comparable to all the defenders we have had. I’m not saying they are better but great players are great players.”

Now Ferguson believes things can only get better.

He added: “We have a nucleus of players, we expect them to improve. We are not asking too much of them to improve and I think they will.

“Rafael has had an incredible season, the impetuosity of youth has gone. David De Gea has also improved and Jones can be one of our best ever players.

“He has a drive about him and at 21 years of age he is going to be some player.

“Winning the league is important for the players. It will help them.”

For Ferguson, a 13th title as manager at United clearly meant as much as any of them

Fergie said: “It is always special when win it.

“We had to focus on how we lost it last year. It was about winning and then concentrating on winning the next game. Making sure we didn’t have an inferior goal difference. That was the key for us.

“It’s a title but the first was the best because it was our first for years and took the pressure off.”

Asked, if at 71, he still felt as energised as ever for future challenges Fergie quipped: “Look at me, this has knocked 10 years off me! The tablets are great.”

And Ferdinand added: “It just shows the resilience of the squad.

“A lot of other teams would have fallen away, we played Liverpool a few seasons ago when they were fighting us for the title.

“We beat them and they have not been seen since. That shows you the difference in mentality and character that this club has.”

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Kissed off Shocked Ibra smooched by Nice rival Renato

Shocked Ibra smooched by Nice rival Renato

FRENCH FANCY ... Civelli snogs Ibrahimovic in Paris yesterday

IT’S sexy football at PSG — as Renato Civelli plants a tender kiss on shocked rival Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

The Nice star laid a smacker on Ibrahimovic’s neck during the French league clash in the city of love yesterday.

But Civelli saw his advances rejected as kissed-off Ibra inspired PSG to an easy 3-0 win.

Mancini blasts City surrender Tottenham 3 Man City 1

ROBERTO MANCINI slammed his side after they surrended the Premier League crown.

Manchester City threw away a one-goal lead at Spurs and a win for rivals United tonight will 

now secure the title.

Mancini said: “United had a better attitude because they lost last year. I was very surprised.
 I 
thought we were going to win — instead we are talking about a defeat.”

Second-placed City trail United by 13 points with five games to go — after collapsing at Spurs 

with 15 minutes left.

And Alex Ferguson’s side can tie up the title by beating Aston Villa at Old Trafford tonight.

Mancini insisted: “United deserve to win the title but they are not a better team.

“They deserve to win this title because we lost a lot of points in games we didn’t deserve to 

lose — and United won a lot of games in a row

But the City boss admitted his team had waved the white flag at times.

“Have we gifted them the title? Sometimes we probably did.

“But I think the 13-point gap is not reality for this championship.

“The reason there is a gap like today is to do with attitude.

“They wanted to win after last year.

“There are many reasons we lose but they deserve to win.”

City were on course to put United’s title celebrations on hold when Samir Nasri slotted them 

into a fifth-minute lead.

Mancini’s men were comfortable until Spurs scored three goals in six minutes and 22 seconds

— through Clint Dempsey, Jermain Defoe and Gareth Bale — to stun City.

The Italian admitted: “It’s not easy to play here against Tottenham.

“They have good players and a good manager.

“We gave a good performance for almost 80 minutes and we had a chance to score the 

second goal.

“We didn’t score and did two big mistakes.”

Liverpool take a chunk out of Suarez's wages

HUNGRY FOR SUCCESS ... Liverpool's attack would lack bite without Suarez

LUIS SUAREZ has been fined by Liverpool for biting Branislav Ivanovic — but the Reds insist he will not be sold.

The Uruguayan revealed the punishment on Twitter and added he had asked for the money to be donated Hillsborough Family Support Group.

Suarez last night apologised for his “inexcusable behaviour” after the incident in the 2-2 draw with Chelsea at Anfield on Sunday.

And Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre said: "Luis issued his apology and then we spoke with him last night and then again this morning.

"We've taken action to fine Luis for his actions. Brendan has spoken to him and I've spoken to him.

"Brendan will be working with him further on his discipline.

"You can see when you speak to him how sorry he is about it and he's certainly shown quite a lot of contrition to us.

"As part of that, he's also asked we donate the fine to the Hillsborough Family Support Group.

"I think he felt like he let a lot of people down yesterday.

"We'll work with Luis — Brendan particularly — on this side of his character in his game.

"Hopefully that puts the matter to rest from our point of view and we'll wait and see if there's any further action from the football authorities."

Despite the incident, Ayre admitted he had no intention of letting Suarez leave the club.

Asked if the forward's future was in doubt, Ayre said: Not at all.

"It affects his future in the sense that we have to work with him on his discipline - but Luis is a very important player to the club.

"He's a very popular player with his team-mates.

"As we keep saying, he signed a new four-year contract last summer and we'd all love to see him here throughout that contract.

"He's a fantastic player, top scorer and everything we'd want in a striker, so there's no change there.

"This is more about getting him back on the right track and it's largely down to Brendan now to work with him on that side of his character."

Meanwhile, the PFA will offer the striker anger management counselling to try and control his temper.

PFA chief Gordon Taylor said the players’ union would step in to help.

Taylor said: “There is no doubting his football ability, that’s why it is so disappointing and embarrassing when he lets himself down.

“We have to work hard on anger management now.

"We have trained counsellors in this field and we will be offering their services to Liverpool and the player to try to improve matters.”

The FA is reviewing the incident and Suarez is likely to be charged later today.

The 26-year-old is up for the PFA Player of the Year gong on Sunday and Taylor insisted his position on the shortlist was not under threat.

Taylor added: “It’s decided on votes and it is a football matter but of course it is embarrassing that it should happen.”

Liverpool’s managing director Ian Ayre cancelled a flight to Australia to deal with the fall-out of the Suarez controversy.

He described Suarez’s behaviour as “not befitting of any player wearing a Liverpool shirt” and said he would be dealt with internally.

Liverpool will not slap a ban on the striker but he is likely to be ruled out for the remainder of the season by the FA.

Reds manager Brendan Rodgers said: “Having reviewed the video footage and spoken to Luis, his behaviour is unacceptable and I have made him aware of this.”

The player issued his own apology — unlike after the Patrice Evra racism storm — first on Twitter and then via an official club statement.

He said: “I am deeply sorry for my inexcusable behaviour earlier today during our match against Chelsea.

“I have issued an apology and have tried to contact Branislav Ivanovic to speak to him personally.

“I apologise also to my manager, playing colleagues and everyone at Liverpool Football Club for letting them down.”

Later last night, Suarez returned to Twitter to say he had spoken personally to Ivanovic.

He wrote: “I’ve just spoken to Ivanovic on the phone and I could apologise directly to him. Thanks for accepting.”

Referee Kevin Friend did not see the incident but television pictures are conclusive and the FA is almost certain to act.

Just before signing for the Reds, Suarez landed a seven-match ban for biting PSV Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal.

Ivanovic was interviewed by Surrey Police and insisted he did not want to press charges

Rihanna’s looking Miami Nice in itsy bitsy gold bikini

RIHANNA frolics in a rooftop pool wearing a tiny gold bikini the day after performing in Miami.

The singer cooled down after her sell-out show with the help of a few cocktails in the water then treated fans to a couple of intimate snaps from the day on Twitter.

One shot showed the star sticking her tongue out as she posed in her tiny two-piece.

Her gold smalls glittered in the sun and showcased one of her newest tattoos — an inking of Egyptian goddess Isis that spans her entire ribcage.

In another shot the star leans over the edge of the pool to get a better view of the city, in the process giving fans a rear-ly great view of her pert posterior.

As she sipped from her cocktail the 25-year-old beauty was visited by a small dog who had made a beeline for the fruity drink.

The thirsty pooch – who was dressed in a black and pink tutu dress – came in for a sniff but was ignored by the Bajan-born star.

Alongside one snap of her resting against a wooden bar, the star thanked the designer who created her bikini.

She wrote: “Shout out to my lover @charliebyz. Thank u for designing what has to be my favourite bikini of all time!”

Furry relaxing ... Rihanna and pal pose with the dog

However during a moment showing off her maternal side the controversial singer managed to offend some of her fans by using the word ‘n*gga’ to describe her friend’s toddler

Cuddles ... Rihanna holds her friend's boy

Alongside a photo of a dreadlocked child sitting on her knee the singer wrote: ‘My lil n*gga.’

One disgusted user wrote: “You’re supposed to be representing for black people.”

Sitting pretty ... Rihanna

While Glennf84 posted: “If anyone else said it there would be hell to pay, but she says it and its trendy and cool?’

Another said: “I just pray to God that she doesn’t use that word in front of this innocent child.”

However users like ‘I’mnotdarian’ defended the star by saying she “wasn’t using it as a racial slur.”

Dianoisus 83 wrote: Why does a black women using that word offend you so much?!?! I mean honestly.

They added: "It’s common knowledge that its used as an endearment term. Get that chip of YOUR shoulder."

Facing the players ... Ri-Ri

Later that day Rihanna headed to watch local basketball team Miami Heat take on Milwaukee Bucks at the NBA playoffs.

She looked sporty in a baggy t-shirt, plenty of gold bling and a baseball cap.

Specs appeal ... singer and her friend Melissa

Ri-Ri sat courtside with her best friend Melissa Forde, who has joined her for this leg of her Diamonds World Tour.

She was snapped making a rude gesture as the pair posed in a pair of comedy Miami Heat sunglasses.

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WIZ KHALIFA $1 Million Lawsuit UP IN SMOKE

Wiz Khalifa sued for $1 mil bucks over a cancelled concert ... and that would have bought him 100,000 joints ... which would have been AWESOME ... except for the fact that he got thrown out of court.

our source broke the story ... Wiz sued It's My Party, Inc. -- a concert promotion company - for cancelling his gig at George Mason University. Wiz claimed he was promised $85k plus a cut of the profits, BUT he sued for $1 million claiming the botched show severely damaged his reputation.

It's My Party fired back ... the deal was never real since Wiz never signed on the dotted line.

A judge agreed  --  No contract = no deal. 

It just was not doobie.

REESE WITHERSPOON ARRESTED 'You're About to Find Out Who I Am!'

Reese Witherspoon pulled her celebrity card out while her husband was getting arrested for DUI, telling the officer who ended up busting her, "You're about to find out who I am."

The arrests went down in Atlanta early Friday morning. Cops say they spotted Reese and her husband Jim Toth's car -- a silver Ford Fusion -- weaving in and out of lanes, so they pulled them over. 

As officers dealt with Jim, Reese allegedly started acting up, telling cops, "Do you know my name?" The officer answered by saying, "No, I don't need to know your name." 

Witherspoon then came back with, "You're about to find out who I am ... You are going to be on national news."

During Jim's arrest, Reese allegedly became ornery, demonstrating visual and verbal frustration over how long it was taking to arrest her husband. At one point, she got out of her car and the officer ordered her back inside. When she got out a second time, he arrested her for disorderly conduct, a municipal ordinance.

They were both taken to jail, booked, and released a short time later. 

As for Toth's part of the arrest ... the officer in the report described him by saying his "eye lids were droopy" and his eyes were "blood shot and watery." The officer said he smelled a "strong odor" of alcohol coming from Toth.

The officer stated that Toth told him he only had one drink, but -- as first reported by Variety -- when given a Breathalyzer test, Toth's blood alcohol level was .139.

In Reese's defense maybe she played the celeb card because she had as much to drink as her hubby. Just sayin'
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Lagos Popular Pastor Sign Fireman Set To Wed April 28th 2013 in Lagos

Popular showbiz pastor Sign Fireman is the General Overseer of Sign Fireman Miracle Crusade...a church quite popular among Nigerian celebrities. His real name is Ofuche Ukoha and he's from Abia.

The man of God announced his wedding to his congregation last Sunday at his Church headquarters situated in Surulere. The wedding will happen this Sunday 28th of April in his own church. As for the girl he's getting married to, everyone will have to wait until the 28th to find out!