Paper Talk: Neymarmania gets weird

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PAPER TALK features the amazing goal-scoring form of Aaron Ramsey, the reason Neymar has to change his phone number once a fortnight, and how Eden Hazard's European walkabout got him dropped for Chelsea's Champions League clash with Schalke.

RAMSEY ON FIRE

Last season Robin van Persie was unstoppable. This season it's Aaron Ramsey that can do no wrong.

The two meet in the Premier League's heavyweight clash this weekend and after Ramsey scored the most unlikely winner in the Gunners' Champions League clash with Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund on Thursday morning (EDT), the table-toppers should go into the game as favourites.

Ramsey has scored 13 goals already this season - five of them in Europe.

But what astounded about Thursday's goal is that it was Ramsey's head, not his twinkling toes that did the damage.

Turns out the Welsh midfielder's got it all...

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NEYMARMANIA OUT OF HAND

Neymarmania has reached such extremes that the Barcelona forward has had to make a plea to fans to stop calling in the early hours of the morning, forcing him to change his number every fortnight.

The Brazilian international used his Instagram profile on Wednesday (EDT) to write an open letter to his supporters in which he asked the 'Neymarzetes' - his most ardent followers - to refrain from their over-intrusive behaviour.

"I have a lot of affection for them and I don't know if I would have got where I have today without them," he starts.

But he goes on to say: "I am unable to keep the same number for more than two weeks because people who call themselves fans - Neymarzetes - call me in the early hours of the morning or send me messages.

"And worse they discover the numbers of my family, girlfriend and friends and they invent stories and tell lies so that in the end they also have to change their numbers."

HAZARD GOES WALKABOUT

IT turns out Eden Hazard is still a massive fan of his former club. So much so, he's prepared to roll the dice on Champions League selection just to go and sit in the stands to watch them play.

Hazard was left out of the Chalsea side that on Thursday morning (EDT) easily dealt with Schalke and after the match Jose Mourinho confirmed it was a Eurotrip gone wrong that caused the attacking midfielder to slip out of the squad.

Hazard is believed to have Sunday morning for a reunion with his former team-mates and to watch his ex-club take on Monaco later that evening.

He was due to board an early Eurostar train back to London on Monday morning in time to report for training at Chelsea' Cobham HQ, but did not make it.

"He missed training on Monday. He forgot the time? That's the end of story. He's a kid," Mourinho said after the Schalke game.

"Kids make mistakes and fathers have to be clever in the way they educate their sons. He didn't play. He wanted to play.

"He was sad because he didn't play. We won without him. On Saturday, he is back. So, end of story."

DID MESSI MEAN IT?

Was this an accident or another example of Leo Messi's genius?

He was offside, so the goal didn't count, but take a look and judge for yourself...

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SYDNEY FC'S OTHER ITALIAN CELEBRITY

Perhaps not quite as universally adored as Alessandro Del Piero, singer-songwriter Eros Ramazzotti is nonetheless a big name in his home country of Italy.

Singing in both Italian and Spanish, the 50-year-old has sold a whopping 55 million records in his 25-year career, collaborating with the likes of Cher, Tina Turner, Andrea Bocelli, Nicole Scherzinger and Ricky Martin along the way.

And on Thursday morning, the singing sensation made his way to Sydney FC training, with Tony Pignata posting this tweet.

Let's hope Ramazotti had something cheerful to sing the Sky Blues. They could do with some cheering up right now.

KLOPP BREAKING BAD?

Eccentric Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has been called many things, but we're betting one of them isn't Walter White.

At least, until now.

Wearing his hood up as he coached his side to a Champions League loss against Arsenal in the rain on Thursday morning, Klopp was snapped side on, looking chillingly like the character who has taken the world by storm in TV drama Breaking Bad.

At least the Daily Mail thought so, anyway.

Jurgen Klopp manager / head coach of Borussia Dortmund in the rain Source: ABC

CELTIC TAKING EUROPE BY STORM

Celtic is making a splash in Europe right now... Or at least their fans are, after their Champions League trip to Ajax was marred by a clash between supporters, with 15 fans from the Scottish side arrested.

Amsterdam Police said that fans armed with bottles and sticks attacked plain-clothed police in an incident described as "coming out of nowhere".

Eight police officers were injured with one knocked unconscious following the fighting in Dam Square, in the city centre.

Police said the majority of those arrested were Celtic fans, although it is believed that supporters from other clubs were also involved.

ARE YOU FLIPPIN' SERIOUS?

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has broken new ground yet again, with his famous backheeled goal recreated in a series of flipbook sketches, and played out as a comic on You Tube.

The cartoon animation captures the Swedish international holding off his marker with brute force before finishing with the finesse expected by such a complete frontman.

It was one of two goals scored by Ibrahimovic in Paris Saint-Germain's 4-0 victory over Bastia and it was yet another sensational strike from the charismatic attacker.

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ARSENAL'S NEW FAB FOUR?

When Arsene Wenger first arrived at Arsenal he inherited one of the most impregnable back fours the EPL has ever seen, with the likes of Tony Adams, Martin Keown, Nigel Winterburn and Lee Dixon.

And after the Gunners sensational start to the season, comparisons between that foursome and Arsenal's current back four of Bacary Sagna, Per Mertesacker, Laurent Koscienly and Kieran Gibbs are starting to be made.

Perhaps it's a little early for that, but it makes a nice change from the leaky construction the Gunners have had to rely on at the back in recent seasons.

BERNABEU'S NEW NAME?

Computer giant Microsoft have confirmed they are talks with Real Madrid to sponsor their Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

María Garaña head of Microsoft in Spain told Antena 3: "They are speaking with us and with various other companies about the stadium" when asked by the television network how far advanced was their proposed link to the world's richest club was.

Windows 7 Arena, anyone?

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KEEPER LOSES HIS HAND

A Uruguayan goalkeeper has been forced to retire after losing four fingers in a horrific domestic accident.

Juan Obelar, a former player for Uruguayan giants Penarol, was left with only a thumb on his left hand after Monday's sickening events.

"I feel so awful, this is the most horrendous thing that has ever happened to me. It is a very painful moment," he told local media.

"I was doing a few things for my house, putting wood through a plane and the next thing I know the machine ripped off four fingers.

"I was on my own, I didn't have help from anyone and the only digit I had left was my thumb."

Obelar will undergo surgery to reconstruct his hand, although there was no possibility of saving his fingers.

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