ON THIS DAY

Monthly pay doesn't seem real until you've had a chance to look at the payslip but for Liverpool's John Arne Riise on this day in 2007 his monthly pay became real for anyone with an internet connection. A copy of one his monthly payslips mysteriously appeared on the net and proved very interesting reading. A monthly basic of £120,000 plus £4,000 appearance money, £250 points bonus and £15,384.62 for the Champions League making a total of £139,634.62. Deductions totaled £57,220.95 - tax £55,508.28, NIC £1,611.67 and meals and tickets £101 leaving take-home of £82,413.67....for the month! How on earth he could make ends meet with that is beyond me! Football Day by Day..... Football is a 365 day a year game. A reminder of some of the famous, record-breaking or bizarre things that have happened Day by Day over the years. Click on Football On This Day Web footballsite.co.uk

When the Football Association replaced Graham Kelly with Adam Crozier as chief executive in January 2000 they hoped that the skills that seen him become CEO of advertising giant Saatchi and Saatchi would help bring the FA into the 21st Century. And to be fair despite having no experience in football - and being Scottish! - he oversaw some major changes and achievements in the organisation running much of English football. During his tenure the FA moved their HQ from Lancaster Gate to Soho Square, England controversially employed their first foreign manager (Sven-Goran Eriksson), the management structure was dramatically streamlined with the FA becoming more commercially aware, the Wembley Stadium rebuild project went from a dream to reality....and England won 5-1 in Germany! But he also had his critics. In October 2002 in newspaper articles Ken Bates said that Crozier was 'hopelessly out of control' and had 'exceeded his authority' and several days later - on October 31st 2002 - Adam Crozier resigned his £613,000 FA job. He later became CEO at Royal Mail and ITV and was replaced at the FA by Mark Palios.