This particular boys' team had been losing a majority of their games and the school had asked Benitez if he'd be willing to help out. Benitez had originally demurred due to other time commitments, but one day had shown up to watch one of the games.

Nothing is safe from the hand of progress in the development of new technologies. The tools that appear as technology evolves become fundamental in facilitating and speeding up processes in every area of our lives. Sport, as we will see, is no exception. Football is a clear example, even though it tries to maintain its purity in practice.

Rafael Benítez has advised the Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini, to forget about trying to win any mind games in the battle for the Premier League title.