The Daily Drool – World Cup 2014 – Australia: Mile Jedinak

Midfielder Mile captains both Crystal Palace and the Australian National Team. He first represented his country with the U20 team and moved up to the senior side in 2008.

Mazel Tov! Aitor Karanka To Be Named Manager Of Middlesbrough

Delightful news today! Aitor has resurfaced and he’s going to be announced tomorrow as the manager of  Middlesbrough with a contract to 2016. According to the Guardian, he turned down Crystal Palace. Best of luck at Boro, Aitor! We’ll be cheering you on.

– Lozil

The Daily Drool: Mikael Forssell

German born but of Finnish descent, striker Mikael is considered one of the best Finnish players ever. Now just 30, he had a professional career that started at age 16 with HJK. He was grabbed by Chelsea when he was 17 in 1998 and played for them until 2005, albeit much of that time on loan. He went out to Crystal Palace, Borussia Mönchengladbach and Birmingham City. He was sold to Birmingham City in 20o5 and stayed for 3 years. He moved on to Hannover 96 (2008-2011).  His contract expired at the end of the 2010-2011 and he had a trial with West Ham. In August, he had a trial with Leeds United and it was successful enough that it was extended. He’s been a mainstay on the Finnish National Team since 1999.