Salut!

I was back on Sky Sports this week watching Newcastle play Inter Milan in the champions League. That is what football is all about, two top teams slugging it out in Europe and producing thrilling, top quality football. It is good to see my old team mate Alan Shearer still banging in the goals - it seems that retiring from international football was the best think he could have done from a Toon point of view.

It was fantastic to work alongside George Best, who was also on the programme. George is my kind of guy and I felt we had a great rapport. I wish I'd been around to watch him when he was playing in his heyday as he was one of the best the game has ever seen, and a real entertainer. He has some great opinions on the game, and hopefully I shall be working with him again in the near future.

I must give a mention to press reports last week which claimed that I pulled out of BBC's Celebrity Fame Academy. The reality is that I was really looking forward to appearing on the show and helping raise money for Comic Relief. However, I went skiing the week before and came down with one of the worst bouts of flu I ever had. I was confined to bed and could hardly move for a few days, let alone sing. Unfortunately it is just one of those things, but I wish the guys at Comic Relief huge success in raising loads of money.

I will be back in London on Saturday as a guest of Sky's Soccer Saturday, where we will be commentating on Tottenham v Liverpool - come on you Spurs! In the evening I will be attending The Royal Ballet performance of Sleeping Beauty in association with Audi UK at the Royal Opera House, which I am really looking forward to.

Hope yours is a good weekend too!

A bientôt,

David Ginola.

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