Links! And the very best of Mick McCarthy!

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle...

Since Mick McCarthy was sacked by Wolves, TalkSport put together a video to highlight his best moments in front of the camera. Come back soon, Mick. [YouTube]

The makings of a football horror film: Aaron Ramsey scores, someone famous dies. [Fitba Thatba]

Wayne Rooney couldn't name his horse Oceans Seven so he went with Switcharooney. Of course. The horse also has its own Twitter account. Of course. [KCKRS]

Hope Solo has a new club. [Sounder at Heart]

Best and worst of the African Cup of Nations. [Guardian]

Some absolutely beautiful footballer posters. [TBG]

Distorted perceptions of Zlatan Ibrahimovic's worth. [Fox Soccer]

Should the away goals rule be scrapped? [Just Football]

The real story behind Rangers' demise. [Backpage Football]

Bonus video: Juan Mata buys a Taylor Swift CD and Raul Meireles pays Fernando Torres a compliment...

Who knew Juan and Artur Boruc had the same taste in music?