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| PHOTO: ARSENAL HAS SOME REALLY WEIRD TRAINING METHODS. |
A young Malaysian player suckles at Alex Song’s teat to gain his power. Or something. (AP Photo)
| SOMETHING SOMETHING YANKEE STADIUM…HE’S TOTALLY RIGHT ABOUT THE SHIRT THING. |
A night out at the ballpark meant soccer, when Chelsea and PSG took over Yankee Stadium. Here are one man’s observations from “among the mugs.” // A Football Report
| I’M STILL WAITING TO FIND OUT ABOUT HIS KIDS. YOU KNOW, BEBE’S KIDS. AHEM. |
Bebe is back at Man United, and he’s scoring “big” goals in friendlies. Clearly this means he was worth every shady penny. // Dirty Tackle
| HERE’S MARIO BALOTELLI’S LIVING UP TO PEOPLE’S BASIC EXPECTATIONS. |
Mario went to Ibiza, visited Gary Lineker’s brother’s club, ran up a massive bill. Because he’s Mario. // Off the Post
| PHOTO: THIS PHOTO BRINGS US ALL TOGETHER. YANKEE AND JOHN TERRY HATERS, I MEAN. |
Mariano Rivera and John Terry do the cross-sport jersey swap at Chelsea training in New York. (Reuters)
| THIS IS NOT WHAT I ASKED FOR. CAN I GET THE RECEIPT? |
A second division Norwegian side gives a “gift to the world” in the form of a photo. Some of the world will love it. The rest of us, not so much. // Kickette
| ASHLEY COLE LIKES TO TROLL ALL THE LIVE LONG DAY. |
Ashley Cole is on Twitter now, and he’s already setting a high bar for trolling Arsenal fans. // The Footy Blog
| A PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER CANNOT BE EXPECTED NOT TO TRASH A LUXURY PAD. DUH. |
Anton Ferdinand is being sued for £18,000 by a former landlord who claims Anton trashed his riverside rental. // The Sun
| PHOTO: RIO FERDINAND WOULD LOOK RIGHT AT HOME IN NASCAR GEAR. |
Just in case the Chinese fans didn’t know what number Rio wears, he’s got that hat. (AP Photo)
| ‘CHAIN-SMOKING CZECH’ SOUNDS LIKE A CHARACTER FROM A EURO ART HOUSE FILM. |
In this case, the chain-smoking Czech is Zdenek Zeman, who will bring “Moneyball” (yeah, right) to Roma. // Business Week
| IN THIS SCENARIO, MEGAN RAPINOE IS LARRY BIRD. SORRY, MEGAN. |
Forget basketball. America’s Dream Team worth rooting for is the U.S. Women’s National Team, not Kobe and his overpaid friends. // Bleacher Report
| IT’S MLS ALL-STAR WEEK. BULLETINS FORTHCOMING AS EVENTS WARRANT. |
Other things are happening too, like the complete farcification of anything to do with player transfers. Fun! Stay tuned, things are about to get banal interesting. Follow KCKRS! Like KCKRS!
