Embarrassed that female Olympians [Britta Heideman, Natalie Coughlin, Amanda Beard, etc] are outscoring the males in the very important Olympic art of posing naked, this group of New Zealand football players led by Sam Messam decided to equalize things by removing their shirts and performing the traditional Maori “haka” before a crowd of cheering thousands. [...]
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Ronaldinho’s Got Balls
Ronaldinho will still go to Beijing even if this means breaking his contract with Barcelona. Hah. Good for him. Maybe the other footballers, like Argentine Martin Demichelis, who are similarly being prevented by their clubs from playing in Beijing should follow Ronaldinho’s example. Let’s see what those Olympic party-pooping club owners will do when their [...]
Ronaldinho on Barcelona
This must be Ronaldinho’s true sentiment regarding Barcelona’s reported plan to prevent his participation in the Bejing Olympic Games. Boo, Barcelona. Dog in a manger indeed.
Meet Brazil’s Olympic Football Squad
The list is just announced today. Via beijing2008: Goalkeepers: Diego Alves, Renan Defenders: Marcelo, Ilsinho, Rafinha, Thiago Silva, Alex Silva, Breno Midfielders: Lucas, Anderson, Hernanes, Ronaldinho, Diego, Thiago Neves Forwards: Jo, Robinho, Alexandre Pato, Rafael Sobis
Going to Beijing: David Beckham
British football star David Beckham is bound for Beijing during the Olympics but he’s not going there to play football. Rather, he’s there to “star in the closing ceremony” where he will reportedly “play a key role role in the the official handover to Britain for the London 2012 Games”. It is fitting that Beckham [...]
