Welcome To The World Gaia Carvalho Alves!

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37 semanas 🍼 #babyGaia

A post shared by Caio Alves (@caio_alves12) on Jan 4, 2019 at 7:41am PST

We have always kept up with Marcelo’s in laws Caio & Yasmin here – they are just lovely! So it’s wonderful to report that they welcomed their second daughter Gaia on January 17th. Big sister Cloe, Tio Marcelo and Tia Clarice (who are Gaia’s godparents) were all on hand to greet the little woobins. Prepare for cuteness!

When Frankenshirt Met Frankendress & Other Tales from London

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✈️ #TheBest with my love @pilarrubio_oficial #FIFAFootballAwards

A post shared by Sergio Ramos (@sergioramos) on Sep 24, 2018 at 4:44am PDT

One of the fun things to do every year is see what outrageous fashion appears at The Best awards. I mean, Dani Alves is always worth a look – remember when he went apeshit with a bedazzler? And Messi never disappoints in his sartorial faux pas. Ah, but our Sese in a class by himself as is his missus. The happy couple hit the plane attired in their signature idiosyncractic style. Special shoutout to Pilar’s tangerine studded leather jacket because that is truly something and Sergio is just bein’ Sergio. Note the Frankenshirt. I swear to fuck, this man cannot purchase something that hasn’t been pieced together from seven different other garments. I bet his fave Dolly Parton song is “Coat of Many Colors” Anyhow, at first glance, it’s Frankenlicious, but tame for Sergio. But you really need to see the full thing…

And You Get A Contract Extension, And You Get A Contract Extension And You Get A…

…”partial tear of the adductor muscle tendon in your right leg.” Okay that SUCKS. Animo Mateo! Bring your lovely self back to us soon.  Let’s hope there are no more injuries to our boys.

But some good stuff happened as well. We started off our Champions League crown defense with a 3-0 win over APOEL. And then there was the matter of some contract extensions that make me, for one, very happy.

A Four Wedding Weekend!

A whopping four Madrid players said “I do” this weekend around the globe: Danilo, Kovacic, Lucas and Morata.

Two Days Till El Derbi Madrileño!

I can’t believe it’s only 2 days until we face Atleti. The team began their preparation after yesterday’s victory vs. Leganés.

New Year & Holiday Fun

Hope everyone had a lovely New Year’s Eve and have been enjoying the day today. As promised, a bumper crop of what various ‘ballers have been doing on their holidays. There have been engagements, baby announcements, singing in the mirror while dressed in a towel (Cristiano), blue gradient shoes (Sergio), celebrating on a camel (Mateo & Lukita) and a rather ungracious joke about a rival (Toni Kroos, being a bit rude, IMHO).  Let’s dig in! (It’s long so be prepared!)

The Baby Rejoins The Team & Clasico Prep Begins

The team began our version of Hell Week – preparing for El Clasico. Ugh. I am not ready. But at least they will be.

Catching Up Pre-Derby

Well. much like most of our internationals, I’m baaaaack! I survived my work conference with little to no health issues. I really wish I could say the same for our team!

Happy Halloween!

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😂😂😂😂😝😜😂

A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Oct 19, 2016 at 11:13am PDT

Although he posted it early, I can’t help but feel this is Cristiano’s costume and in my mind, it’s clear who he is this Halloween…

Ladies Love…

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A post shared by Cristiano Ronaldo (@cristiano) on Oct 28, 2016 at 8:51am PDT

Who needs a coat when you’re that hot? Not Cristiano. He wasn’t the only one tempting the ladies today…