Congratulations to Lukita! He won the Ballon D’Or (today), FIFA Best, Award and UEFA Player of the Year this year! He also ended the 10 year domination of Cristiano and Messi winning the Ballon D’Or. Cris came in 2nd in the voting and Messi 5th. I have to say, it’s refreshing for someone else to get a look in. And that’s not to say that they didn’t deserve their wins – they did. But there are so many tremendous players out there. It’s just nice to see them being appreciated.
– Lozil
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… Continue reading
Nice little victory yesterday, no? And Courtois got his debut! I’m not complaining about winning our first three games at all. Let’s keep it up. Continue reading
Mariano took part in the final training before meeting Leganés tomorrow. He’s been given the number 7, so no pressure there or anything. Lord. Continue reading
Lukita beat out Cristiano and Mo Salah (who Sergio was rather awkwardly seated behind at the ceremony) to win UEFA Player of the Year! He also took home Midfielder of the Year. Mazel Tov! Well deserved. Cris got Forward of the Year which was beyond well deserved. So now Lukita will have an ugly torso statue of his own. Total nightmare fodder.
– Lozil
I make a whole big statement about starting to post again and then promptly get felled by an epic bronchial infection that has had me flat on my ass all week. Typical. Anyhow, I’m slowly starting to come out of it now so I’m going to try again! There’s the bulk of a week to catch up on so I’ll do a drive by. Continue reading
As part of its World Cup ‘Believe’ campaign, Nike sat down with a few different players including Cristiano for a video series on various success topics. Of these videos, Cris’ are the best because, well, just watch: Continue reading
Okay, so that game vs. Juve Wednesday was absolutely nuts. What a balagan. But now we turn our attention back to La Liga. Continue reading
The Madrid Derby came up fast, didn’t it? I’ve been laid up with pneumonia (again) so I’ve been a bit out of it. But it seems like the second half of the season is just happening very quickly. Continue reading
Hope everyone in the US had a nice long holiday weekend (and saw Black Panther – because it was AWESOME!) Continue reading
Of Headbands and Heartbreak
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Of Headbands and Heartbreak... 