Are You Ready For Some Clasico?

I think it’s a great omen for today to see the Double As in close proximity. The boys arrived in Barcelona today and were greeted by over 500 fans.

Pre-Clasico Lunching & Coentrao Ban

Sandro Rosell and FloPeezy look like they’d rather stick red hot pokers up their rectums than have lunch with each other, don’t they? C’mon, gentlemen, shake hands!

Portugal Gets Ready for Czech Republic

Portugal was training today in anticipation of Thursday’s quarter final match vs. Czech Republic. Cris was also in the news for a couple of reasons.

Today In Appalling News

This is goalie Eiji Kawashima who plays for Belgian side Lierse S.K. and you’re about to be very angry on his behalf…

Pipita’s Mighty Tongue

This picture of Pipita and his tongue is just too foxy! He is just…yum. Anyhow, the boys practiced today at Cornelia-El Prat stadium for a short time and then went back to the hotel to rest up for the match.

Moucation and Other Bits & Bobs

Watishista! super sleuth Maddy tracked down this picture of Mou and the fam kicking back over on Mesut Means Happy  When I popped over there to see what was happening, I came upon this hilarious ESPN Women’s World Cup commercial with Abby Wambach.

Sigh. Of Course We Had To Respond…

From Realmadrid.com

Real Madrid C. F. regrets the unfortunate statement made today by the President of F. C. Barcelona, nonetheless understanding said remarks respond to the pressure felt by its Board of Directors coming from a particular sector of the media close the club and demanding a more aggressive attitude towards our entity.

The grave and false insinuations in the speech relating to certain reports on the use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport, that have nothing to do (neither in origin nor fruition) with Real Madrid C. F., are incomprehensible to us, given that everybody knows our club immediately and categorically denied said reports on the media platform they were published in.

It is important to remember that, facing the aforementioned pressure, F. C. Barcelona lodged an astonishing formal complaint against the coach of Real Madrid C. F. at UEFA, something unprecedented in the relations between both clubs.

Despite this unprecedented event and the statement made by the President of F. C. Barcelona, and for the good of football, Real Madrid C. F. will continue to work to have the best relations with F. C. Barcelona, as it always does with every other club from Spain and the rest of world.

Finally, Real Madrid C. F. once more reiterates its committment to sportsmanship and the values inherent in football, especially those regarding fair play and the unequivocal battle against racism. The club regards these as essential elements in sport that set a valuable example for children around world.

Please, please, please let this be the end of the issue.

Yummy Boy is Yummy, Speeding Benz and Please, Rosell, Shut Up

The Real Madrid photographers surprised the hell out of me by putting a flattering picture of Mesut on the front page this morning. Will wonders never cease?