Ballon d’Or Winners: In Case You’ve Lived Under A Rock

See how the lion gazes at his prey…

The Ballon d’Or snooze fest has come and gone and I have a quick recap of all of the winners after the jump.

Another Bloody Nose

So this happened. After the Bastia vs PSG match Saturday, Bastia forward Brandao decided to wait around in the tunnel and headbutt PSG midfielder Thiago Motta. Then he ran away like a coward to the Bastia dressing room, with a bloody and fractured-nosed Motta in quick pursuit.

2014 World Cup Dream Team and Castrol Index Rankings

During the World Cup FIFA.com Club members had the opportunity to vote on the players they thought should be part of the 2014 World Cup Dream Team. FIFA announced the voting results yesterday, and here is the selected team:

World Cup 2014 – Group A – Match Report: Brazil 3 – Croatia 1

It’s our very first match report – Happy World Cup, y’all! Take it away, Cindy!

Nike Soccer: Winner Stays

Nike released this fantastic video today that features Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar Jr., Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Gerard Piqué, Gonzalo Higuaín, Mario Götze, Eden Hazard, Thiago Silva, Andrea Pirlo, David Luiz, Andrés Iniesta, Thibaut Courtois, Tim Howard and in a cameo, Irina Shayk. It’s absolutely fantastic. Enjoy!

– Lozil

Marcelo, David & Thiago Make Their Great Escape

It’s our last night in San Sebastian! I’m heading to London in the morning and watishista mygypsyspirit is on her way back to the States. She found this great little commercial for TAM Airlines today featuring Marcelo, David Luiz and Thiago Silva. Enjoy!

– Lozil

Yeah, I Never Thought That…

Nike’s campaign for the Tiempo boot is slightly confusing as far as Sergio is concerned. Sergio Ramos – shy? Yeah, NO.

The Daily Drool – Epic Bromance Month: David Luiz & Thiago Silva

These two bromance it up big time on the Brazilian National Team. Their bromance is so well known that they have tiny lookalikes!

Thursday Bits & Bobs

Lordy, I have so many bits & bobs, I don’t even have a clue where to start. Ugh. How’s about I just begin with our boys? Here’s Iker (or rather Geeker from the looks of it) with a fan. Our intrepid capi also posted a  shot of his good friend Roy Batty from Blade Runner who was enjoying some LA poolside tanning. 

Thursday Night Bits & Bobs

Oh, Karim.

I just even know what to do with him at this point. Here’s some quick bits & bobs before I hit the hay. Click on the galleries after the jump to scroll through the photos & captions.