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A few weeks ago, we wrote about how Eva Langoria has been neglecting her old friend, Rafa Marquez in favour of the new Ferosh Kids, IkerBonero. Well, it appears that she has not forgotten him at all.. because they met at the Red Bulls-La Galaxy game over the weekend!

Marquez was with his namorada, Jaydy Mitchel, a Mexican singer and actress. Of course, her husband Tony Parker also attended the game purely for the debut of Titipo Henry. You gotta show your good friend some support, eh?

Here’s a photo of Arjen-We-Still-Don’t-Forgive-You-Robben with a message to his former colleague, Raul the Great One at Schalke! You all know how much Bundesliga loves the Real Madrid legend now, but Robben thinks that Bayern will be title champs again este ano!

He wrote: “Welcome Raúl, and good luck. But we will be champions. Greetings, Arjen!” And with that, he proceeded to dive over the pavement with the letter.

Here are two video featuring your highness Greaseano and the adoooorável Fabio Curly da Silva discussing ‘their game’.  Greaseano seems a little bit aggressive in his explanations, but that’s just cos’ he can’t wait to go on that lunch date with Irina. As for Fabio, queremos beliscar suas bochechas!

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Ok, forgive us for the lack of a creative title, but like Neymar, we’re kind of surprised at Manoooo Menezes’ 24-man squad for the USA friendly on August 10th. With so many new faces for Seleção Bootcamp, everyone needs to attend Orientation Camp ASAP!  Meninos like Rafael Curly Fries da Silva, Ganso, Pato and (drumroll) Hernanes, also finally received their call-ups after waiting on it forever. This is not to say that all of them deserved it (Lucas??), but it’s a nice technique to soothe the Brazilian public who can’t shut the image of defeat from their minds.

Rafaelito knows it, and he will be throwing a bitchface – like the one below – if you do not agree that he deserved the call-up. Seriously, enough of PS3 and barbecuing in Manchester… it’s time for the real deal. Hopefully, Fabio isn’t jealous because sibling rivalry is hilarious!

FULL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Victor (Gremio), Renan (Avai), Jefferson (Botafogo)

Defenders: Daniel Alves (Barcelona), Rafael (Manchester United), Andre Santos (Fenerbahce), Marcelo (Real Madrid), David Luiz (Benfica), Henrique (Racing), Rever (Atletico-MG), Thiago Silva (Milan)

Midfielders: Sandro (Internacional), Ramires (Benfica), Lucas (Liverpool), Jucilei (Corinthians), Ganso (Santos), Ederson (Lyon), Hernanes (Sao Paulo), Carlos Eduardo (Hoffenheim)

Forwards: Robinho (Santos), Diego Tardelli (Atletico-MG), Alexandre Pato (Milan), Andre (Santos), Neymar (Santos)

Photos via Gettyimages/Reuters

So The Messiah is incredibly exhausted.. but he still has six months to go until they crown the new FIFA World Player of the Year, so tipo has to WORK IT! It must be incredibly tiring to go back to playing football right after the World Cup, so he was nice enough to pick all the players whose teams went out early in the tournament. Obviously, folks like Materazzi had ample time to go for a spa, enjoy a manicure AND get inked at the same time while Lucio, as ya’ll know, has been hitting the bitch with Juan!

Edgar Davids and Kevin Urandi also didn’t have anything to say to Marco and Lucio, so they decided to have their own conversations (as seen below) instead. Seriously, what could Edgar and Lucio have spoken about? Felipe Melo?

It’s that time of the year again… the “Gêmeo Season!” The question is, can you tell the Da Silva brothers apart below? Meu Deus, someone needs to give them a hairdryer, the Perpetual Greaseano look is not working!!

Anyway, caras are now in the USA with the rest of the United gang as part of their pre-season tour. They’d better bring their Futbolita tees along for the ride. Hmmm, Fabio (left) is trying to recall where na terra he put it!

Last, and certainly not least, es hora de Ikerbonero! They’re now officially Pap material, which means you’ll probably be seeing them every morning at the breakfast table as you sip tea next to Arsene Wenger.

Anyway, here they are after enjoying a nice little dinner and getting into Wedgiellas’ car. OK, we don’t really care where they’re heading to or if he decides to get a new haircut, but he’d better keep Sara because she’s one of the few girls he has dated with actual brains!

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Fabio and his Foreignchester Friends are in Doha now for a training camp (What? In the bloody middle of the week?! you scream) and the answer is yes. Toño Valencia looks quite confused in that lift – and this reminds us of a conversation we had with a futbolita from Ecuador a few weeks ago. “Él es un futbolista muy bueno. Estamos orgullosos de él,” she said. It also takes us back to one of our football encounters, where we met Patrice Evra in the lift, said that we were journalists (true) from Bolivia (false) and he believed us. “¿Hablas español?” he said. Ummm, bien sûr!

Anyway, Forbes have revised their annual list of the Richest Sports Bodies in the World again – and even Potter Perez lost out on this one! Los Diablos Rojos (Red Devils) are at the top with assets valued at £3.22 billion. The Madrilenos only made it to fifth place at £2.33 billion. Surprisingly, Arsenal are one spot below at £2.07 billion.

And if you’re from the UK and watch a certain show call Misfits, don’t you think that the lead character below looks like a hybrid of Fabio Curly da Silva and Brazil TV host, Felipe Andreoli?

via Reuters and Robert Sheehan Online

Aaaaand Bitch face is all we can say. Ouça, vá para casa e assistir Gossip Girl, OK? Amigas who watched “the Leeds game” (which United lost 0-1) tell us that the youngsters weren’t all that bad. Too bad they rested the other Curly Fry although he was the one who scored last week. Come on now!

Also, we know this is terribly random but Hamburg’s Ze Roberto will be fined after failing to return from his holiday break in Brazil on time. “I learnt that he will not return on schedule. This is unacceptable. Everything had been planned in advance, and he will have to pay a fine,” warned Hamburg’s coach Bruno Labbadia. Ok, chill mano, Ze Roberto is Mr. Universe of the Bundesliga so everything is well in place if you believe this photo… (dedicated to you, Mari!) Excuse us while we wash our eyeballs out.

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So a sad day has come, and according to reliable sources in Argentina, Gianinna and Kun Aguero have officially parted ways. Kun has already packed his bags and left the family home following allegations that he cheated on his wife with a dancer. So it isn’t just Tiger Woods who should be avoiding the feminism society these days!

Anyway, gossip rags are saying that Kun is “not used to married life” and that the emotional discomfort he is facing at home has led to his dismal performances on the pitch. The main problem was he wasn’t comfortable idea of raising a family yet and while he initially showed good behavior, over time the relationship began to crumble and Gianinna often ‘questioned’ her husband’s frequent nights out.

For now, her intention is to stay a while longer with Benjie to save the relationship. But if it does not work out – according to people close to the family – Gianinna could return to Argentina with the child. By the way, what does The Dona have to say about all this and will blood be thicker than water in his team selection? (via La Nacion with thanks to Kickette).

On the eve of the star-studded World Cup Draw, Mickey Mouse’s Muse aka David Beckham remembers Nelson Mandela! What a great PR team he has… “When I was last here with England, I had the honour of meeting Nelson Mandela. That was the highlight of my career; to meet such a great man and a strong man and such a passionate man about sport and life will always stay with me.”

Lastly, your favourite pair of Brazilian gêmeos happened to arrive at the same time as their coach in a UNICEF benefit earlier this week. They tried to tell their older brother to drive slower but…it was too late, and they got out into the pavement at the same time! Look at Rafael’s face.  Nós queremos beliscar-la!

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Ok chicas, this story cracked us up and the randomness of it all is mind-blowing! Yes, it appears that Greaseano has moved out of his luxurious Cheshire mansion and left Futbolito Fabio a gift.

“He left a refrigerator at his house and mine was broken, so I got his. A VIP refrigerator,” Fabio laughed. “We have not spoken much. Now he’s coming to charge me (for the fridge).”

When asked if Greaseano made him pay cash for the fridge, Fabio laughed again and said : “His Portuguese hand closed the fridge. But seriously, I’m rooting for him too. Sure, he’ll do well at Real Madrid. He is a player who works hard and always seeks to improve more and more.”

Anyway, of course he had to speak about his gemelo Rafael…

“He is recovering from an injury in the right shoulder. The curious part is that I had the same injury which left me out of the squad for a long time. We’re twins (even in injury)” he joked.

Tipo is hilarious and we must say it again…. Seu cabelo e muito legal!

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Come on now, futbolitas… let’s gather around the fire and play a game! Which one of these lindo meninos is Rafael… and which one is Fabio? This one’s pretty easy and ya’ll know which twin we prefer but didn’t get to meet (hey, at least the other was equally sweet!).

Need more time? By the love of Kun, you need a lesson in Twin Identification agoraaa! [Ok, we'll give you 20 seconds....]

Ombre on the left looking slightly stern is Faaaaaaabio (ya’ll remember his LOL-worthy quote which evoked laughter from Rafael). Cutie grinning to the right is his twin bro. Whatever the case, they both have lovely hair and gostaria de penteá-lo.

A few weeks ago, we were out with a friend and spotted more than 11 “mini-Fabios” with the exact same hairstyle (albeit differences in height, age, weight etc). Interestingly though, none of them were Brazilian. Looks like the Da Silva love is spreading internationally. Adorável!

They don’t stand among our favorite teams but we had a blast covering Man United when they travelled to Malaysia for their Far East tour. All our preconceptions of them were wrong and they’re all really nice hombres- everyone from the folks in their entourage to the players!

We spoke to Anderson, Fabio, Nani, Rooney, Tosic, Evra, Carrick and even Sir Alex, Kiko Macheda and Paul Scholes briefly.

Rather excitingly, we met one half of our fav Brazilian twin-defenders, Fabio! And among other things, we told him he had sexy hair (thanks to Mari and Sabrina Sato for the inspiration). He chuckled – eyes twinkling – and said, “Obrigado!” By the way, the boy is left-handed and has soft hands. Sadly for us, Rafael wasn’t around for us to hang with so we gave Fabio the Futbolita camisa instead. “Ah, futbolita. Muito prazer!” Fabio said, taking the shirt with a smile. Charming!

We also met Nani - who believe it or not – is the friendliest hombre around and exudes NO douchebag behaviour whatsoever! Halfway throughout our convo, he said to me : “You speak good Portuguese, did you study it?” I replied, “Yes!” and Nani said, “Yes, you speak it well. Very good.” Then he added that he was bored in the hotel and there was nothing much for the players to do following the Jakarta bomb blasts and tight security. So I had to ask : “Do you guys feel sad that Cristiano is gone?” and he replied : “Well, we are getting used to it.” Tosic – who was next to him – told us he didn’t like the weather there.

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Sim, futbolitaaaas! We met United’s Brazilian full-back Fabio da Silva (too bad Rafael wasn’t in Malaysia) as part of United’s Asian tour  and told him how we loved his sexy hair. We also spoke to Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Tosic, Evra, Carrick and even Sir Alex. It was a blast… and we’ll have more on this in the next few days so look out for it. Tchau!

If that’s not Pillowface on Rafael da Silva, we don’t know what is. Anyway, one half of our favourite Brazilian twins has signed a contract extension that will see him at Foreignchester United till 2013. No word on his married bro yet, but they’ll probably be playing jersey-swapping games once Fabio gets his extension.

“It has been an exciting time for me and I want to be part of this for a long time so to get an extension is unbelievable,” he said.

Oh Rafael, we beg you not to join the DoucheBag trio that is Ronaldo-Anderson-Nani! Do us all a favour, por favor.

We love The Guardian’s interview with United twins Fabio and Rafael da Silva. Gotta love their sense of humor and the fact that they also alike. Muito adorável! Here are some excerpts…

Fabio: Yeah I got married six months ago, I’m serious like that, I like being at home [Rafael shakes head and laughs]. She’s called Barbara and is 17 years old. We got married so that she could come here.
Rafael: I’m less introverted than him, and it’s always been like that. Here I don’t go out but in Brazil I do.

Who are the biggest jokers at the club?
Fabio: Rio and Patrice. Once, Anderson came to training in his slippers and they set fire to his slippers and tipped cream out all over them.

What do you think of Robinho taking the bus to the Trafford Centre?
Fabio: Well Brazilians are like that. ‘Do you want to go there?’ ‘Let’s take the bus then’. Come on. I doubt that people would stop and stare at him, they wouldn’t believe it was him. The English players wouldn’t do the same but yeah I’d take the bus too.

Best friend?
Both: Rodrigo Possebon.

English or Brazilian food?
Both: Brazilian

You know the tricky situation about playing for Brazil or Portugal? Of course you do eh, Deco?!

Well, it looks like Man United’s Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio da Silva are being faced with the same ‘problem’. Both have played for the U-15 and U-17 Brazilian selecao but also hold Portuguese passports which makes them eligible to play for Carlos Queiroz’s side. And the coach hasn’t been able to hide his enthusiasm for them.

“Carlos likes me and Rafael and calls me all the time. He really wants us to play for Portugal but I don’t know,” Fabio told the News of the World. “Every kid dreams of wearing the yellow and green.”

While the source of that quote is questionable, we have to agree with Fabio. Brazil needs fresh talents for the future and the inevitable 2014 World Cup hosted in their home country. Me, you and your brother know that it’s a ‘must-win’ championship for them – we don’t want a repeat of the 1950 final against Uruguay now, do we?

So why lose the likes of these twins to Portugal? Do something Dunga! AGORA!