
Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, our Weekly Special on the Lighter Side of the Game! This week, read about Iker Muniain’s Comparison to Bart Simpson, Leo Messi’s Baby Rumours, The Rooneys’ Las Vegas Holiday, Irina Shayk and Park Ji Sung!
Man United’s …

Ladies and gentlemen, presenting Gerard Pique – the most excited man out of Barcelona’s training ground today! And who can blame Mr. Shakira, really, there’s no bigger stage to make your long-awaited comeback than a Champions League replay between Barcelona …

There are only two matches worth skipping cupcake classes for this weekend – el clasico (Barcelona vs Real Madrid at the Nou Camp) and Arsenal’s lunchtime date with Chelsea at the Emirates later today. Sure, you could factor in the post-Champions …

No matter what you’ve heard from this morning, the real protagonist of Chelsea’s almost inconceivable 1-0 victory over Barcelona last night was Roberto di Matteo. That’s right – it wasn’t goalscorer Drogba or his provider Ramires – although they do …
Ahead of their Champions League semi-final showdown against Chelsea tonight, Barcelona’s squad has been spending quality time in London, carrying their umbrellas and trying to avoid Cesc Fabregas’s former hang-out spots. There wasn’t time to get on the tour bus, but we’re pretty sure …

The director of Brasil’s football federation, Andres Sanches (middle, with national coach Mano Menezes), has taken a stab at Barcelona – saying that their famed La Masia system is a mere facade and that Lionel Messi will be retiring in …

After Barca’s unexpected 0-0 draw against AC Milan at the San Siro last night, a few strange allegations have taken place. The first one – that Alexis wasn’t granted a penalty when Abbiati knocked him out in the 15th minute …

You’d better run for cover and start polishing your Aunt’s old wine glasses because history was made yesterday! For the first time EVER, a polite Zlatan Ibrahimovic appeared in front of the European press pack. Indeed, even if you attempted …

Spain’s answer to Manchester City – Malaga – are on an absolute ROLL at the moment (although they could do with buying more players next season – what do you say, Sheikh Al Thani?!) Their 2-1 win at …

If there was ever a better time to declare “Miércoles Messi” (Messi Wednesday), it’s today. Records are broken by players all the time but the difference here is that Messi is only 24 and has already rewritten his entire club’s …

Espanyol overturned their heartbreaking 5-1 loss to Real Madrid last weekend and handed it over to Rayo Vallecano instead yesterday. Yes, just like the

Scoring five goals against Leverkusen in the Champions League… just another day in the office for Lionel Messi! The question is, who’s going mushroom picking with Xavi now? (don’t fret, there’s no real answer to that question.)
”I am fortunate to …

Poor David never gets Victoria’s awkwardly robotic, high-fashion poses on the red carpet…. but he’s learned to live with it! Here’s the couple at the Vanity Fair post-Oscar party over the weekend, where Victoria ended up most of the preening …

Here they are – the new (updated) faces of one of the world’s favourite soft drinks! Lionel Messi, Frank Lampard, Didier Drogba, Kun Aguero and Fernando Torres all appeared in a print version of the ad bringing on the swag, …

Every football fanatic would love to get their hands on one of these youth player cards – especially that belonging to a player/legend. While clubs usually authorize these official cards to be placed in their own museums (Real Madrid, for …

It’s Champions League week again, and what else can you really say apart from “Bienvenidos, Barca?!” Nothing like European football after that two month hiatus…. gracias a Deus!
Messi and co’ landed in Leverkusen yesterday and went straight into a training …

They may have lost to Osasuna over the weekend, but don’t blame it on lady luck, por favor! Here’s a snapshot of Barcelona’s ‘girlfriends club’ at the Nou Camp last week during Barca’s Copa del Rey semi-final fixture.
From left : …

If you’re heading to the bookstore this weekend, look out for Leo Messi on the cover of the latest ‘TIME’ magazine (International Edition). When your face graces the cover of TIME, you f**king MADE IT! Unfortunately, the lovely Yanks don’t seem to think …
Feliz Sabado! If you haven’t heard of ‘Cuando Messi‘, you’ve gotta get with the program right away. Yesterday (for the most part), most of the football fraternity was up in arms over something Pele said :
“When Messi has scored 1,283 …
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There’s nothing a little mid-match Tango won’t do for you – just ask Valencia’s Pablo Hernandez! The striker was highly instrumental in Los Che’s 4-1 Copa del Ray win over city rival Levante last night – setting up the goals …
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