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So there was no need to scratch our heads to decide this week’s Sunday Señor! After scoring a hat-trick, surely Antonella‘s man, The Messiah, deserves high praise! She must have done something during the holidays to help her novia find his form again for Barca. And no, it can’t be the churrascaria.

Anyway, David Maravilla must also be smiling, because it’s his first major tournament for Los Cules, and he walked away with a shiny new medal! Un buen comienzo de la temporada, for sure.

And here’s a bonus of Pique the Pout doing what he does best (besides enjoying the DJ lifestyle – no kidding)… showering booze! You know that they’ve got loads of champagne bottles stocked up in the dressing room, so he’s not worried that they’ll run out of it anytime soon. If they do, Bojan can always make a quick run for the supermart near his home.

Desde luego… it had to be Diegooool Milito! No one else was going to capitalize on this stellar opportunity to cap what was a fantastic season off with two goals in a Champions League final. The Nerazzurri will be undoubtedly chanting his name for the rest of the year perhaps, but it is a great moment that deserves to be celebrated. Milito has worked incredibly hard throughout the season, and it’s no secret that he is an equally modest tio.

Next on the agenda for our Sunday Senor is the World Cup with Argentina. Granted, it will be difficult to fight with the attackers The Dona tends to favour, but who knows what he’s capable of then? And so we wait…!

Yes, it’s Falcao’s day today! And no, we’re not referring to Uncle Falcão, the man who played in the 1982′ and 86′ World Cup for the selecao). Instead, it was Hulk’s best friend in Porto who scored two goals last night against União de Leria. The Colombian was a former River Plate graduate and also an extremely religious man (and according to the Mirror, runs two youth groups in church called Locos por Jesús” and “Campeones para Cristo”)

With that, we bid goodbye to the Portuguese liga season, which is Benfica’s for the taking tonight!

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Chicas and amigos will probably laugh when they read this, but the fact still remains it’s been eight years and Ricky here still remains Jugador más querido for us! It’s also his birthday weekend, and we’ve watched him grow from the awkward 18 year old boy (in tio Scolari’s anti-Romario 2002 World Cup squad) to the genius of a man he is today. He is honestly an inspiration to us all and best of all, Carol is the sweetest bella ever (yes, we’ve been in touch.. more on that comin’ up!) and together with baby Luca, they make one big happy y gawwwwjus family!

Tipo also scored the winner against Real Zaragoza last night, which caps off his birthday celebrations with the Madridistas. And as he always says .. “Um grande abraço!”

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So este domingo effectively belongs to a man from Espanyol named Pablo Osvaldo! He helped himself to a nice two goal rout of Sevilla last night. Fabulousoooo is still recovering from his injury while Kanoute didn’t put on such a spirited performance, so this meant Espanyol got all three points and basically snapped their fingers at our faces. Ok, ok.. Buen trabajo, muchachos! Also, parabens to Señor Osvaldo, who also receives a limited-edition sash for doing so well in the presence of a sleepy looking Dona below.

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It takes a real man to stand up in the face of pressure and for Rafael van der Vaart, the lucky stars were on his side last night! Tipo scored Madrid’s decisive (and winning goal) against Sevilla in the 90th minute. He received a yellow card moments later for removing his shirt but the way he celebrated his goal speaks volumes about his desire to contribute to the Madridistas! Tanta pasión, ¿no? Chances haven’t been on Rafael’s side as of late, but could this be divine intervention for our Sunday Señor?

Also, Sylvie had better laid a nice steak for him on the table….

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So the only name you should be chanting today is Cacau! (and Senor Pep, of course). Cacau is a Brazilian-born German national team player (ah, a concorrência!) who  scored four goals in Stuttgart’s 5-1 win last night against Cologne. This man is on a roll… so surely, he deserves the Sunday Señor title of the week!

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It’s the little things that count most these days for Juventus and in yesterday’s encounter against Livorno, they needed defender Nicola Legrottagli to save their ASSinis! And look, our Sunday Señor this week even pulled up a holier-than-thou shirt after scoring which translates to “Jesus is the Truth”. No surprise here… Nicola is known to be one of the more religious Italian footballers who is anti-homosexuality (like Cannavaro) and whose favourite book is the Holy Bible. Could Nicola be the Kaka of the Serie A? Quick, Francesco Coco asked for a rehabilitation slot!

Here’s a bonus of Nicola looking bored at a DSquared Fashion show in Milan. The models don’t wear anything at those shows so it’s safe to say that he’s in disagreement!

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Who is Racing Santander’s Sergio Canales? And why should you care about him? Because he scored two goals against Sevilla, is one of Spanish football’s hot prospects…. and is only 18. Before you scream jail bait and Bobojan, we urge you to watch tipo’s double against the Palanganas below. His phone must be ringing non-stop with calls from shady agents today (“Salve, Sergio! We are from Berlusconi’s office – would you like to come to AC Milan?”) But of course… he is our Sunday Señor after all!

Here’s Sergio with Racing fans looking pretty amable!

Photos via via Racinguistas & Reuters

So Werder Bremen thrashed Freiburg 6-0 last night in the Bundesliga (See, they don’t even need Diego aka Survivor Contestant No. 91255 these days). As for Hugo Almeida, we’ve not heard from him for a while so it was finally nice to see the Portuguese striker helping himself to a double.

Also, did you know that Almeida is lovely family man who he doesn’t travel anywhere without a photo of his two daughters, Marianna and Matilde? His wife, Andreia added that he doesn’t go anywhere without his “mobile phone, computer and PSP” either. Ah, isso é muito típico ... She added that the ‘most difficult time’ for the family was when Hugo had to go play at the Euro 2008.

“Once, he forgot his phone in Viseu and I had to go all the way there to collect it for him,” Andreia recalled. Now now, isn’t that what a mulher is for? We’re off to find a broom now….

Yes, the photo explains it all! Mauro Camoranesi scored a molto veloce double in Juve’s 5-2 thumping of Atalanta last night. Say what you will about his hair, but this dude still has it. Inviamo i fiori (we send flowers) to this Senor!

Ah, it’s been a while since we last heard from zio-hermano. Yeah, Amauri’s just one of those who prefers to let his feet do the talking (maybe not for Dunga) so it was nice to see him score in the bianconeri’s 1-1 draw against Fiorentina, yesterday. Well, it would’ve been nice to see Felipe Meloooo getting on the score sheet too but alas, he just recovered from an injury and wanted to give his former side a break. For now, enjoy Iaquinta’s well-timed assist that led to Senor Amauri’s goal. Robinhood twins!

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Ah, Maxi! Nothing like a solid last-minute goal from Jose Manuel Jurado’s cross to rescue your team from a loss to Valencia … Atletico’s coach Abel Resino has been under tremendous pressure lately and a loss would have dealt a blow to the Rojiblancos. So it was great to have good ol’ Maxi stepping up to the plate and capitalizing on Jose Manuel Jurado’s cross from close range to make it 2-2. A sizzler from the Sunday Senor, indeed! Meanwhile, just cos’ Coti is awesome, watch his music video featuring cameos from Maxi and Diego Forlan HERE.

For all those midweek allegations of stamping on Robin van Persie and diving (among other things) Eduardo should be sent back to his comfortable London home with a hot pot of soup cooked by old friend, Gilberto Silva. But who doesn’t like controversy, these days? It’s how we roll, tipos! And the lovely thing about el futbol is that things have the tendency to calm down after a great goal (with or without the help of Vermaelen, mind you). So say BEMVINDO to Eduardo, your Sunday Senor this week…!

Inter’s favourite Betrayer of Humanity (ha-ha) scored the opening goal against Getafe last night – and set up the Messiah’s second in the 78th minute.

“I am very pleased to have scored two goals, but the most important thing is to reach the rhythm,” he said. “I am not at a hundred percent yet, but I am getting there.” He also acknowledged the all-important role of his teammates.

“(Iniesta and Messi) make it easy for you. They open spaces up and defences do not know which one to mark.”

Bien évidemment… this makes the Ibracadabra our Sunday Senor!

Don’t you love it when strikers deliver as promised? It’s what you’ll get if you listen to David Villa! In La seleccion’s triumphant 5-0 victory over Belgium last night, he reminded the world of his prowess by scoring a double – despite a missed penalty in the first half. So you’d better sit up because Villa’s is in the house. Also, we’re guessing his thumb-sucking celebration is in honour of Olaya, his new daughter who was born on August 18. The Proud Papá indeed!

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El Duck struck twice yesterday to give Milan a win in their league opener against Siena. And with that, ombre is our first Sunday Señor of the start of the 09/10 season. Now now, let’s all sit down and roast beans by the fire!

“We have won which is good, because we seemed to have forgotten how to,” he said. “We had a great game and I have to thank my teammates for all the chances they made for me.”

Unforch, Siena’s players were unhappy with Pato’s apparent “showboating” yesterday and their midfielder, Simone Vergassola did not bother to conceal his annoyance.  “Pato can play how he likes, but he must not make fun of us and do these little tricks. He showed a lack of respect and I clearly said that to [Marco] Borriello, Ronaldinho and [Alessandro] Nesta,” he said.

“Pato did this gesture with his hands, waving us on to try and get the ball off him. That didn’t seem very professional to me.”

It was the same gesture he did while snorkeling underwater with Sthef .. among the coral reefs and sea urchins! Simone needs a Siesta!

Awwww, why are they all crying?! That’s not a very nice way to welcome Nilmar, isn’t it?

Anyway, doesn’t cara look fineeeeee in the Villarreal kit? Maybe we’re so used to seeing him in the Brazilian colours, so yellow is practically second nature to him. The striker was officially unveiled to the fans and media yesterday, after signing a five-season contract with the yellow submarines.

“Negotiations are always complicated but I always had great desire to play in Spain because (they play) football like the Brazilians and have great technique,” he said.

“I am full of pride and responsibility. I know I have to score goals and help the team.”

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Manuel Pellegrini commenced pre-season training with Los Blancos on Thursday and based on that photo above, he knows his job pretty well. Be nice to Raul, smile at Raul and look fondly in Raul’s direction…. or you’re out next season! Ironically, el capitano was the first to report for the 8.30am training. Hard to tell but is that a sarcastic smile?

Anyway, the grey-eyed Chilean treinador probably doesn’t know what he’s in for with Galacticos 2.0. He still goes home and eats his wife’s cooking. The only thing that changes is the fact that his sobrinos and their friends get to choose box seats for el clasico next season. Exciting!

In the words of Vicente Del Bosque : “For Madrid to succeed Pellegrini must be allowed to exercise his own ideas and follow his vision. He (Pellegrini) has been the most brilliant overseas coach over the last few years and all he needs is the kind of support that he had at Villarreal.”

After a ludicrous week of transfers, David Villa is the latest name to be associated with Real Madrid. Villa turned down a move to Chelsea (well done, papi!) and his spokesperson Juan Cruz Sol insists that there’s a high possibility the Valencia hitman will go to Madrid next season. Harry Potter Perez offered €25 million (U.S. $67 million) to the striker and this amount may just be enough to see him become a Real Galactico 2.0

Nevertheless, Villa has grown to become a symbol of the Los Che outfit and behind the cut, we share some of our Sunday Señor’s career highlights!

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