Mario Balotelli's fabulous T-shirt asking 'Why Always Me?' is now on sale for $13.90 and is set to come to a shop near you! Balotelli curled in the opening goal at Old Trafford for visitors Manchester City before the striker stood still in Eric Cantona-like fashion, looked dead straight before brandishing a powerful, yet humorous [.

By Chris Wright

With a line-up that reads like a yoof-orientated reboot of FIFA's 'Council of Wisdom', EA have released a new viral trailer for FIFA 12 into the wild a teaser which sees a hotch-potch of famous faces including Drake, Li'l Wayne, L'il Wayne Rooney, Ole Gunnar Solksjaer (who, worryingly, seems to base his entire coaching know-how on computer games), Kaka, Giampaolo Pazzini (for a split-second) Jack Wilshere (needs subtitles) and the mighty presence that is Scott Sellars all 'living their passion through FIFA'.

By Chris Wright

In which former Chelsea striker, professional gruff Scotsman and current Portland Timbers head coach John Spencer puts in a fairly decent comedy turn as an air hostess in this mildly mirthful 'Employee Exchange' advert for Alaska Air...

Good to see a member of the footballing fraternity actually appear half-way lifelike on camera for once rather than looking like a complete ironing board.

Drake, Weezy and nationally-ranked Connor Chinn in the same advert? One of these things is in no way like the other. And by that I mean one of these guys would probably get in trouble for talking publicly about guns & drugs use and calling people by the "N" word. The other two? They just get rich for doing it.

Article by Chris Egan
Soccer Blossoming in the USA
Now we are moving into the last game of the MLS calendar, it feels fitting that we reflect on another successful year for the Major league soccer. I will be looking into their current stature with the other big four sports in america and where i think they need to go for them to expand and grow bigger.

NBC is in the process of rebranding versus. Part of how they are doing that is by featuring MLS, in this case the LA Galaxy. This is an amazing advert for the league.

There must have been something in the air in Cheshire yesterday, because several Manchester United players and their families were spotted out walking, talking and doing stuff.

Let's take a look:

The Best Dressed Family award goes to the Van der Sars.

By Ollie Irish

You have a woman's touch, Lord Berba...

A typically elegant piece of tekkers by Dimitar Berbatov, as spotted last night during Man Utd's great escape at Blackpool; Berba is the artist to Rooney's artisan. It's a triffic blend for United.

By Chris Wright

I don't really remember why Steve Nash is a Pies hero, other than the fact that he is what enlightened scholars tend to refer to as a 'massive dude'.

Any road up, here he showing us his favourite freestyle basketball/football hybrid trickshot in a (possibly CGI'ed?

Now if any of the Yanks that actually play in Mexico ever get endorsement deals for Mexican or Mexican-American focused products we're going somewhere.
The aesthetics of this advert are just weird, right? It looks like we're in some bizzaro world where Clint plays in the FMF. Strange.

I've been putting together an article on some retro TV adverts starring footballers for Betfair Football and came across these two classics starring our own Pat Jennings.

The following one featuring Pat dressed up as a goalkeeping oil filter for Unipart was pretty familiar to me, but the advert below in which he stars alongside Tony Tiger in an advert for Frosties was one that I hadn't seen.

Renault has teamed up with Thierry Henry again. The New York Red Bulls player first endorsed the car manufacturer back in 2001 where he starred alongside his now ex-wife. The new advert features Dita Von Tease along with clips from famous films and oddly Rihanna. The ad asks us, "What is Va Va Voom?" Perhaps, this ad?

Luis hits the bottle It turns out that overpaid footballers still aren't paid enough. Luis Figo is now starring in an advert for men's hairdye Just For Men. The former Portuguese star's jet black locks might not be as natural as you thought. He is the new face of the grey hair hider, famed for [...]

The final piece of four wrapping up the season, delayed by a few mishaps but here finally

So let's pull this all together. I've looked back at the players, the team and the manager. It's been a positive season with unforgettably cracking football and the blazing thrill of the Champions League tainted by the frustration of what might have been.

Chelsea and Manchester United will engage in an auction for the services of Luka Modric. Not ITK, just obvious, and something I've mentioned a couple of times since the season finished. He's one of the top midfielders in Europe and certainly the best outside the top four, with the possible exception of Gerrard who is welded to his club.

Please don't go This advert for Chilean beer company Cristal has cunningly/unintentionally pre-empted the Alexis Sanchez transfer saga. The premise of the advert is that Chile's top stars are saying goodbye to Europe to head back to South America for the Copa America. The European's are distraught to see their stars, including Sanchez, Sevilla's Gary [.

Mario Balotelli was condemned by a leading anti-knife crime group for apparently turning up in a t-shirt that glorifies violence on his first day back at training. Here is Mario in said top...

Gary Trowsdale, managing director of the Damilola Taylor Trust, said:

"This kind of thing is reprehensible but it doesn't surprise me.

LFC scooped another industry accolade recently when it landed the prestigious Best Digital Marketing Campaign from the MBNA Northern Sports Awards for its 'We Make The Shirt. You Make It Liverpool FC' launch.
The 2010-11 kit launch, which saw a sponsor change to Standard Chartered Bank, was an historic event for LFC and the club wanted to create a point of difference.

Thanks to the guys over at Sports Direct, who handed over a pair of Nike CTR360 Maestri II football boots, i've had a chance to see what the fuss is about. First things first, these boots are bright, so wearing them clean WILL make you look like an A class 'bellend'. If you can't hit [...] Related posts:

1. Best Football Advert Ever.

Watch Wayne Rooney recreate his City goal in new Nike ad, Joe Cole's rotten karaoke and amazing Brazilian skill

Presenting quality football videos from the interweb, daily at 3pm. Here's today's collection: 1) First off is a Manchester United-related video. No, not Sir Alex putting the boot into Kenny Dalglish's kid that's covered off elsewhere but rather a brand new ad for the Nike T90 boot featuring the newly hirsute Wayne Rooney.

As part of Nike's French 'new era' campaign a Nike representative talks football to new manager Laurent Blanc. It's all arty and stuff...

Oh, and it looks like a rugby shirt.

Related posts:

1. More than just a shirt sponsor...
2. Pottinger tackles.

As part of Nike's French 'new era' campaign a Nike representative talks football to new manager Laurent Blanc. It's all arty and stuff...

Oh, and it looks like a rugby shirt.

Related posts:

1. More than just a shirt sponsor...
2. Pottinger tackles.

Samut Prakan United have announced via their official message board that they will take on Thai Port as part of their pre-season preparations. The game will take place on Sunday January 30th at Sport Authority of Thailand Stadium, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan. The kick-off time is 2:00pm (i think!).
* Any idea why the 'about us' section on SPU's website gives a potted history of Manchester United?

I have no idea how you could be a Salt Lake City-area soccer fan and NOT buy tickets to see this team. If the fact that they're pretty good isn't enough, this advert by TOR favorite T. Issac Halasima makes them look like straight up superheros; surely this is Eurosnob kryptonite.

What a run we are on! Can our East London neighbours stop the momentum this team is building? If Arsenal were to lose today would it have a knock on effect for the rest of the season? What do you think?

I know what I am about to write will be as popular as a root canal treatment but I can see advantages to our suffering a cup upset.

Xmybox are essentially an American Ann Summers and they have come up with a great way for women to enjoy football (if they don't already)...

Click here to view the embedded video.

The advert stars two animated characters supporting opposing teams. The male Italian fan seems confused at her sudden excitement at the match (even though she is kitted out in football gear and is probably a fan anyway) -It however turns out that her excitement is due to her sitting on a football shaped although not sized vibrator.

Xmybox are essentially an American Ann Summers and they have come up with a great way for women to enjoy football (if they don't already)...

Click here to view the embedded video.

The advert stars two animated characters supporting opposing teams. The male Italian fan seems confused at her sudden excitement at the match (even though she is kitted out in football gear and is probably a fan anyway) -It however turns out that her excitement is due to her sitting on a football shaped although not sized vibrator.

By Chris Wright

Yet more snazzy Champions League final-y goodness, this time in the shape of Nike's fresh-out-of-the-box viral advert entitled 'Glory is Ours', in which both Barca and United players don their best 'serious faces' and give the camera all they've got baby.

It's been a long day and I would love to write a piece lauding praise upon the last true great of the English game. For now however, a fitting tribute video will suffice....i'll put something together on Thursday. Honest.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Also the two song's featured are personal favourites of mine.

Nudist Mestalla There is often tabloid whispers about naked footballers having a viral effect on the public, and that's certainly the intention of this advert from Valencia. In a bid to flog their new home shirt, the Spanish side have convinced some of their star players to strip for this video. Roberto Soldado and Joaquin [.

The Homeless World Cup 2011 is just a couple of months away. To get you in the mood they've created this video advert for the event, to be held in Paris in August.
And they've got some guy called Eric Cantona to do the voiceover.
Find out more at http://www.homelessworldcup.

Seattle Companies Export Humor, While Portland Buts A Bird On It

Remember that pretty funny advert with John Spencer in it? He was advertising for a Seattle based company - Alaska Airlines. Guess what?

A Seattle ad-firm came up with it.

It's an outrage! He is a disrespectful, lazy, petulant boy with no idea how lucky he is and this just sums it all up. It was only a friendly, he thought he was off-side, and it had little bearing on the game as Manchester City went on to defeat the LA Galaxy, on penalties at [...] Related posts:

1. Mario Balotelli Is Quickly Becoming My Favourite Player In The EPL.

By Chris Wright

Posted without comment: Santos' billboard, advertising the club's upcoming World Club Cup jaunt a tournament that is due, it should be pointed out, to take place in Japan in mid-December...

We used to get made to stand in the corner for doing things like that at primary school just saying.

Saturday

- A few hotties from Hanover 96 spent their day of rest stroking some sea lions at the zoo. Wild animals and footballers they get us every time.

- Newly-appointed USMNT manager, Jürgen Klinsmann, has actually made it in America once before. Who knew and why didn't they share sooner?

By Chris Wright

Sly digs abound in Corinthians' new advert for their club shop, in which 'Kaka' (formerly of Sao Paulo) and Santos prodigy 'Neymar' make low-key visits to the store to pick up a few bits of Timao tat...

Shame Corinthians didn't snaffle Carlos Tevez the other week, as his official lookalike hasn't really had much work since 2003.

By Chris Wright

You're all familiar with the 'Old Spice guy' advert, right? Well here's Chivas USA's frankly brilliant parody in which stacked midfielder Michael Lahoud takes on the role of 'Chivas Guy' to help flog tickets...

'I'm on...a Jimmy Conrad' has just become our catchphrase of the day!

Hello ladies Chivas USA midfielder Michael Lahoud has been drafted in to help the club shift more tickets by spoofing the cult/irritating Old Spice advert. No doubt you have seen the once hopelessly unfashionable deodorant makers' impressive attempts at rebranding on your TV screens. Now the MLS outfit has produced a hilarious homage to the [.

By Chris Wright

In which Robbie Savage takes up the 'nPower challenge' which, sadly, doesn't include seeing what electricity tastes like straight from the socket, but rather just putting on all 72 Football League home strips which isn't all that challenging when you think about it.

Chelsea fans! Why not go and try the brand new Indian Restaurant in Fulham Broadway The MASALA ZONE before or after the game tonight.
The Masala Zone has been awarded the following accreditations:
Best Restaurateur of the Year - Tatler Award
Amaya: Best Restaurant & Best New Restaurant - London Restaurant Awards
Chutney Mary: Best Indian Restaurant - London Restaurant Award
Veeraswamy: Britain's Oldest Indian Restaurant - Established 1926
Masala Zone: "10/10 for food, service & value for money" The Guardian
So if you need food before or after the game then why not head to The Masala Zone (opposite Barclays Bank) and please mention you have seen this advert on my website "Chelseadaft" for me when you go in.