We told you a few weeks ago that Lionel Messi is expecting a son with his girlfriend, Antonella Roccuzzo. On Saturday, the Argentinean confirmed the reports and celebrated his goal against Ecuador by placing the "ball under the jersey" the customary Latin American "Mi hijo está llegando¡" move.

Derby day is finally here, this weekend by far has been the blah-est of the season. After watching the Stoke vs. Arsenal game I felt watching ten golf was a better option. Then I saw this 50 yard screamer by Mr. I won't shake your hand and the following day a saw a lady boy come back to form. These were supposed to be good footballing moments for the neutral but not for me.

Romario sets up a vastly inferior Argentinean in a 2011 charity match

Brazilian legend Romario has never been short on self confidence, and with a illustrious 24-year career that saw him win a World Cup and numerous domestic titles, he has every reason to feel good about himself.

Yet the 46-year-old, now a member of Brazilian congress, has anointed himself into the Holy Triumvirate of the best three players of all time, ranking himself above a certain Lionel Messi.

Liverpool is expected to fight it out over midfielder Lucas Biglia, after reports in Belgium claimed that Anderlecht are ready to sell the star.
According to TalkSport, reports in Belgian publication La Derniere Heure claim that the club is willing to listen to offers for the 26 year-old, who has been linked with a move to the Premier League for a number of weeks.

After their 2-0 "mulling" in the hands of Newcastle last night, it would be fashionable to mock Liverpool today. But the only thing we're laughing about is the way Jonás Gutiérrez is hugging Andy Caroll in that photo above.

Welcome to the Friday Crackovia Club! They've outdone themselves again this week with an all-familiar parody that surely isn't far from the truth. After Madrid's weekend draw against Malaga, Cristiano tries to tell himself that "eight points" (which has, of course, been cut to six) is nothing to worry about.

Damn son. 57 years.13 Seasons.231 goals.For 57 years, Cesar Rodriguez's 231 goal total for Barcelona stood unassailed. It was 13 years in the making. From 1942-1955, Cesar terrorized the Spanish first division on his way to becoming Barca's most prolific scorer.49 years later, Barcelona embarked on a new climb.

Controversy brewed in the Argentinean Primera Division this weekend when Colon were awarded a highly dubious goal when visiting San Lorenzo.

The Colon penetration (sorry) occurred in the 68th minute, when the linesman flagged for offside. Colon's Federico Higuain whipped in a cross regardless, which Ariel Garce harmlessly tapped into the net, assuming play had stopped.

Every Wednesday, we bring you the wacky and offbeat side of football! This week, read about Sergio Ramos's special flamenco duet, Franck Ribery's tropical boxer shorts, Irina hanging out with Ronaldo's son and return of The WAGs at Euro 2012.

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos grew up in Seville, so understandably, he has tremendous affection for flamenco music and dance!

The life of a professional footballer can't be easy: they have to deal with pressure on the pitch, constant media scrutiny, and the fear that their webcam masturbation videos could be made public at any moment.

Milan striker Maxi Lopez appears to be the latest footballer to pull a Ronaldinho, as the interwebs are awash with pictures that seem to depict the Argentinean putting on a clothes-less webcam show.

Be careful Kaka, any moment now and an angel might just descend from the heavens above! Just kidding, of course, but just when critics started dismissing the Brazilian as going "way past his shelf life" (RUDE!), he proved just why he was 2007′s answer to the FIFA Player of the Year.

Barcelona might still be behind Real Madrid in the league table but they are still continuously showing some quality performances on the pitch as it was once again shown on Saturday when they defeated Sporting Gijon 3-1 despite already going a man down.

Gerard Pique's sending off looked to cause problem for the Catalan giant but goals from Seydou Keita and Xavi in the last few minutes simply ended Gijon's brave effort at Camp Nou.

Having a 10 points lead over their fierce rival, Barcelona at the top of La Liga apparently still isn't comforting enough for Real Madrid's striker, Gonzalo Higuain, who warned his teammates not to let down their guard in the remaining matches.

Higuain believes that with still around 14 to 15 matches left, there's enough chance for El Barco to catch Madrid, especially should the capital side slipped their way in the next few games.

Carlos Tevez's patched up relation with Manchester City is in tatters again after it emerged that Roberto Mancini had only allowed him back to the club in order to enter him at Crufts. The Argentine's inflammatory accusation that Roberto Mancini treated him "like a dog" took a new twist today as it emerged that the [.

On Tuesday, Carlos Tevez issued an apology to Manchester City Football Club. Despite this apparent show of remorse, Roberto Mancini should refrain from using the Argentinean striker regularly. Even though City are currently in need of a few more...
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BESOS! Check out Argentinean club's Velez Sarsfield's new jersey... which has kisses imprinted all over it! Interestingly, there is a cool concept behind this. To celebrate their love for the club, Velez fans were invited to kiss the jersey and have it published as part of the "My Love For Velez" campaign.

Welcome to the Friday Crackovia Club your weekly special on the best comedy sketch show from Spain! This week, watch as Mourinho instructs Pepe on how to make a correct 'Live TV' apology. It's a little stab at last week's Leo Messi hand-stepping saga which was followed by an emotionless apology from the defender.

There are many critics who love bickering about the downward spiral of Italian football but at least they have the equivalent of a glamorous Oscar night! Finally, Zlatan Ibrahimovic silenced his entire phone-book of haters last night and won the title of Serie A's 'Best Player in 2011′ while Edison Cavani's Udinese were announced 'Best Club'.

Real Madrid 4 Athletic Bilbao 1

Welcome to La Liga Lunes! As you may know, Mourinho's formidable Los Blancos defeated Bilbao 4-1 last night, despite Llorente's opening goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, the Portuguese was also at the receiving end of jeers from the Madridista crowd, who were allegedly annoyed that he wasn't able to pin down Barcelona earlier in the week.

It's Milan Derby weekend and if you're all like "Snoozefest time!"... STEP ASIDE, per favore! It's not about the derby but rather the culture surrounding it. All the Uncle Giovannis who are preparing their premium Neapolitan pasta sauces at this very moment will only serve it at 8pm tomorrow because that's how the Italianos roll!

Goals:
Simpson 28'
Bellamy 30'
Gerrard 45' (pen)
Shelvey 68'
Carroll 89'
Downing 90+4'
It should be illegal to complain when Liverpool score five, including firsts for Shelvey and Downing and a cameo from Carroll off the bench, no matter the opposition or merits of overall performance.

Newcastle defender Fabricio Coloccini has dismissed suggestions he is set to leave Newcastle in the January transfer window. Coloccini has been linked with Liverpool club many times over the last few months, but whether Liverpool actually needs defensive cover at the moment is arguable.The Argentinean is aware of Liverpool's alleged interest, but insists he's not thinking about a move:"One of the

Carlos Tevez The Argentinean forward has been heavily linked with a loan move to AC Milan this January. Having fallen out with Manchester City, he is currently on strike, back home in Argentina. Milan will look to secure him on a loan deal with an agreed fee to be paid in June; similar to the deal struck for Ibrahimovic in 2009.

Nothing screams "STUD!" more than this photo of Carlos Tevez and his fans at last week's Angel Cabrera (Argentinean golfer) Classic in Cordoba. While you were out shopping at Tesco's Express for Christmas last week, Tevez decided it'd be best to assume the role of a professional golfer.

Quiet rumours about a Tottenham move for Manchester City's Carlos Tevez have been appearing in the press since the start of the season and while there was a brief acceleration in the stories after the Argentinean's alleged refusal to come on as sub in Munich, most Spurs fans have rightly ignored them.

Goals:
Suarez 47'
Just good enough. The difference that taking just one of those oft-mentioned chances makes.
25 shots, eight on target, with the woodwork hit twice. 62% possession, 21 chances created. A handful of impressive, out-of-character saves by the opposition goalkeeper.

Reports are gathering momentum of a proposed move for Inter Milan's Argentinean striker Diego Milito and while the stories may go the way of many suggested links, the pieces of the jigsaw do seem to fit at least.

Milito has been at Inter since 2009 and became an instant hero with the home fans in a spectacular debut season that culminated in him scoring both goals in their Champions League final win over Bayern Munich.

Liverpool's 1-0 defeat against Fulham leaves the club five points adrift of fourth place, and it's now looking like an uphill battle for Champions League football next season. Kenny Dalglish's team has put together a great unbeaten run over the last two months, but as we saw again last night, some of Kenny's decisions are mystifying to say the least, and they continue to cost the club valuable points.

Despite scoring against Chelsea in his last game, Maxi Rodrigues has been dropped by Kenny Dalglish for the Fulham game, which marks the third time this season the Argentinean has been dumped on the bench after scoring.
Here is the team:
Reina, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Enrique, Henderson, Spearing, Adam, Bellamy, Carroll, Suarez.

3pm ET, live in the US on espn2. Yep, espn2 is actually airing a Monday game!
Last four head-to-head:
5-2 Liverpool (a) 05.09.11
1-0 Liverpool (h) 01.26.11
0-0 (h) 04.11.10
2-3 Fulham (a) 10.31.09
Last three matches:
Liverpool: 2-0 Chelsea (a); 1-1 City (a); 2-1 Chelsea (a)
Fulham: 0-1 Twente (a); 1-1 Arsenal (a); 0-0 Sunderland (a)
Goalscorers (league):
Liverpool: Suarez 4; Adam, Carroll 2; Bellamy, Gerrard, Henderson, Johnson, Maxi, Skrtel 1
Fulham: Dempsey, Johnson, Zamora 3; Dembele, Murphy, Ruiz 1
Referee: Kevin Friend
Guess at a line-up:
Reina
Johnson Skrtel Agger Enrique
Henderson Spearing Adam Downing
Carroll Suarez
They're all uneducated guesses until we see what Dalglish has in mind, but regardless of Lucas' undeniable importance, I don't expect Liverpool to change tack that much with the Brazilian out for the season.

Maxi Rodrigues scored his second goal in nine days against Chelsea on Tuesday night as Liverpool recorded a comfortable win at Stamford Bridge, yet despite his fantastic record over the last nine starts, the Argentinean still struggles to get into the team.
Let's look at the facts: In the last 9 starts, Maxi has scored 10 goals and provided 1 assist.

Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva has been in fine form this season, and although he is not renowned for his attacking ability (!), the Brazilian admires and appreciates attacking play, and this was evident when he recently revealed his five favourite South American players.
Unsurprisingly, Lucas selected four Brazilians in his top five!

Why you've got to work extra hard to be sent off for swearing

Playing against Mauricio Taricco was enough to make a saint swear. We used to kick lumps out of each other back in the old days. But bad language was back on the agenda for the veteran Argentinean, now at Brighton, last weekend when he was sent off (pictured) for swearing at Peter Walton.

'No surprise at Maxi impact'

Steve Clarke believes Maxi Rodriguez's impressive Chelsea display was just rewards for the Argentinean's professionalism in training.

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Both of Liverpool's goals against Chelsea were fantastic, strikes which have an excellent chance of showing up on various best-of-season lists. The first showed the benefits of pressing from the front and quick pass and move football, the second direct football at its finest: a cross-field diagonal opening up acres of space for an attacking full-back bombing forward.

Maxi Rodriguez was in blistering form for Liverpool at the tail-end of last season, scoring 7 goals in 3 games, including two hat-tricks in a row. That clearly wasn't enough to move him higher in the first-team pecking order though, and this season, the Argentinean has struggled to get into Kenny Dalglish's first eleven.

Real Salt Lake stunned the Seattle Sounders 3-0 in the first leg of the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Real Salt Lake immediately took control of the match, keeping Sounders goalkeeper Kasey Keller occupied in the early moments of the game. Keller was able to keep Real Salt Lake at bay for a majority of the first half, but forward Alvaro Saborío eventually broke through in the 41st minute, tapping a pass into Seattle's post.

Less than a week after some pundits and other critics have questioned Lionel Messi's form, the little Argentinean responded in emphatic form. Messi had failed to score in the last three matches yet he registered a hat-trick as he guided Barca to an impressive 5-0 win.

The hat-trick not only silenced the critics but also propelled Messi to second place on the Catalan club's all-time scoring list behind Cesar Rodriguez.

Granada vs FC Barcelona

Today's away match at the Los Carmenes stadium is a perfect opportunity for Lionel Messi to get his first away goal in La Liga since the start of the season. The Argentinean scored in away games in the Champions League and the Spanish Supercopa, so a goal versus newly promoted Granada would do him justice in La Liga.

Did anyone else notice that Kevin Prince-Boateng scored a hat-trick for Milan at the weekend? Hmm. That was an odd sentence. Equally puzzling were Harry Redknapp's claims that he'd definitely take Carlos Tevez on loan in January, if such an opportunity were to arise. I bet you would, sunbeam. The kicker for his current employers- and I'm sure they'll love this- is that they'd once again be required to foot a substantial amount of the Argentinean's running costs.