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Baby news alert: Caroline Celico's six-months-full belly of baby girl seems to be sprouting quite nicely. Of what we can see behind her puffer coat, of course.

You know, just when we thought this picturesque Brazilian couple couldn't be cuter with their afternoon lunch dates at Japanese restaurants around Madrid, in an interview with Caras, Mrs.

Raffaello Fico is an Italian model who is currently dating crazy Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, she also appeared on Italy's version of Big Brother and after leaving the show sold her virginity for £1 million to a guy called Milo Coretti, nevewr heard of him? Either have we.

Although it isn't the best competition to take part in, the UEFA Europa League offers Liverpool a great chance for silverware and a platform on which to build for next season.
Despite last night's draw against Sparta Prague, the Reds still have a good opportunity to progress all the way to the final should they take this competition seriously.

Giggs gets animated again The animated dramatisation of Ryan Giggs' alleged affair with Big Brother star Imogen Thomas proved to be a big hit. So much so that the Taiwanese animation company behind the video have now produced a follow-up in response to the latest revelations about the Manchester United legend's private life.

Quick Recap:

Portland once again gives up an early goal in the 5th minute but fight back and take a lead only to squander it late. Portland ties 3-3.

First Half:

The Portland Timbers really came out like they had a lot to prove and that made them play tight. Their passes were not as accurate as they needed to be and they forced a lot of passes.

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Hans Martinez (L) of Universidad Catolica vies for the ball with Maximiliano Moralez of Velez Sarsfield during their Copa Libertadores 2011 football match at the San Carlos de Apoquindo stadium in Santiago, on April 07, 2011. (Photo by Claudio Santana/AFP/Getty Images)

But what's really happening is they're holding hands, the big brother leading his (tiny) little brother in the same direction.

It seems odd that a player of 19 may have reached the ‘crossroads' of a career, but John Bostock seems to fit that scenario at the moment. John has been discussed before, but his situation has moved on slightly with a return to Tottenham and a couple of goals at Spurs Lodge that have capped some reports of good overall form.

Luiz Henrique da Silva giggles at the question: how do you spot the difference between Rafael and Fábio? The big brother, who came to England to look after the Brazilian twins, seems genuinely puzzled by how, as in the lyrics of the chant that echoes around Old Trafford, when the boys run down the pitch, one can't say which is which.

Phone-hacking is wrong. Very wrong. Hopefully those who indulged in it will have plenty of time to think about it at Her Majesty's Pleasure. However, phone-guessing is fine, especially when it's guessing what may be on the answer machines of some of our favourite football characters. So, what news could people in football have been getting this week?

(Shannon Boxx & Josefine Qvist courtesy of Zimbio)

Emotional day today for USWNT, Amy LePeilbet, and myself. In sport there are always winners and losers. Today, Sweden the winners and USA the losers. In life there is always death. Today marks a death in the history of US Women's soccer.

Untold Arsenal on Twitter @UntoldArsenal By Tony Attwood In the novel "1984″ by George Orwell (the book that gave us such phrases as "Big Brother" and "Room 101″ and the notion that newspapers exist to make up news that fits a particular political viewpoint), one of the features of the regieme that runs the UK [.

Tragic news out of Japan as Naoki Matsuda succumbs two days later after suffering a suspected heart attack. Matsuda was just 34 years. He collapsed on the pitch during a routine warm up at current club Matsumoto Yamaga and rushed to the hospital where he was put on artificial life support systems but never gained consciousness.

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Former Yokohama Marinos & Japan defender Naoki Matsuda passed away this morning, after suffering a cardiac arrest during training on Tuesday. He was thirty-four. The player, who represented his country at the 2002 World Cup, was described by former team-mate Shunsuke Nakamura as '.

Thanks to the viewership of a massive Spanish-speaking audience, Wednesday's friendly between the U.S. and Mexico was the top rated show on U.S. television among a few key demographics, according to TV by the Numbers. Univision Communication's coverage of the match was seen by 9.4 million viewers who tuned in to part or all of the broadcast as well as 25,000 devices that streamed the match through the company's website.

We reach the end of the road in our Serie A club previews for 2011-2012 with Udinese Calcio. Not as flash as big brother Juventus, our northerners from the Friuli–Venezia Giulia region do have an eye for young talent. But as Serie A Weekly writer Lorenzo Vicini points out, shame they couldn't keep at least one of their major transfers out this summer for Champions League competition,.

What are the odds the Toures will be the Premier League's No.1 set of brothers? Derek McGovern's Bets of the Day

John Arne Riise this week joined Fulham – meaning there are now four sets of brothers linking up as team-mates in the top flight. It can't be easy having a brother in the same team as you at Premier League level, but it's infinitely preferable to having a sister.

Video: Skrtel's LFC Big Brother

Who would make the LFC Big Brother house? Martin Skrtel reveals all in this exclusive video for LFC TV Online subscribers.

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Every Wednesday, we round up some of the funny and interesting stories from the world of football! Today, read about Neymar's love trials, Drogba's Oktoberfest & the Van der Vaarts.

Now now, don't be hatin' yet! We know many girls come to this site looking for Neymar and can't get enough of the Santos boy wonder.

The SEA Games is only an Under 23 competition. In Europe it may get a few column inches but in this part of the world it is seen as far more important than the World Cup. The reason? Countries stand mare chance of achieving something among their local rivals. Malaysia winning the last one was the springboard to success in the SEA Games big brother, the ASEAN Cup.

By Alan Duffy

For many of you young whippersnappers reading this on your swanky tablets and uber-powerful laptops, whilst no doubt drinking trendy takeaway lattés and listening to underground grime on your iPhone 4s (god, I hate you smug b******s, with your lives still ahead of you), the name Tim Gudgin will mean little to you, as will his massive importance in the world of football broadcasting.

By Alan Duffy

For many of you young whippersnappers reading this on your swanky tablets and uber-powerful laptops, whilst no doubt drinking trendy takeaway lattés and listening to underground grime on your iPhone 4s (god, I hate you smug b******s, with your lives still ahead of you), the name Tim Gudgin will mean little to you, as will his massive importance in the world of football broadcasting.

By Alan Duffy

For many of you young whippersnappers reading this on your swanky tablets and uber-powerful laptops, whilst no doubt drinking trendy takeaway lattés and listening to underground grime on your iPhone 4s (god, I hate you smug b******s, with your lives still ahead of you), the name Tim Gudgin will mean little to you, as will his massive importance in the world of football broadcasting.

Coates thanks 'big brother' Luis

Sebastian Coates today thanked 'big brother' Luis Suarez and the club's other South American stars for helping him settle into life in England.

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Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates has thanked Luis Suarez for helping him to settle in to life in England after moving to Anfield last summer, describing the striker as his 'big brother'.
The 21-year-old joined from Nacional and has revealed his fellow Uruguayan Suarez encouraged him to make the step of leaving his homeland.

Throughout history the number 13 has been associated with misfortune, not only were there thirteen people present at the last supper there were also thirteen contestants in the first series of UK Big Brother. The connection between the number and bad luck has found its way into football in the past.

Liverpool defender Sebastian Coates thanks 'big brother' Luis Suarez for helping him adjust to life in England

The young centre-back has praised his fellow South American's efforts at trying to help him settle with the Premier League giants since joining from Nacional in the summer

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