Usain Bolt continued his "Aren't I wonderful?" tour yesterday at the Santiago Bernabéu, taking the ceremonial first kick ahead of Real Madrid's first game of the La Liga season. Bolt tried to show a little flair before taking his kick, but it's fairly evident that he should probably just stick to being the fastest human in the history of the planet.

Fastest man in world meets orangest man in world Cristiano Ronaldo and Usain Bolt resumed their friendly rivalry with an arm wrestling contest this week. The pair's paths continue to cross as supposed Manchester United fan Bolt followed up a trip to Carrington in May by dropping in on Real Madrid. C-Ron didn't look particularly impressed last [.

The Russian billionaire Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has some James Bond technology in his yacht.
And no I don't mean the two helipads, two swimming pools, the movie screens in all the guest rooms, the mini-submarine or the missile-proof windows.
He's got a paparazzi shield:

Lasers sweep the surroundings and when they detect a CCD, they fire a bolt of light right at the camera to obliterate any photograph.

There isn't much tonight for the evening links and thoughts. Got some USL-TOA talk and a brief thought about Kevin Payne's fine from the league earlier today.

But first there we gotta go back into the TOA-USL talk that we've been going around and around with for the last few weeks. Reports tonight suggest the TOA and their clubs could very well soon be forming their own league, even as soon as TOMORROW.

Words can't explain the immense Douche radiating from this photo of Usain Bolt and Greaseano. We know some of you have warmed up to the the Portuguese Princess, so wipe your tears! You know they both headed to the clubs to get some along with Anderson and Nani.

In an event organized by their common sponsor PUMA, Samuel Eto'o met with Jamaican runner Usain Bolt at the offices of L'Equipe (a nationwide french daily newspaper dedicated to sports) in Paris last Wednesday. Even though the two speak different languages, they had quite an interesting conversation, full of laughs, via translator.

Pheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeew! That was a game and half wasn't it?
How the hell have Liverpool fans dealt with two games like that in one week? I tell you this, its 24 hours later and my pulse is still racing faster than Usain Bolt runs.
The point gained for Arsenal should cement at least fourth place in the Premiership for us.

Ronaldo wants to run the 100m in 9.69 seconds too.Hence a training session with Usain Bolt is on the cards.And while you wait to see what comes of that here's a video of Ronaldo throwing a sulk at not being awarded a free kick against Arsenal yesterday.
Ronaldo Hissy Fit - These bloopers are hilarious
Bolt may get a bit fed up of the training session if Ronaldo keeps doing that every time he comes second.

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award winning Dirty Tackle...

Even American teen shows know Cristiano Ronaldo will give you something itchy. [ONTD]

Why was a very bored Jose Mourinho, who was doing his Barca scouting for the Champions League, sitting next to his opposition's newest signing?

Usain Bolt on Man U and Cristiano Ronaldo shortly before his world record run.
....and then there's Alex Ferguson on winning a marathon 18th title.

I've just watched the England under-21's vs Germany under-21's final and I have to be honest; England were smashed more than a plate at a Greek restaurant.
It was embarrassing at times and it just confirms to me what I've always believed. England, at all levels, aren't as good as most of us English people think we are.

Did everyone enjoy Usain Bolt taking the previous world record out back and doing it Old Yeller style over the weekend? (In case you missed it, that's him above sans final stretch boasting.) Given the important parallel between sprinting and football (that whole running thing), this leads to an important question: who is the fastest of [.

Naquele magnífico estádio, onde Portugal foi afastado do mundial de 98, pela mão do tristemente célebre Batta, e onde senti um dos mais fortes sentimentos de revolta da minha vida, o mundo viu um espectáculo inesquecível, e estou seguro, único. Usain Bolt, antes da prova, espalhava segurança total, sabia que ia ganhar e por muitos.

• Bolt visited the Bernabeu and met all his amigos, including Benzema, Greaseano, Kaka and even Potter Perez. He got a super cool shirt with the number "958″ at the back. Check out his autograph style- "Fr : Kaka". Hmmm, we can't spot Ricky's signature on the shirt.

So the transfer window firmly closed and fans were left scratching their heads at the complete lack of activity from Middlesbrough. All day long rumours of different players being spotted in and around Rockliffe were floating around the internet, 99% of which were complete fabrications, but at the end of the day the only player who we ever looked likely to sign was Rob Hulse.

Thomas Vermaelen could be the biggest signing we have made in a long time. There I've said it and I aint taking it back!
Arsenal have been crying out for a dominant defender since the Stone Age. Well, it seems that long ago since Tony Adams, Sol Campbell, Martin Keown and co were the defensive lynch pins of the side.

Bolt and the Ball at the Bernabeu / via AP

Christmas is only a week away and I have yet to start my shopping. I know, I'm bad news (and a bit of a procrastinator... just look at the time I posted this...) and I'm feeling a little guilty over my late start. So, to alleviate some of that guilt, I've decided to make a little list of gifts I would buy for certain Fire players.

He was chilling with the Red Devils for their championship weekend.
Unprofessional Foul puts it well: "Is frontrunner really an insult to Usain Bolt?"
Here's some video courtesy of 101 Great Goals...

Berba all set for 2012 If you were wondering whether Usain Bolt's visit to Manchester United's Carrington training ground might be an unnecessary distraction a couple of weeks before a Champions League Final, it looks like you might have been right. United's squad has gone track and field crazy, with Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov now in training [.

End of Season Loose Ends Rambling, Innit
1. Champions League
Were Manchester United beaten by a much better team on the night? Undoubtedly. Are Barcelona the best club side in the world, ever? No. The reality is somewhere in between - United could have defended better but Barcelona fully deserved their win, and are, I think, a popular winner of the tournament.

Ahhhh, revenge is tasty. Canada opens the 2009 Gold Cup with a 1-0 win over Jamaica. The CONCACAF goal scoring machine Ali Gerba was the man who inflicted the damage at the 75th minute after being beautifully set up by Mike Klukowski.

Overall, a decent game from the boys, but not a commanding performance.

Nicklas Bendtner has moved faster than Usain Bolt and committed his future to Arsenal amid rumours that AC Milan were sniffing around.
"I haven't heard anything about [that],"
"As far as I know I am totally with Arsenal.

"This is where I want to be.

Usain Bolt's 9.58 second 100m dash has given rise to a healthy debate of sorts here about who the fastest football player on the planet might be.The following data is about a year old and it gives the sprint parade top 10, commissioned by Nike and put together by Opta Sportsdata (the first figure is to the ball, the second with it).

Hope you were able to catch some of the World Cup qualifiers last night. We're thrilled that England has shaken off the ghosts of Euro 2008 by booking themselves a place in the WC 2010 with a win against Croatia, 5-1.

Carlton Cole celebrated with a night out at Whisky Mist in London, where he partied with Usain Bolt (no word on if they also compared biceps) and David Beckham quickly returned to jet-set mode, heading back to Los Angeles.

Hope you were able to catch some of the World Cup qualifiers last night. We're thrilled that England has shaken off the ghosts of Euro 2008 by booking themselves a place in the WC 2010 with a win against Croatia, 5-1.

Carlton Cole (above) and Didier Drogba celebrated with a night out at Whisky Mist in London, where he partied with Usain Bolt (no word on if they also compared biceps) and David Beckham quickly returned to jet-set mode, heading back to Los Angeles.

Evening all.

Apologies for not finishing my preview post/s. However considering the game is on Sunday I thought delaying it was a reasonable thing to do. Besides fatigue has got the better of me completely today. It is a strange feeling when one minute there is enough energy within me to challenge Usain Bolt to a race, but the next minute it feels as if challenging Michael Essien in a sleep marathon contest was more appropriate.

We've known for some time that Olympic champion and fastest man in the World, Usain Bolt, is joining the lads at Carrington to help them out with their sprinting. He will be taking part in a 150m race with our players in the week leading up to our match against Arsenal in a few weeks time. "I'm [...]

Stuff to read while you enjoy the worst starter-backup goalie combo in the world....... Per Mertesacker touches his captain in a special place. (Unprofessional Foul) Valencia might just have turned the corner. (ESPN) Texas trio in MLS? (Houston Dynamo Offside) Google are not Chelsea fans. (Dirty Tackle) Usain Bolt thinks Cristiano Ronaldo's a girly-man.

(Il "mea culpa" di Bolt nei confronti del suo popolo)
Qualche giorno fa, in un'intervista, il velocista Usain Bolt (campione olimpico e primatista mondiale di 100 e 200 metri) aveva confessato, ad una rivista tedesca, di aver fatto uso di marijuana in gioventù, aggiungendo, inoltre, che "quando sei un bambino in Giamaica, impari come rullare (girare, ndr) una canna".

Very cool.

A moving tribute to the King of Pop. Rio talks about getting Bad, his first MJ album from his mum. Music from the Arctic Monkeys. A clip of Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds. Some awesome skills from Cristiano Ronaldo and Robinho. Interviews with Usain Bolt, Vincent Cassel and Roger Federer.

Tamam belki Arnold ya da yeni nesil Cameron kadar soğuk bir varlık değil Usain Bolt. Hatta oldukça sempatik. Mimiklerine bakan onu sıcak kanlı bir insan olarak değerlendirir. Ama kesin olan bir şey var Sarah Connor'ın dediği gibi makineler geliyorlar! 9:58'i koşmak en hafif tabir ile insanoğlu'nun sınırları ile dalga geçmektir.

Watch Usain Bolt's world record 9.58 video in HQ here! Click to watch in fullscreen

I am assuming that you have heard of Usain Bolt (if not- he is the fastest man in the world), well he is claiming that he was behind Man United's 5-0 win over Wigan. The triple Olympic gold medal...
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A few things from last week that all involve MLS Eastern Conference teams with unhappy fan bases:
DC United lifted some off season gloom by signing Cristian Castillo on loan from Mexican second division side Leon. DC's apparently been after Castillo for a while, and I think there's the potential for him to have moderate success in MLS.