Long before Sara Carbonero... there was Mamen Sanz! She's the equivalent of Victoria Beckham when it comes to the Spanish Mega Wag status (eye-rolls all across the town again, we see) but there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. Raul has been linked to a high money-making move to Qatar next season, and the worried German press who want him to stay at Schalke, it seems has declared that his wife has the final say it all of this.

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Our weekends were filled with Iker in tight pants-greatness, thank you for asking. How 'bout yourselves, Kickettes?

Saturday

- John and Toni Terry attended the 'Fashion for Good' charity event at Brooklands Hotel just at the beginning of the weekend.

The fourth edition of the annual Mia Hamm & Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge turned out to be quite a success in the D.C. area on Sunday.

The charity event, which is dedicated to raising awareness about registering as a bone marrow donor, featured NBA superstar Kobe Bryant along with several U.

Union

A very hearty thank you and big congratulations to Kyle Nakazawa for his wonderfully successful Team Dinner charity event on Thursday night in support of autism awareness. The PSP had the pleasure of dining with Amobi Okugo, one of the many Union players who made the time to support the event.

Amobi Okugo didn't make his way into the ridiculous night that was yesterday's 4-4 draw between the Philadelphia Union and the New England Revolution, but he did have a job to do.

The 20-year-old defensive midfielder sung "Happy Birthday" to a fan at last night's game, after losing a Twitter bet.

Ireland international Manager Giovanni Trapattoni has revealed he is keen to enter the ‘cut and thrust' of Irish politics should he be unsuccessful in winning an extension to his current Ireland contract, which ends when the Euro 2012 qualifying campaign finishes later this year.
Trapattoni revealed in a late night viewer phone-in on Italian sports station Rai Sport 2, that a chance meeting with Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin (Pictured above) convinced him of the possibility of ending his working career sitting on the benches in Dáil Éireann, rather than in the Irish dugout.

The Philadelphia Union will look to keep its unbeaten home record intact tonight when the club plays host to the Los Angeles Galaxy at PPL Park.

The Union will look to erase the memory of a 1-0 loss to Portland last week, while the Galaxy will be trying to build on an impressive effort in a 1-1 draw against New York on Saturday.

The Philadelphia Union will look to avenge its first loss of the current MLS season when the Union takes on the Los Angeles Galaxy at PPL Park tonight (7:30pm).

The Galaxy shut down Philly, 1-0, at Home Depot Center earlier in the season and will be looking for a second straight win at PPL Park after winning their last year.

The Fort Lauderdale Strikers continue to make noise in our community this time with a successful charity event where a large crowd helped raise money for the Red Cross relief efforts in Japan.

Stars of the ATP Tour in Miami to play the Sony Ericsson Open joined with the NASL's Fort Lauderdale Strikers to help raise funds and awareness for Japanese relief.

Jane Given looked gorgeous in a dress from Victoria Beckham's Fall 2010 collection. Unfortunately it was the MVP dress of the night as we spotted two other women in it. The horror!

Manchester City goalkeeper Shay Given and his wife Jane hosted their annual Fashion Kicks charity event in Manchester Sunday night.

A team of Liverpool legends slipped to a narrow 1-0 defeat against the Everton Legends at a star-studded charity event at Goodison Park on Wednesday night.
Stuart Barlow's first-half goal was enough to give the Blues a victory, despite the Reds dominating possession throughout.
However, with all proceeds raised going towards local charities Radio City's Cash For Kids and the Teenage Cancer Trust, as well as the Everton Former Players Foundation, the result mattered little as the two teams united for good causes.

The Japanese LFC Supporters Club have hailed a charity event in aid of the victims of the earthquake and Tsunami disaster as a 'huge success'.
Chairman Keiko Hirano revealed that over 150 Reds fans had turned out to participate in a fun-filled auction on May 21, a day that saw them raise approximately £2800 courtesy of LFC gear donated by fans across the globe.

So, as promised, here we are. Your lovely Guardian Guide recommended, occasionally hilarious football blog returns after a period in the wilderness.
You'll be pleased/dismayed that many of our old features will be returning. Our award winning* comedy series At Home With Barry Davies will run from the beginning, there'll be plenty of Players Names That Mrs LB Has Misheard During Commentary, the continuation of our 101 Great Goals feature and an smattering of wildly inaccurate predictions.

So, as promised, here we are. Your lovely Guardian Guide recommended, occasionally hilarious football blog returns after a period in the wilderness.
You'll be pleased/dismayed that many of our old features will be returning. Our award winning* comedy series At Home With Barry Davies will run from the beginning, there'll be plenty of Players Names That Mrs LB Has Misheard During Commentary, the continuation of our 101 Great Goals feature and an smattering of wildly inaccurate predictions.

By Chris Wright

Just Sir Bobby Charlton, a man of 73 no less, laying down a few choice moves with former England cricketer Michael Vaughan at a charity event in Manchester t'other day...

Gawd bless him.

Video: Mancunian Matters

Yes, sir, Bob can boogie An early contender for strangest video of the season comes in the form of this footage of Sir Bobby Charlton dancing to a Beyonce track at a charity event. The Manchester United legend and World Cup winner, now aged 73, showed off his moves as he joined in with a [...]

*Learn more about this charity event here. It's for a good cause.

Learn more about eligible bachelors that include goalkeeper Dan Kennedy, Michael Lahoud and Justin Braun.

I will say however, judging by those profiles, that Chivas USA players are doing nothing to dispel the reputation that soccer players have appalling taste in music (Dave Matthews Band?

Video Jamie Redknapp: 'The Tottenham game will be really good as Suarez and Liverpool are in great form'

Ex-Tottenham and Liverpool skipper speaks to talkSPORT at the BGC charity event...

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Michael Lahoud has turned heads this year in more than one way. Apart from his steady play, he's shown that one of the most notable factors about him is his motivation to give back to the community. Born in Sierra Leone and now plying his trade for Chivas USA, the former WakeForest midfielder is an integral part of the "Date a Chiva" fundraiser.

When Rafael Benitez signed Brazilian midfielder Lucas Leiva back in 2007, much was expected of the youngster, who made his international debut the year before whilst with Gremio.
A £5 million price-tag added further to the pressure, and whilst much higher figures are now spent on young players (think £16 million for Jordan Henderson), the fee suggested big things were to come.

Kevin Keegan has spoken of how Liverpool Football Club made him as a footballer and a person - and revealed how the possibility of a sensational Anfield return was once discussed.
Forty years after signing for the club, the player who helped make our No.7 jersey famous has given his most forthright and personal interview ever - and if you're an LFC TV Online subscriber then you can watch the entire 60 minutes before anyone else right now.

December 2nd is becoming a day of retirements it seems. Earlier today the Terry Boss retirement became official, and now Taylor Graham is also retiring. Graham's MLS career may be one easy to pass over in history, but if there is one thing he was and always will be is a Sounder. Over the past several years with the team in two iterations playing for Adrian Hanauer and Brian Schmetzer he won the Defender of the Year, twice was was names to the First Team in the USL as well as the Humanitarian of the Year in 2009.

Hot on the heels of Luis Suarez's 8-match ban for racially abusing Patrice Evra, Liverpool legend Alan Hansen has sparked fresh controversy with some ill-advised, racially sensitive comments on Match of the Day. When it rains, it pours... Following yesterday's news that John Terry would be charged by the Police for his alleged racial slur against Anton Ferdinand, Gary Lineker asked Hansen if he