At this point, you've probably seen the "Ronaldo effect" on Corinthians jersey. There are so many sponsors that it looks like a Nascar uniform. All because the club needs to pay the high salaries of the number 9.

However, take a look again at the picture above. No, the sponsor under his armpit is not a coincidence.

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Champions League Final ref gets blessing from the Pope When the Pope's not busy urging AIDS sufferers to shun condoms, he loves nothing better than blessing referees. So Manchester United and Barca go head-to-head tonight safe in the knowledge that referee Massimo Busacca has got the big guy upstairs on his side/conscience. Click to continue reading...

Luca Toni on a scooter. Stranger things have happened.

Bobo Vieri has his own line of condoms. No football club to speak of, but at least he's protected.
Victoria Beckham decides it's time to shut down David's penis. As if that's possible.
Ledley King was arrested for assault this weekend.

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Luca Toni on a scooter. Stranger things have happened.

Bobo Vieri has his own line of condoms. No football club to speak of, but at least he's protected.
Victoria Beckham decides it's time to shut down David's penis. As if that's possible.
Ledley King was arrested for assault this weekend.

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Say you're playing a video game. Or even better yet, say you're Roman Abramovich and your entire life is nothing more than a video game with the world at your fingertips. You've got a ruble tree in the backyard and your new coach has decided that he wants just one more player to complete his [...] Click to continue reading...

I like publishing crazy Google searches that bring people here (this inspiration comes from this blog). I doubt they'll take offense, they were probably looking for something else anyways and won't be back...
1. boys gone wild video
Simple, to the point. I don't think my post with a video on ball boys interfering with play was as satisfying. Click to continue reading...

Every now and then I read an article that catches me off guard and this is one such piece.
I turns out that the big soccer fashion trend in Cape Town, South Africa, these days is to wear condoms on your feet to keep your socks up.
The need for such an innovated way of using these prophylactics is the result of a lack of proper soccer gear, such as socks with elastic to hold them in place. Click to continue reading...

If you don't want to buy fancy socks from mega companies like Adididas and Nike, you can always improvise. Like these folks in South Africa who are using condoms to hold up their socks.

http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=29&art_id=vn20080722120309482C350765

As part of their pre-match kitting up, some Cape Town soccer players are slipping on condoms on their feet, so that their socks can stay up longer during matches.

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