Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we bring you the wacky and fun side of football! This week, it's all about birthday celebrations. From Neymar's Birthday boat extravaganza in Brazil and Sara Carbonero's birthday celebrations to Ronaldo's new Lamborghini, it was all about the fiestas!

Brazil's wonder kid of the moment, Neymar, turned 20 over the weekend and what better way to celebrate it than in true carioca style at a club?

We're quite certain this falls into the "breaking news" category, but we'll be damned if we put the effort into Googling the amount of times a 'baller has been seen with his sweetie at Cricket. For as long as we've been spouting nonsense and abalicious photos, it's never happened.

Perhaps Charlie's fiancée fancied herself a pair of limited edition Ruthie Davis hi-tops with signature spikes, something she's been recently lusting over on Twitter.

Most Arsenal fans are resigned to the fact that Arsene will not be buying any more players in January, despite the massive injury list at the Emirates, but that doesn't stop the Arsenal transfer rumours popping up all over the place. The one I like the best is the rumour that Wenger has been sending [.

Harry Redknapp's long awaited court case starts today and while it may not be right at this stage to comment on the possible implications for Spurs, it could yet hamper any transfer activity into White Hart Lane. Although as we've seen before, the manager doesn't necessarily have to be present for any deals to be concluded, this could be seen as a sign to expect a quiet end to January.

Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we cover the wacky side of football! Today, read about the Rooneys' mismatched outfits, Guti's bizarre return to Real Madrid, Mario Balotelli's ride and Irina Shayk's "cam-whoring" tendencies. All in a day's work, it seems!

It's Wayne's World.

There's just under two weeks to go before the January transfer window closes and whilst it has been a quiet month so far on the Sky Sports transfer tracker, with all the speculation brewing and the needs of clubs becoming ever apparent as their seasons hang in the balance, don't be surprised to see the [.

Here's Neymar with Brazilian events promoter and 'gossip' figure, David Brazil. And despite that questionable pout and pose, it isn't what it looks like! In Brazil, David is famous for openly embracing his homosexuality and Neymar is just playing along. Well, hopefully at least (just kidding girls!

Talksport: Transfer rumours and paper review with John Cross: Wednesday, January 11

Daily Mirror journalist talks us through the backpage headlines and gossip

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Mirror: Video: Darren Lewis with all the Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Tuesday's papers

The January transfer window is just around the corner so stay on top of all the latest news and rumours here. And don't miss The Top 10 transfers we expect to happen in the window and the Football Spy guide to the January transfer window.

Talksport: Transfer rumours and paper review with Chris Davies: Tuesday, January 10

Football journalist talks us through the backpage headlines and gossip

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Mail: Liverpool chase Demba Ba as Tottenham table Christopher Samba offer Paper gossip

Liverpool will lead the £10million chase for Newcastle hot-shot Demba Ba. Tottenham will table an £8million bid for Christopher Samba in the net 48 hours.

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Fergie eyes up Lampard, Inter offer to swap Sneijder for Tevez and Redknapp lines up double swoop for Hoilett and Samba

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Talksport: Transfer rumours and paper review with Neil Ashton: Friday, January 6

Daily Mail journalist talks us through the backpage headlines and gossip

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Arsenal and Spurs in battle for Lille striker, Chelsea scout Napoli star Liverpool fear losing Suarez over racism row

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Talksport: Transfer rumours and paper review with Matt Scott: Thursday, January 5

Guardian journalist talks us through the backpage headlines and gossip

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We don't think the rumors about Andy Carroll returning to Newcastle on a loan deal, have any truth to them whatsoever. Coloccini challenging Andy Carroll last Friday night at Anfield To us it seems more like some mischief by the gossip press, on a player who has come in for some some over-the-top criticism since he joined Liverpool [.

Video: Darren Lewis with transfer news, rumours and gossip from Wednesday's papers

Manchester United eye midfield reinforcements and Spurs plot move for West Ham defender

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Transfer rumours and paper review with John Cross: Wednesday, January 4

Mirror journalist talks us through the backpage headlines and gossip

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Three clubs go for Pienaar, Spurs defender set for Hammers, Milan want Tevez AND Balotelli

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Transfer news, rumours and gossip from New Year's Day papers

Chinese exit for JT? Walcott on the move? Nani for PSG? De Rossi for City?

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Sunday's latest rumours

Who is Kenny Dalglish being linked with a swoop for in today's media? Check out the latest gossip now.

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Transfer rumours and paper gossip: Saturday, December 31

All the latest tittle-tattle from the back pages and beyond

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Gary Cahill wanted by Liverpool, Manchester City offer Daniele De Rossi £160k paper gossip

Liverpool are trying to gazump Chelsea's move for Gary Cahill. Manchester City have offered Daniele De Rossi a bank-busting £160,000-a-week deal in a bid to lure him to the Etihad Stadium.

Thursday's transfer rumours

Who is Kenny Dalglish being linked with a January swoop for in today's transfer rumours? Check out the latest gossip now.

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Transfer news, rumours and gossip from Boxing Day's papers

United make £30m bid for Modric, Arsenal look at Pato and Villas-Boas to blow £150m warchest on Kaka, Cavani and Hamsik?

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The men of Real Madrid as well as we wish all our beloved readers the best of holidays. We love you all! Image Credit: RealMadrid.com.

We're nearly there, Kickettes: are you getting any time off for the holidays?

In this season of indulgences and excess, we would never deprive you. As a result we will still be posting gossip, breaking news on exposed six packs, and a Rear End Review of footy in 2011.

Well, I promised it and here it IS A MERRY CHRISTMAS SHOW for all my listeners!!! Just some LUFC gossip and updates and a much happier part two, for this week's broadcasts! Interviews with the manager (who hasn't been sacked since the first part of this show), about the loan window and Howson's injury.

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Italian gossip rag, Gente, has reportedly confirmed that Gigi Buffon and his wife of less than a year, Alena, are expecting a new baby to join their small but perfectly formed brood. The couple already have two sons, 4-year-old Louis Thomas and 2-year-old David Lee.

Just a bit of gossip from the Spanish Sports papers that I thought you may want to know. Apparently, the hottest "rooster" in Brazil, SANTOS dancing star NEYMAR, expressed his true desires after being danced around by the FC BARCELONA chant & mantra in yesterdays "FIFA Clubs World Cup Final". Neymar Rumour has it that Neymar whispered into the ear of Barcelona Coach Guardiola, when they had

A little over seven years ago, Tom Goom, a good friend of mine, fellow Gooner and all round good egg, told me about this 'great fansite he'd come across', and that I should check it out. At the time, I'd grown bored of gossip sites, as well as the majority of the printed press, such was the dearth of accuracy and logic on offer, so I was naturally a little cynical.

Last Friday we were too busy fawning all over the fiercely fashionable Alonsos to realise that this hot to trot Spanish couple was also in GQ Man of the Year attendance. Less than a week later they've given us another shot at showing them off, which we're very appreciative of.

Certainly Real Madrid's Arbeloa and his equally beautiful wife, Carlota, looked stellar as usual at the Chocron New Catalague event this past Wednesday.

There's a rumour circulating this afternoon that Spurs are looking at making an approach for QPR's Argentine midfielder Alejandro Faurlin when the transfer window opens in January.

The rumour, idle or otherwise, is gathering a bit of momentum so if there is a vacancy across the White Hart Lane middle, it's worth looking at the player's credentials to see if he can fill it.

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So far, any stories about a possible departure for Gareth Bale seem to have been little more than rumour, but if you believe the latest reports, Spurs' resolve is about to be tested by an official bid from Barcelona.

The claim has come out of Spain where reports suggest that Barcelona's technical advisor Albert Valenti was at the Fulham game to run the rule over Bale, who could be seen as a long term replacement for Barca left back Eric Abidal.

It had been hoped that the rumours linking Spurs with a move for Juventus striker Amauri would go away but there are many stories around at the moment suggesting that a January fee of £20m for the striker has already been agreed.

Much has been made of the player's bright start to the Serie A season with his loan side Parma but seven goals in eleven matches at the beginning of 2011-12 do not mask a disappointing career overall.

Welcome to Offbeat Wednesday, where we invite both chicas and chicos to enjoy a pedicure on us as you experience the wacky and gossipy side of your footballers. Work it, Diego Forlanites!

Sylvie van der Vaart is fabulous isn't she? Sure, her husband isn't exactly in the English media's good books but as his homies would say, "het Nederlandse volk van je houden, Rafael!

My, the hardworking folk at The Mirror have been a busy lot this morning; none more so than resident ink-slinger, Darren Lewis, who's been cooking up a spicy bit of gossip concerning that of Liverpool Football Club and one Thomas Andrew Huddlestone. Despite the Merseyside club having more central-midfielders than I've got angry red letters from the council- not to mention Liverpool's position as ‘direct rival' in the hunt for those precious Champions League spots- the story's author seems fairly determined to make it stick.

Un mercoledì da leoni lo è stato per Milan, Napoli e Genoa che hanno fermato Parma, Udinese e Roma. Ma andiamo a scoprire le posizioni della nostra topfive di gol, questa volta in veste infrasettimanale. Alla posizione numero cinque c'è Fabio Borini: il giovane attaccante italiano, sulle orme di Giuseppe Rossi, inizia a portare i [.

Now this is interesting. According to SoccerAmerica -remember SoccerAmerica?-- the current iteration of the New York Cosmos front office is getting blowed up. Paul Gardner's latest, quasi-bizarrely written treatise for the old-school footie mag throws forth a tale of upheaval around the MLS expansion pretenders and leaves you with more questions than answers.

Damn you Marco for showing us the tongue that we're missing, and damn you Camila for stealing our man and our much coveted Chanel bag. Image Credit: Gossip.it.