Beckham learned a thing or two from Pato and Ronaldinho in Milan

• Theo Walcott's girlfriend Mel has "shunned the WAG lifestyle" to continue her university studies, yet still drives around London in a Ferrari. The winger is out for a month with knee ligament damage [The Sun]

• Walcott's young teammate Nicklas Bendtner is also facing a month long spell on the sidelines after picking up a groin injury against Tottenham.

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• Luka Modric breaks his leg - out at least six weeks. Will Harry go in for Kranjcar at Portsmouth? Â [USA Today]

• Despite the win, Everton clearly miss Mikel Arteta. When he returns, the team should get back to being a very tough side to beat [Unprofessional Foul]

• Vote for your favorite Goal of the Week [In the Stands]

• Wes Brown called into England squad.

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• Portsmouth now loaded with some Arab money [Football 365]

• Footballers on Facebook. Nicky Butt likes this [In the Stands]

• Chelsea players booed by own fans at open training session [Unprofessional Foul]

• SAF's enemy Michael Carrick swapped for Luka Modric?

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From our buddies at In the Stands, this one is for all you lip readers out there. If this reaction by SAF is any indication, it looks like Nani probably won't be in the running to fill C-Ron's departed scoring boots this season.
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Manchester United Clock Challenge

• A fun article on deep lying playmakers. Will you have one in your fantasy football team this season? [SoccerLens]

• Let's run it back two years to check out this obscure but excellent goal from Sweden [In the Stands]

• Giggs grabs a hat trick as United score eight against Hangzhou Greentown, a team from the (clearly not so) Super League in China [Football 365]

• Strange Ibracadabra airport video [Dirty Tackle]

• Streaker on the pitch with a decent dummy during an exhibition match yesterday [Off the Post via 101 great goals]

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Ji-Sung loves Korean women, according to teammate Evra
Not much going on in the world of footie other than Gerrard being found not guilty and Zlatan moving to Barca as we continue the (too long) summer break, but here are a few interesting links from our Butt Buddies and others to keep you going on a Friday. Click to continue reading...

Two pre-season matches for Manchester United. Two goals for new striker Michael Owen. A solid ratio so far - but will his anterior cruciate ligaments / metatarsals / insert other body parts here hold up enough to allow Owen to feature (and produce) regularly? Click to continue reading...

Minor Soccer Celebrity Bobby Rhine is hearing voices and talking to Shaka Hislop. Click to continue reading...

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