Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard were out last night at the premiere pre-party of 15 Minutes That Shook The World, held at Jamie's restaurant, Cafe Sports.

It was, for them, a blazer and denim occasion. Who do you think works the look better?

We're going to have to go with Stevie, who has obviously taken inspiration from the newest footy fash trend, and gone velvet smooth for the occasion.

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Well all in all it wasn't a bad result. Though I watched the game alone I had a little liveblogging adventure with Daryl and various commenters. If you missed the game I'll give you a link to some highlights, and my pity (it was a good game). It was also, despite the fact it was a loss, was an encouraging result for England.

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The new Spain 2010 World Cup football shirt has been released. It is the second shirt that the Spanish national football team has unveiled this year, after their Confederations Cup shirt. The jersey has been manufactured by Adidas, who seem to have drawn inspiration from the strip worn by the national side in the [. Click to continue reading...

Two home games, two home defeats, four goals conceded at home.
It's been a sorry start to the season for Persitara in their (latest) new home of Soemantri Brojonegoro Stadium. The heavens opened as the fans left the stadium and heaven might be an approriate place to start looking for inspiration as this current vintage seems to lack much of it on the field. Click to continue reading...

No matter what happens from now until the end of the season, and whether we finish in the top 4 or not, there are a number of recent transfer deals that bother me greatly - signings, sales or missed opportunities that could've improved our squad and afforded us more depth than we currently have.
The deals relevant to last season may even have turned some of those nagging draws in wins, maybe giving us enough points to have snatched the title from Man Ure. Click to continue reading...

Those of you who don't like it when I go digging in the numbers may care to leave now...

As you know, I draw "inspiration" from far and wide. Today we're going to borrow from ice hockey!

This article had some interesting quotes to draw me in:

However, it is only one month.

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Are you stuck in a rut and looking to change your job? Have you recently been made redundant and need to reinvent yourself? Are you a new Mum who's returning to work and is unsure about her next career move?
If any of these dilemmas sound familiar then you'll be interested in a new masterclass in Leigh on Sea that could change your life and set you on the path to a better future. Click to continue reading...

The Times looks at what's going on with Rio Ferdinand

The Telegraph shows how Strachan looks to Sir Alex Ferguson for inspiration

The Guardian previews today's game against Blackburn

When The Seagulls Follow The Trawler looks at the idea of glory fans

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Well, well, well. Who knew Florent Malouda was so connected to the world of couture?
We admire his Alexander Wang inspiration. Two snaps and an air kiss for you, luv.

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Well, well, well. Who knew Florent Malouda was so connected to the world of couture? We admire his Alexander Wang inspiration. Two snaps and an air kiss for you, luv.

Thanks Corinne! Click to continue reading...

Cavalieri
Degen Skrtel Kyrgiakos Insua
Spearing Plessis
Kuyt Voronin Babel
Ngog
Goals:
Merida 19'
Insua 26'
Bendtner 50'
Any loss is disappointing, especially when the team's already lost six, but this one doesn't sting too bad. Arsenal, with Nasri, Bendtner, and Eduardo in the line-up, didn't exactly play the Super Teens, and probably deserved their victory. Click to continue reading...

This will be the biggest thing in a couple of years. Just like UEFA have done with their Champions League, we will do with this. This will be to cricket what the... er... Champions League is to football.

-Lalit Modi, Chairman, Champions League T20

To all ye doubters who mocked at my observation of some other tournament being the clear inspiration for this tournament.

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Liverpool have lost 4 games in a row. In one of those matches they lost because the ball got deflected off a beach ball. That's funny. Because the Ref who allowed the goal to stay in now officiating in the Championship. Never had we seen such a goal and never will we ever see it again.

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Rafa Benitez believes the return of Steven Gerrard from injury can inspire Liverpool to turn around their recent poor form.
The Reds captain missed the 1-0 defeat to Sunderland at the weekend, along with Fernando Torres, with a groin injury but trained on Monday ahead of the UEFA Champions League clash with Lyon. Click to continue reading...

Kickettes: we feel the Thursday Thigh Off format has become a tad stale of late.

We are seeking inspiration, and thus, have decided to trawl through our happy-place photo files to find some of our favourite quadly moments.

This week and next, we plan on showcasing a few of the moments that made us who we are as people thigh-collectors.

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Kickettes: we feel the Thursday Thigh Off format has become a tad stale of late.

We are seeking inspiration, and thus, have decided to trawl through our happy-place photo files to find some of our favourite quadly occurrences.

This week and next, we plan on showcasing a few of these.

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We ran this post a while back, but since this topic has reared its head yet again with the upcoming US World Cup qualifiers, we thought we should post it one more time.

In a brief September 8th article, we brought up the debate on the difficulty of CONCACAF away Qualifiers, citing Ives Galarcep's "Hazards of road qualifiers" and Luis Bueno's "Debunking the myth.

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One of Sampdoria's protagonists in the early part of 2009-10 has been midfielder Andrea Poli, who has revealed he draws inspiration from Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard.
"I know I'm young and still need to improve," he explained to La Gazzetta dello Sport.
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The last we heard, El Pato wanted to buy a fantasy island with Sthef. Now, rapaz says he misses Kaka. Awwwwww. "Sinto saudades dele, mas estamos sempre em contato," he told Chi magazine in Portuguese.

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I recently read an article about ways to make the NHL more popular in America. Since MLS has its own shortcomings in popularizing the sport in America, it served as inspiration for this masterpiece. Here, I bestow upon you Seven Ways To Make Americans Care About MLS:

7. Free Beer – Do I really need to explain this?

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Chris Hughton has today called on his players to make Sir Bobby Robson proud of the and his home town club, in tomorrow night's game between his two old English sides. Chris Hughton - drawing on Bobby Robson inspiration But of course both Ipswich and Newcastle fans will be drawing on the inspiration of [. Click to continue reading...

After a seemingly endless string of MLS PK awards that have sent fans of virtually every MLS team out into the night in search of replacement TV's (since the one they watched the game on now has a brick in it) it's nice - well, maybe nice isn't exactly the word; let's say a relief - to finally see an official point to the spot in stoppage time and not see him immediately surrounded by a lynch mob of players bent on demonstrating that the FIFA "Respect" progam is the soccer equivalent of "WIN" buttons:
Seriously, when is the last time you saw a ref call a spot kick and NOBODY says a single word to him? Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson gave a moving address yesterday on the influence that Sir Bobby Robson, who he considered an inspiration, had on him as a manager. Sad faces at the Bobby Robson memorial service yesterday Alan Sheqaer, Fabio Capello, Alex Ferguson, Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker Ferguson is without doubt the most successful manager in British football [. Click to continue reading...

'uncle harry was mean to me!'

Right; so it appears that we've got a bit of a task on our hands. Chelsea away is probably the hardest place to go in the premier league. In my eyes; what we should be looking at is certainly giving them a run for their money and upping the performance from the second half spurs of old that was exhibited against Manchester United.

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Long ago, P.J. O'Rourke in his book A Parliament of Whores said, "You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money."

I just can't help myself relating it to Manchester City.

The transfer window is closed. And, Manchester City, backed by big bucks, have spent near to £120 million in this single summer transfer window and around £200 million overall since last summer.

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