Here is last week's live Web chat with Petr Cech in full. He didn't answer my question (bastard), but great insight into the big man nonetheless.

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The KCW Juniors U-16 and U-18 teams will play their first-ever U.S. Soccer Development Academy matches over the weekend. Both teams face Texas Rush AJ Auxerre Saturday and Texas SC DTH Sunday in the suburbs outside of Houston, Texas. Kansas City Wizards ownership group OnGoal created the Juniors program in 2007 as part of the MLS youth development initiative. Click to continue reading...

Victoria Beckham, her short trousers and fabu shoes, go for a stroll in London.
Cristophe Metzelder, his (ex) Julia Goteke and their daughter spotted at the airport.
Sacha Kljestan (of USMNT and Chivas fame) has a girlfriend in the semi-finals for the Victoria's Secret angel's competition.

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Victoria Beckham, her short trousers and fabu shoes, go for a stroll in London.
Cristophe Metzelder, his (ex) Julia Godicke and their daughter spotted at the airport.
Sacha Kljestan (of USMNT and Chivas fame) has a girlfriend in the semi-finals for the Victoria's Secret angel's competition.

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Let's take a moment to reflect on the many different faces we've seen recently in World Cup qualifying action.

There's the good-old fashioned happy face, as seen (above), by Algerian keeper, Faouzi Chaouchi.

The "don't want you to see the tears" Face (Ukraine's Shevchenko)
The "I could give a shite if you see me cry, I'm a man and I have feelings" Face (Egypt's al-Hadary)
The "bish, I'll cut you" Face (Anyukov, Russia)
The "aggro-happy" Face (Pepe, Portugal)
The "my abs are overjoyed with emotion about this victory" Face (Perez, Uruguay)
And, our personal favourite, the "Who farted?

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Let's take a moment to reflect on the many different faces we've seen recently in World Cup qualifying action.

There's the good-old fashioned happy face, as seen (above), by Algerian keeper, Faouzi Chaouchi.

The "don't want you to see the tears" Face (Ukraine's Shevchenko)
The "I could give a shite if you see me cry, I'm a man and I have feelings" Face (Egypt's al-Hadary)
The "bish, I'll cut you" Face (Anyukov, Russia)
The "aggro-happy" Face (Pepe, Portugal)
The "my abs are overjoyed with emotion about this victory" Face (Perez, Uruguay)
And, our personal favourite, the "Who farted?

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Have to say, we're feeling a little let down by the high potential for short-tentability but low production of said short-tents in these getups.

Wonder if the airbrushers were out in force again? One can hope.

[Via ONTD]

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Have to say, we're feeling a little let down by the high potential for short-tentability but low production of actual short-tents in these get-ups.

Wonder if the airbrushers were out in force again? One can hope.

[Via ONTD]

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Man City's Joleon Lescott and his chica headed out to catch the Beyonce show at the Manchester Evening News Arena.

Also in attendance were Wayne, his brother, and wifey Coleen Rooney.

We're all over Coleen's fringe and so over Joleon's denim.

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Man City's Joleon Lescott and his chica headed out to catch the Beyonce show at the Manchester Evening News Arena.

Also in attendance were Wayne, his brother, and wifey Coleen Rooney, Steven Gerrard and family and Lisa Carrick.

We're all over Coleen's fringe and so over Joleon's denim.

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Image via Reuters

So, guess we'd better talk about this whole Thierry Henry situation then.

We watched the France v Ireland game live last night, and thoroughly enjoyed the always sexy Irish and their fighting spirit as well as the very pretty French team in their brilliantly tight kits.

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Image via Reuters

So, guess we'd better talk about this whole Thierry Henry situation then.

We watched the France v Ireland game live last night, and thoroughly enjoyed the always sexy Irish and their fighting spirit as well as the very pretty French team in their brilliantly tight kits.

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Chelsea forward Salomon Kalou and Abdoulaye Meite were both in the Ivory Coast squad to face Germany in Wednesday's international friendly (2-2 draw). Neither was available for Saturday's World Cup qualifiying win over Guinea after the two went all hyphy on each other in training. The two have since made up (awww).

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A few weeks ago, Don Balon named their top five hottest Spaniards an effort we wholeheartedly support.

Votes were cast by female journalists and other members of sport media, and the winner's list is to be expected:

nummy with a side of hotsauce.

Iker Casillas took their top spot as "superguapo"; the other selects are included after the jump for your perusal.

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A few weeks ago, Don Balon named their top five hottest Spaniards an effort we wholeheartedly support.

Votes were cast by female journalists and other members of sport media, and the winner's list is to be expected:

nummy with a side of hotsauce.

Iker Casillas took their top spot as "superguapo"; the other selects are included after the jump for your perusal.

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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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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.

Who do you think works their blazer/denim 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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Luca Toni is a man of many off-pitch talents.

Examples, you ask? Well, we have none. We're just assuming he does due to the amount of extracurricular activities he takes part in, like here at the Sixdays Cycling Race in Munich. He brought his best fuchsia jumper along for the occasion.

Previously, we've had the pleasure of watching Luca making pizza, hang out with clowns and circus performers, flog sausages, and pose on scooters for no legitimate reason.

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Luca Toni is a man of many off-pitch talents.

Examples, you ask? Well, we have none. We're just assuming he is due to the amount of extracurricular activities he takes part in, like here at the Sixdays Cycling Race in Munich. He brought his best fuchsia jumper along for the occasion.

Previously, we've had the pleasure of watching Luca making pizza, hang out with clowns and circus performers, flog sausages, and pose on scooters for no legitimate reason.

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Looking good, Guti! We hope your new girlfriend, Paula, appreciates you and your inimitable fashion sense. We're going to ignore the reality that you're probably about to hork or blow something gross onto the pitch. Denial ain't just a river, etc.

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Looking good, Guti! We hope your new girlfriend, Paula, appreciates you and your inimitable fashion sense. We're going to ignore the reality that you're probably about to hork or blow something gross onto the pitch. Denial ain't just a river, etc.

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Other than the ghost of Banquo Frank Lampard appearing behind her after a late-night boozefest at Whisky Mist, we've not had any formal proof that Frank Lampard is dating presenter Christine Bleakley.

However, over the last few weeks, many "sightings" of the couple have taken place and "sources" have come forward with details of such events.

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Other than the ghost of Banquo Frank Lampard appearing behind her after a late-night boozefest at Whisky Mist, we've not had any formal proof that Frank Lampard is dating presenter Christine Bleakley.

However, over the last few weeks, many "sightings" of the couple have taken place and "sources" have come forward with details of such events.

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Okay, so as far as we can gather, Leo needs to grow his hair like Maradona for them to bond during Argentina's World Cup action. Or, it's an ode to perms. Or a warning not to get perms. Or a reminder that only extremely talented footy players are allowed to have perms.

Yeah, no idea.

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Okay, so as far as we can gather, Leo needs to grow his hair like Maradona for them to bond during Argentina's World Cup action. Or, it's an ode to perms. Or a warning not to get perms. Or a reminder that only extremely talented footy players are allowed to have perms.

Yeah, no idea.

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Sorry I haven't been around lately, it's been a bit hectic over here recently. Luckily it was an international break and nothing much happened in my absence, but I now dutifully bring you what did.

As you may have read in TheSpoiler (highly recommended by the way), Darius Vassell, ex-Man City striker, has been experience a few bumps over in Turkey.

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Have you heard? We first discovered the news about our favourite Party Boy's new love last week. We've compiled a few fascinating and entertaining details and thought we'd share with you in compact bullet-point form.

- It would seem that Nicklas Bendtner is dating Caroline Fleming, a baroness 13-years his senior.

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Have you heard? We first discovered the news about our favourite Party Boy's new love last week. We've compiled a few fascinating and entertaining details and thought we'd share with you in compact bullet-point form.

- It would seem that Nicklas Bendtner is dating Caroline Fleming, a baroness 13-years his senior.

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Apologies for the title... we couldn't help ourselves.

Much has been made of Cheryl and Ashley Cole's marriage in the press of late. Did Cheryl ever really get over the sick-making extra curriculars? Would Cheryl really decide not to wear her wedding ring because it "clashed" with her outfit?

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Apologies for the title... we couldn't help ourselves.

Much has been made of Cheryl and Ashley Cole's marriage in the press of late. Did Cheryl ever really get over the sick-making extra curriculars? Would Cheryl really decide not to wear her wedding ring because it "clashed" with her outfit?

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Outlets across the board reported Saturday that Chelsea have launched a preliminary bid for Everton kiddie Jack Rodwell. The number I'm seeing and I'm rolling with the Independent on this is £14 million.

Wow. Of course, it was rejected by David Moyes & Co. who value Rodwell at £20m. Hmm, a hefty sum that.

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You guys know the deal by now. Former Chelsea keeper Carlo Cudicini suffered career-threatening injuries in a motorcycle crash last week. Cudicini, now at Tottenham, had successful surgery on Friday and is expected to make a "good recovery." Excellent news.

We at Chelsea Offside wish you the best, Carlo.

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Just a few short weeks ago, Chelsea appeared the strongest team at least squad-wise in the English top flight. How quickly things can change.

Following this weekend's international break, the list of those on the treatment table has grown exponentially and not simply from lining up for their respective countries.

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Wow, wow, wow. What a game!

Like commenter Diane, I LOVE me some AJ Delagarza! Magee was fairly worthless with a horrible first touch for most of the match. Kirovski was brought in, why? Beckham did very well, but boy he was soooo tanked in overtime. I really felt for him and the others.

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Rio Ferdinand seen heading to Rosso for a meeting with his foodie colleagues. Love the jumper, hate the hat.

We certainly hope our Manchester-based readers are doing extra sit-ups and polishing their best pair of pulling pants to get ready for the opening of Rio Ferdinand's new restaurant, Rosso.

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