Whilst Cristiano Ronaldo deals with his injury problems he can still manage to find time for this WAG, Marisa Gomez-Sandoval, who we are reliably told is a Reality TV star and a Model so is clearly not someone who wants to attract media interest at all! Thanks to Dirty Tackle for the heads up on this one.

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Although he is apparently still seeing Italian model Raffaella Fico, the Spanish press and Portuguese press are reporting that each other say (so it must be true!) that he's also taken up with Spanish model and reality TV participant Marisa Gomez-Sandoval (pictured above), who has somehow earned the nickname "chica cañón" (girl canon?

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Getting a telecom company on board could improve your team's flame resistance Saudi club Al-Hilal celebrated their new sponsorship deal with telecom company Mobily by holding a reality TV-meets-James Bond training camp atop a volcano. The team plays kickabout with some very hot footballs while dodging the various life-threatening hazards introduced by coach Eric Gerets (he is [. Click to continue reading...

The story of the week was about a balloon - no, not that staged reality TV wannabe stuff out of Colorado - but a red Liverpool balloon, errr beach ball, that Pepe Reina couldn't deflate and then tried to save...

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The Beauty: OK, let me admit my bias up front. Other than maybe Ms. Slade, Abigail Clancy is the hottest English WAG in my opinion. Now, I am not saying she is the "best", "most talented", or "most waggish", just perhaps "sexiest". I have the evidence to back it up too.

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You can blame Princess Diana. You can blame the general dismantling of the British stiff upper lip. Whatever you blame it's hard to argue that we are beginning to devalue death by continually leaping into orgies of grief.How can the great lives be properly marked when the Prime Minister mourns the death of racist reality TV stars? Click to continue reading...

You can blame Princess Diana. You can blame the general dismantling of the British stiff upper lip. Whatever you blame it's hard to argue that we are beginning to devalue death by continually leaping into orgies of grief.How can the great lives be properly marked when the Prime Minister mourns the death of racist reality TV stars? Click to continue reading...

If you thought all the drama of the weekend was going on on the left coast with Beckham facing the Boo Brigade in LA or 67,000 fans mostly in rave green singing for Sounders FC against one of the mighty clubs from the EPL you would be wrong.
You see, on the east coast at RFK Stadium, the spiritual home of American Soccer, a fixture of American U-20 pop culture, now in it's 17th season collided with a storied club now in it's 14th. Click to continue reading...

I am not so big on reality TV. But if you are going to have it, this one is probably for me. I only watched the last 2 episodes. Which was enough.
The idea was a top 50 of young football players is reduced to one - selected and then signed by Melbourne Victory for the upcoming A-League season. Click to continue reading...

While waiting for departure to The HDC today, a few U-15/16 FC Dallas players were in the lobby and the YNT blog decided to ask about their favorite TV shows that have taken place in LA and the surrounding So Cal area.
Reality TV shows peppered the conversation, with The Hills and Cribs being mentioned, alongside dramas 24 and The O. Click to continue reading...

While waiting for departure to The HDC today, a few U-15/16 FC Dallas players were in the lobby and the YNT blog decided to ask about their favorite TV shows that have taken place in LA and the surrounding So Cal area.
Reality TV shows peppered the conversation, with The Hills and Cribs being mentioned, alongside dramas 24 and The O. Click to continue reading...

Loose lips sink ships? Luke would have been good in the war! Because he's not saying if he won a contract with Melbourne Victory after competing in the reality TV product placement show.
This year it's dire. More products than footballers I reckon but it's probably an age thing.
Luke Pilkington on his Fox 8 Football Superstar experience. Click to continue reading...

When More Billionaires Own More Teams

I view billionaires from kind of the same curious perspective I view species of mysterious origin and function, like tapir or rare slime molds. I have lots of questions: How did they get there? And what do they do? If I see one, will I know it? Generally, these questions don't have easy answers.

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When More Billionaires Own More Teams

I view billionaires from kind of the same curious perspective I view species of mysterious origin and function, like tapir or rare slime molds. I have lots of questions: How did they get there? And what do they do? If I see one, will I know it? Generally, these questions don't have easy answers.

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Fox Sports Football Superstar starts soon. Reality TV at its best! And good luck to ANU's Luke Pilkington in his quest to win a Melbourne Victory A-League one year contract. Click to continue reading...

It's been a strange few days, marked by heavy drinking, end of the semester panic, normal everyday panic, bouts of mirror-induced panic, bouts of mirror-induced arousal, and the sobering realization that I enjoy a reality TV show focused on five bitchy 40+ year-old wealthy women in New York.

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Last week I got an email from Sounders FC, the new Seattle expansion team, with the following interesting news about how one of the new players will be selected: Beginning on January 23, fans can visit King5.com to view videos, bios and comments from evaluators for all 10 finalists. Fans may vote for their favorite [. Click to continue reading...