The Swiss Super League, you say? Well, yes. This could certainly persuade us to spend more time
with our friends in Switzerland. Image: REUTERS/Romina Amato.
David Ramos/Getty Images Europe.
The angry eyebrow is a nice turn-on touch by Victor. Image: Enrico Locci/Getty Images Europe.
Images: Hola magazine.
As we depart for the local pub, we'll leave you with this: four behind the scene shots of David
Beckham filming his H&M underwear advert for the Super Bowl next month.
TTYL, Kickettes!
Image Credit: Rangers.co.uk.
A 3-2 home to defeat to their bitter rivals might've been bad news for City players and fans, but
it was brilliant fodder for our nefarious, non-partisan purposes. Image: Alex Livesey/Getty
Images.
Alan Connell celebrates his goal in Swindon Town's 2-1 win over Wigan Athletic with a gentle smooch
of team mate Paul Caddis. How nice. Image: Scott Heavey/Getty Images Europe.
If you haven't been paying much attention to our editorial guidelines, we tend to wade in the
lower league pools of English football pretty during cup competitions only.
New Kickette Footy League Rule: A minimum of three players per squad shall be required to change
into a fresh pair of shorts mid-match. Image: Mundo Deportivo.
It's only fair we celebrate this man's six-pack before it disappears to China, Russia, or wherever
the hell else it's planning on taking it's toned self to. Image: Ian Walton/Getty Images.
While some people continue to revel in the holidaze, we're still combing through our covers to
find the telly remote.
The rage we feel inside when we can't locate the damn device even though we just had it mere
moments ago is unspeakable, which is why the crowning of our FPCOTY will have to wait until we
find it/tomorrow.
We've featured as many as we could, but there's always going to be a tummy or 10 that we
miss.
Join us, Kickettes, as we look back at the best midsections from each of the last 12 months.
That's an order not a question.
JANUARY
Image Credit: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Europe; Alex Livesay/Getty Images.
Image: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Europe.
We're really feeling Michael Essien getting into the spirit of things at the Ladbrokes.com World
Darts Championship.
Image: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Europe.
O.M.G. Is there any way we can 'unsee' that?
Marek's hair isn't the only upright and alert item on display in this photo. Fnar. Image:
REUTERS/Heino Kalis.
Hi Fabio's little brother my, how we've missed your older brother you! Image Credit: Giuseppe
Bellini/Getty Images Europe.
Murat Yakin (r). When you're hot, you're hot. And when you're wearing a classy coat/scarf combo
instead of a hideous quilted jacket and jeans, you're even hotter. Images: REUTERS/Christian
Hartmann, Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images Europe.
It's been a while since we've visited this category, but while we were browsing the photos of
this weekend's league action we happened upon the rather fetching countenance of FC Luzern's
manager, Murat Yakin.
Good to see Gareth having a good time with the guys after this past weekend's unfortunate news,
which he told his club's Web site left him 'devastated.' Image Credit: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images
Europe.
Before volunteering, players should note that the male guests at Kickette Star Wars marathon will
be required to adhere to a strict dress code. Basically, this. Image: Chris Brunskill/Getty Images
Europe.
We're really reaching here, aren't we? Image Credit: Mark Nolan/Getty Images AsiaPac.
Quite honestly, we dread images like this. They only remind us of our continuing failure to cover
South American football in any depth. Image: REUTERS/Enrique Marcarian.
Image Credit: Michael Regan/Getty Images.
And a side view, please? Why thank you! Images: Maurizio Lagana/Getty Images Europe.
Image: Michael Regan/Getty Images Europe.
We've heard all the arguments about the relevance of the League Cup to English football. But the
value of the gate receipts and er... exposure opportunities for clubs like Aldershot Town (and
busy women who don't have time to scour the lower leagues) cannot be underestimated.
Image Credit: AP Photo/dapd/Axel Heimken.
Nick Ward of the Phoenix left the field shirtless after receiving a red card during the round two
A-League match between Wellington Phoenix and Newcastle Jets at Westpac Stadium on 16.10.2011 in
New Zealand. Image Credit: Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images AsiaPac.
The pretties of Roma had to suffer defeat for us to enjoy this sight. Please be grateful to them.
Image: Giuseppe Bellini/Getty Images Europe.
Adil Rami, Rio Mavuba, Tulio De Melo & Mathieu Debuchy celebrate winning Ligue 1 last season in
awesome style. Image via the rather wonderful undiesboyssoccer.
Right. There is a substantial amount of information to process in this photograph. Which is why
it has taken us five months to post it.
Click here to view the embedded video.
Sometimes we wake up and it's as though the mysterious, unseen powers that govern this earth
have just decided to shower us with delights that we could never have imagined in our wildest
dreams.
Like this video of Fiorentina having a 'shirt removal' training session?
Image: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Europe.
Oh, we do love a twofer, here at Kickette. Ladies and gents, please enjoy yet more footballer
dejection that we can devour, courtesy of Scotland's Barry Bannan and Phil Bardsley.
Image: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Europe.
Thinking about it, Phil's short tent situ makes it more of a 'threefer', no?
Image Credit: Gabriele Maltinti/Getty Images Europe.
Kickettes, is an exposed, toned and tatted up torso still certifiably 'hot' if it only comes out
to play mid-snot rocket?
Don't blame yourselves for not recognising that noise. That, dear friends, is the sound of the
Kickette office, moments after being stunned into awed silence by the above image. Credit: Claudio
Villa/Getty Images Europe.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your support over the years.
One, two..three, four...do those bulging ribs on the side count? Because if they do, Alan's
averaging a 10-pack. Image: Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Europe.
Image Credit: Getty Images Europe.
This post goes out to all the footballers who struggle with their shirts mid-strip down namely
the two helpless chaps before you.
Our advice other than the standard 'better luck next time' line? Watch and learn from DC
United's Charlie Davies as he suavely demonstrates how to get the job done.
Images: March 11 edition of Preview magazine via mykiru.com.
All of you avert your eyes. Do not let them roam across the finely toned torsos, meticulously
muddy shorts or pleasantly shaped biceps of the Philippine Azkals. Fix them instead on that pile of
paperwork that's about to fall off your desk.
The question is, where to look first? If anyone has resolved this pressing matter, please let us
know. Otherwise our tiny brains are simply going to explode.
'Happy Tuesday Torso to all...and to all a good night day.' Image Credit: Claudio Villa/Getty
Images Europe.
Don't hurt yourself, hon. Image Credit: Acausedegarcons.com.
He might be sporting the smooth and strokable skin of a newborn, but he's 20-years-old. That's fair
game in Kickette years. Image: MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images/Daylife.
Will we ever tire of this man's nummy tummy? Timmy might look knackered in this picture, but we can
confirm that we are suffering no fatigue as yet. Image: Chris Hyde/Getty Images AsiaPac/Zimbio.
Of course, that could just be an unfortunate ruck in his shorts, but denial is a very important
part of our lives here at Kickette. It should be for yours, too. Image: Rich Lam/Getty Images.
