Arrived at the train station to see another new train, unfortunately that was not the one
travelling to Lviv at 13.31. Instead it was back to normal, and the comforts of a third class
sleeper.
Sat next to two Ukrainians who invited me to play cards, and quickly got talking about football and
life in their country.
This article titled "Euro 2012: Tournament gains lift-off despite the vodka and the ultras" was
written by Barney Ronay, for The Observer on Saturday 9th June 2012 18.50 UTC
Euro 2012: an early apology. Perhaps, just perhaps, it's all going to be OK.
Waking up in Poland on Saturday morning, there was a sense of expectation at eastern Europe's
first major football tournament having been not just surpassed by a free-scoring, snag-free and
above all largely peaceful opening day, but giddily so.
Stu Holden is filming his rehab for Kick TV. Highlights include Stu falling into a pool, Stu
laughing and Stu doing a multitude of other endearing things in front of his camera woman rumoured
to be his girlfriend. Kickette soldier boys and girls gather.
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Also on the Kick channel right now for your viewing assessment is one of our own fearless
editors.
All photos courtesy of the New England Revolution.
As any faithful Kickette knows, if you invite us to an event that centres around alcohol
consumption, we'll be the first ones to show. And if we can drunkenly empty our wallets for charity
instead of those ill-advised 2 AM curry fries, all the better.
Freddie Ljungberg and Dwayne De Rosario training with Celtic. (photo via SNS Group)
What can I say, I'm not totally shocked by any of this Dwayne De Rosario news today. The writing
was on the wall months ago when he scored a goal and his normal celebration went out the window as
he pretended to sign a check as a gesture to the Toronto FC management to pay him better.
And looked supremely coiffed and well suited whilst doing so.
Well, almost. What's the deal with hombre far left? We think he looks far too messy to make a
proper first impression on Pope Benny and refuse to see eye-to-eye on the "he's just tousled"
argument.
David Beckham: Purveyor of affordable pants for the masses. Images via Getty
The Beckhams and luxury go together like vodka and ice cubes so you can imagine our delighted
surprise at the announcement that David Beckham's new range of bodywear will be sold exclusively at
H&M. Yes, the same H&M that you pop into on a Friday night because you need a dress for your night
out that doesn't cost as much as a mortgage payment and that you can spill all manner of substances
on and really not give a toss.
Mario Gomez with girlfriend, Silvia Meichel. Images: Sky Germany.
Last Friday, the Bayern Munich 'ballers of past and present turned up to celebrate club legendÂ
Uli Hoeness' 60th birthday at an open bar party. Present were Mario Gomez and his girlfriend,
Silvia Meichel. Isn't she just a breath of fresh-faced, normal air, Kickettes?
'Come back with our shirts, you caffeine-and-vodka-fuelled harridans from hell!'
Galatasaray were so enraged by our audacious sneak attack during their game vs. Fenerbahce last
night, we decided not to bother going for the shorts as well. We weren't necessarily put off by
their anger, but we were getting a little bogged down in our heels as we ran across the wet
pitch.
Theo Walcott and Melanie Slade have never really done much for us. He's always seemed awkwardly
cool while she's always been on the pop tartlet cusp.
Recall the time when Mel would go out in public with minimal make on, in clothes from H&M. Then
fast forward to Wednesday night's London premiere of the 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1′ movie
and you can see how she's gradually morphed into the Chanel-toting, overly smokey-eyed WAG standing
before us.
Despite Darron Gibson's help, Dimi is still at a loss as to what the vodka tramps at Kickette
want from him. Even the foolproof 'tights on the training ground method' has failed to gain him
some face-time.
Then, out of the blue, Patrice Evra throws him a bib and tells him to take his time putting it
on.
Diageo's flagship Smirnoff brand has launched an above-the-line campaign featuring three stars of
Manchester United playing a surreal game of football above and below water.
Today's video features Manchester United players in an ad for a popular vodka. Poor Rio barely
gets a touch though. Thanks to Off The Post for the good find.
Zlatan, in a bit of self-promotion stop it for his new book, did an interview with Gazzetta
which was published this morning. It doesn't disappoint. The Fiver offers a few excerpts, while the
rest can be read here in Italian with a magic password (requires registration).
He, Mourinho and Balotelli should probably have a talkshow when all is said and done.
Like Michael Owen and Emmanuel Adebayor before him, Liverpool wastrel Joe Cole is now the
subject of a glossy brochure produced by 'Pool fans desperate to get shot of a player who has
contributed the sum total of zip to the cause and who perennially looks like he's coming off the
back of a five-day Calpol and vodka binge.
Like Michael Owen and Emmanuel Adebayor before him, Liverpool wastrel Joe Cole is now the
subject of a glossy brochure produced by 'Pool fans desperate to get shot of a player who has
contributed the sum total of zip to the cause and who perennially looks like he's coming off the
back of a five-day Calpol and vodka binge.
These are Perth Glory winger Travis Dodd's new custom-designed Nike Mercurials, which he
apparently plans to wear in upcoming away fixtures and which also happen to simultaneously be both
the best and the worst football boots we've ever seen...
Reminds me of the day Pies mixed vodka with Benylin and woke up face-down in an empty skip round
the back of WH Smiths at 6:00am with no recollection of the previous 24 hours.
If you have trouble finding Kickette Island, Carlos, resort to your GPS. We're useless when it
comes to giving and following directions. Images: Getty Images, football365.com.
Rangers have a meeting with the league winners at Celtic Park on Sunday, which makes the news of
striker Kyle Lafferty's two week suspension after a reported bust up with manager Ally McCoist all
the more intriguing.
01. (03). Seamos buenos entre nos 144.46102. (04). La legion argentina 148.03803.
(01). La redó 176.15504. (05). En una baldosa 220.50305. (02). La pelota no
dobla 224.351
06. (06). Muy River 283.60507. (11). Periodismo rugby 300.
If I told you I'd spent last night with Mary, a number of Geese and a very tasty knob I fear you
might get the wrong impression. It is true however. Mary was tomato and vodka based, the Geese came
from Chicago, while if you're looking for something to sip on late at night you can't really look
beyond the Knob (cheers, BG!
We're number one! We're number one! We're number one! ...Why aren't people showering me with
gifts yet?
After last month's rocket-powered vodka ship to top spot on The Offside with an assist from good
ol' Tom and George, it was hard to know how things would shake themselves out in November without
an ownership scandal to keep people hitting refresh.
