Soccer Extreme : Manchester United players had a whip-round and collected £500 to ensure baby KAI ROONEY is kitted out just as well as mum and dad.
They handed over designer clothes from Bolton-based boutique Bossy Boots to WAYNE and COLEEN.
The posh togs included a £69 electric blue hoodie and tank top, plus Cheeky Monkey gear. The Old Trafford stars will also wet the baby's head when they return from international duty.
I bet there's a few pics of the nipper in an Everton FC kit.
source : Thesun
Soccer Extreme : Meeting Frank Lampard's sisters was always going to be a tough test for new girlfriend Christine Bleakley (pict), but it appears she passed with flying colours.
The One Show host is said to have won over his two older siblings after the Chelsea star took them all along to the Beyonce gig at London's O2 Arena last week.
Frank is known to be particularly close to Natalie and Claire, especially since losing his mother Pat last year.
A source told the Sun: 'It was incredibly important to him that his sisters gave him their blessing.
'It all went really well and they told Frank they thought Christine was lovely and perfect for him.'
Christine, 30, tentatively confirmed the romance last week, but added: ‘When you start seeing someone and it’s early days, you need to get to know them a bit before you come out and say you’re dating.’
The 30-year-old and Frank, 31, were first introduced by Piers Morgan at the ITV1 Pride Of Britain awards on October 2 and are now said to be smitten with one another.
They've enjoyed dates at a Harvester restaurant in North London and the Hollywood Arms in Chelsea.
He has bought her a necklace with her name on it and a pair of Jimmy Choo shoes, according to sources, and she has promised to teach him to dance.
Miss Bleakley broke up with fiancé Mark Beirne, 35, in January.
Lampard split up last year with Spanish fiancée Elen Rives, 34, with whom he has two daughters, four-year-old Luna and Isla, two. (dailymail)
Soccer Extreme : With anger over ‘that handball’ still at boiling point, the Irish have turned their frustration towards a vacuum cleaner brand.
It seems that the smiley-faced cleaner known as ‘Henry’ is being persecuted due to it sharing the same name as the French striker Thierry Henry.
A worker at an Irish government building in Dublin told The Sun: “Several cleaners say they’re unhappy working with vacuum cleaners with the cheat’s name written on them.
“It’s bizarre because the machines have nothing whatsoever to do with Thierry Henry.
“Some have painted over the name on the cleaner and wiped the smile off its little red face.
“It just shows how the frustration caused by that goal has got to everyone in Ireland.”
The sales of the Henry vacuum cleaners have also reportedly taken a dip in Ireland since the controversial handball goal saw the country fail to qualify for the 2010 World Cup.
Last week saw both the Irish Captain Robbie Keane, and Thierry Henry himself, call for a replay of the controversial play-off match.
With innocent vacuum cleaners now also caught in the firing line, will justice be allowed to prevail? (thedailydust)
Soccer Extreme : David Beckham's big secret was revealed when it emerged that the most high-profile footballer on the planet has suffered from asthma since he was a boy.
The 34-year-old finished 120 minutes of LA Galaxy’s Major League Soccer Cup Final coughing violently after playing extra time for the second time in nine days.
Beckham was photographed using an inhaler during the game, which ended in a 5-4 shoot-out loss to Real Salt Lake.
Amazingly, given all the pictures taken of the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star, it is the first time he had ever been snapped using an inhaler.
Beckham will return to AC Milan next month as part of a marathon campaign to win his place at the World Cup, where altitude will be a factor, and England may want to monitor his breathing.
Beckham takes regular medicine to control his asthma, which makes it all the more remarkable that he had managed to keep his condition under wraps for so long.
LA Galaxy said the inhaler was to help Beckham battle allergies, but the player’s agent Simon Oliveira said: ‘David has suffered with this since he was a young boy, but it has obviously had no effect on his performance.
‘He has never sought to make it public but if it does inspire any sufferer to think they can achieve great things like many other sportsmen have done then so much the better.’
Dr Mike Thomas, chief medical adviser to Asthma UK, said: ‘Asthma is particularly common among elite sportspeople. Paul Scholes and Paula Radcliffe both suffer with the condition — proof that asthma needn’t stop you competing at the highest level.’ (dailymail)
Soccer Extreme : Duda, Nani, Bruno Alves, Paulo Ferreira and Miguel gathered to show the "Nike Pro Combat" Kit for the Portuguese National Team.
The new Nike Pro Combat gear will be used in the match against Bosnia Herzegovina, and available through the FSC Shop and official Nike Store.
Nike Pro Combat is ergonomically designed to provide specific protection to athletes without restricting mobility on the field for maximum performance.
Nike Pro Combat will be worn under the normal football kit and is integrated seamlessly into the kit as a lightweight extension of the body. (footballshirtculture)
Soccer Extreme : Christmas in the Catalan region of Spain is a joyous occasion. People spend days painstakingly recreating replicas of the nativity scene, which are proudly displayed in the run up to Christmas Day.
But when friends and family gather round to look at the handiwork, no-one is particularly bothered about the nativity bit — they’re all looking for a discreetly-placed gnome (or Caganer, “pooper”), like the one above, taking a sly shit somewhere.
The Caganer trade is big business. Replicas of the planet’s most famous people, from the Queen to Tiger Woods to Homer Simpson, are churned out every year; but this Christmas in Catalonia will be extra special/sexy — a family who have been steadily producing Caganers since 1992 are releasing their own Cristiano Ronaldo statue.
If CR9 doesn’t float your boat, there’s Andres Iniesta, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Xavi or Diego Maradona. (thespoiler)
Soccer Extreme : Barcelona have confirmed midfielder Yaya Toure has also contracted swine flu along with defender Eric Abidal.
The club revealed on Friday morning that Abidal had been diagnosed with the virus and that Toure was undergoing tests after developing similar symptoms. And they have now confirmed the Ivory Coast international does indeed have swine flu.
"Eric Abidal and Toure Yaya have viral-like symptoms with fever and general discomfort," read a statement on FCBarcelona.cat. "Relevant tests have been carried out on both players and these have confirmed that it is swine flu."
It continued: "This Friday at midday the club's medical services informed that Eric Abidal had swine flu and in the afternoon the tests carried out confirmed that Toure Yaya was also suffering from it.
"The medical services are working following the protocols established by the health department isolating the players, carrying out symptomatic treatment and giving appropriate hygienic measures."
It is further misfortune for Abidal who was struggling to recover from an injury picked up during Saturday's World Cup play-off between France and the Republic of Ireland.
The news comes as a big blow for Barcelona who have a tough week ahead with a Champions League clash with Inter Milan sandwiched between Primera Division matches against Athletic Bilbao and second-placed Real Madrid. (mirrorfootball)
Soccer Extreme : Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe revealed how he made a last-minute change of boots before his goalscoring frenzy against Wigan that sent his club back into the Barclays Premier League top four.
Spurs development coach Clive Allen, himself a prolific striker in his playing days, told Defoe to change his green boots - and the result was five goals in the 9-1 demolition at White Hart Lane.
It was Spurs' biggest victory for 32 years, since they defeated Bristol Rovers, and their biggest in the Premier League.
"I had a funny feeling before the game," Defoe said. "Adidas gave me a pair of green boots and I tried them on before the game, but Clive Allen said I couldn't wear them, so I changed them.
"They were pinkish silver ones in the end, and I go and score five."
Peter Crouch's early strike gave Harry Redknapp's men a half-time lead, with nothing at that stage suggesting Spurs would almost hit double figures. Robbie Keane, who was rested following his World Cup efforts for Republic of Ireland last week, told his team-mates in the dressing room at half-time that they needed a second goal to kill Wigan off.
Defoe, when asked if they needed the ninth goal, joked: "Maybe a 10th."
Aaron Lennon and Niko Kranjcar also netted, while David Bentley's free-kick went in off Chris Kirkland, who made a string of fine saves despite the scoreline.
Redknapp believes his player can finish top goalscorer in the league and cement himself in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad with England.
"I don't see why Defoe can't be the top scorer in the Premier League this season," the Spurs boss said. "It's about time he scored 20 goals in a season. I don't know whether he's done it before, maybe with West Ham, but he should be able to do that.
"He's been so sharp in training. You could see this coming."
Defoe recently came back from a three-match suspension for violent conduct after getting sent off against Portsmouth - with his club losing two of the games he missed.
"The England manager will have watched him and he can't react that way," Redknapp added about his striker, who joined Ted Harper, Alf Stokes and Les Allen as Spurs players to have score five times in a match.
"But he's come back strong. When he concentrates and plays his football, he can be unstoppable."
Wigan's goal came from Paul Scharner, who appeared to handle before lashing in, offering a reminder of Thierry Henry's handball last Wednesday.
Redknapp added: "Handball. It was as blatant as Thierry Henry's handball. I haven't even seen a replay. If he could have controlled it with his body, he would have done and I'm surprised the referee didn't spot it. I can't believe he missed it."
Redknapp suffered a 9-0 reverse in first match as a manager - Lincoln beat Bournemouth on that occasion - and he did not celebrate in front of Wigan boss Roberto Martinez as the goals crashed in.
Martinez is hoping his side are not psychologically scarred from the defeat.
"The damage of this won't be carried into the next game," said the Spaniard. "We have enough characters in the dressing room and we need to react in the right way. I've never been involved in a game like this.
"From the mental point of view, we'll get stronger from this. This is a very unique situation but we can use it in a positive way in terms of learning from these situations. We've never experienced this before.
"The biggest disappointment was how we started the first half, then the naivety that saw them scoring in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
"It's about damage limitation after that in terms of going into next week, avoiding yellow cards that will be carried into next week." (sportinglife)
Soccer Extreme : Eric Cantona says he would have HIT Thierry Henry if he was one of the Republic of Ireland players cheated of their World Cup spot.
The former France and Manchester United star said: "What shocks me the most quite frankly, is not the hand-ball.
"What shocks me the most is that this player, at the end of the game, in front of the TV cameras, went to sit down next to an Ireland player to comfort him - when he had just screwed him."
Cantona could not believe Henry chose to sit and chat with Republic of Ireland defender Richard Dunne after his handball set up William Gallas for the goal which ended Ireland's World Cup dream in Paris.
Cantona, infamous for his kung-fu kick at a fan, added: "If I had been an Irishman, he wouldn't have lasted three seconds."
Former Arsenal striker Henry has finally done the decent thing and admitted that the World Cup qualifying play-off should be replayed.
Henry said: "The fairest solution would be to replay the game but it is not in my control."
The incident has destroyed Henry's reputation as a football ambassador.
There was a feeling that if Henry and the French had asked for it, the Irish may have had a chance.
But FIFA have already said they will not order a replay and the French Football Federation last night insisted they do not want to play the game again.
Henry admitted: "I feel embarrassed at the way that we won and feel extremely sorry for the Irish who deserve to be in South Africa.
"But I am not a cheat. If people look at it in full speed you will see that it was instinctive." (thesun)
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