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Jan 05 2009

Lesbians think England women’s skipper Kelly Smith is fit

Another gay icon captains England

Following in the wake of David Beckham, apparently the England women’s side now has a gay icon wearing the armband. Kelly Smith has been voted “the most lesbilicious UK sportswoman” in a poll by lesbian website Lesbilicious

Smith picked up 31 per cent of the vote, putting her just ahead of Dame Kelly Holmes (must be something in the name) to take the title. Rosie Kirk of Lesbilicious said: “British lesbians are certainly spoilt for choice when it comes to deciding who are our most lesbilicious athletes, with the Beijing Olympics bringing several new faces on the scene.
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Jan 05 2009

Robin Van Persie watches darts, gets competitive

Gunner wants to prove he’s the Prem’s best arrow thrower

Darts fanatic Robin Van Persie spent his Sunday cheering on compatriot Raymond Van Barneveld in the PDC World Championship. The Arsenal star was at the Alexandra Palace to watch his fellow Dutchman get thrashed by Phil Taylor. But that didn’t stop Van Persie throwing down the gauntlet to make himself the undisputed darts champion of the Premier League.

He said: “I started playing darts when I was four. Although I love the game, not a lot of the other Arsenal lads are that keen - but I heard that John Terry is a very good player. Next time we play Chelsea, if we’re beating them again, I might just drop in a line about beating him at darts too, just to wind him up.”

RVP, JT, a dartboard and a couple of fat suits: it’s got Sport Relief written all over it!

Dec 22 2008

Cristiano Ronaldo, Frank Lampard, Fernando Torres and William Gallas are dancing elves

Jingle all the way with the Big Four

Send your own ElfYourself eCards


Apologies to anyone who hasn’t opened their advent calendar yet today, but I’ve just decided this deserves to be showcased. Take it away boys!

Dec 18 2008

Robin Van Persie suffers from an undescended ball

Arsenal star’s strike gets stuck in the top corner

We thought it was the season to be jolly, but apparently it is the season to bombard us with virals. Adidas have launched a second volley of short videos promoting their range of boots, following hot on the heels of those released a couple of weeks ago.

Spotted on 101GreatGoals

Dec 17 2008

Football video: Arsenal stars get new jobs for Teenage Cancer Trust

Gunners take on manicures and homework

Arsenal’s squad have very kindly agreed to donate their wages from Sunday’s match with Liverpool to the Teenage Cancer Trust, their chosen charity for the season. To encourage as many people as possible to follow suit by dipping into their pockets, the club has released this viral in which various players are duped into performing some pretty menial tasks. The message is that teenagers shouldn’t have to stop being teenagers just because they have cancer.

Dec 15 2008

The Premier League Managers’ Christmas Lists: Arsene Wenger

The Arsenal boss gets us under way

Dear Santa,

This year I would like:
- Mathieu Flamini back
- To stop losing against less aesthetically pleasing teams
- A decent centre-half with a mental age above his shoe size

Thanks,

Arsene

PS No money please - I’ve already got more than I know how to spend

Dec 12 2008

We know what we are getting Johann Djourou for Christmas

Arsenal defender adores The Body Shop’s mango body butter

Johann Djourou has given Santa some useful pointers as to what he would like in his Arsenal stocking this year, but risked the ribbing of fans and team-mates by confessing to his love of beauty products. The Swiss international has a penchant for The Body Shop’s mango body butter.

He told The Sun: “Mangoes are a fruit that I’m crazy about, so I love the sweet and fruity fragrance of Body Shop’s mango body butter. I pay attention to hydrating my skin properly and to feeling good.”

The 21-year-old also regularly drops acid. He said: “My mum brings me peach-flavoured acid drops every time she comes to London and eating them is pure joy.”

Dec 07 2008

Football video: Emmanuel Eboue jeered off the pitch by Arsenal fans

The Emirates’ Mr Popular is booed by his ’supporters’

To use local parlance, Emmanuel Eboue had a ‘mare against Wigan yesterday. He knew this, but just in case he didn’t the Arsenal supporters decided to let him know when he was substituted late in the game. The Ivory Coast international had only come into the game as a first-half substitute for the injured Samir Nasri.

Eboue could barely string a pass together, repetitively gave the ball away to Wigan, and at one point tackled team-mate Kolo Toure and passed the ball to a Wigan player! Watch the incident after the jump.
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Dec 02 2008

Can Arsenal’s youngsters win the Carling Cup? Erm, no they can’t

Arsenal’s reserves taken down a peg or two

There is no point getting us all excited by thrashing Sheffield United and Wigan if you are going to lose to Burnley. And Lukas Fabianski - one of the stars of the young Gunners campaign thus far - handed the Clarets their opener by very kindly pushing the ball into the path of Kevin McDonald.

Video spotted on 101GreatGoals

Nov 26 2008

Nike’s Mercurial Rosa boots win Champions League matches

Pink is the new black

*Adopts David Attenborough voiceover* Above me see all four limbs of the pink-footed Franck Ribery - football’s finest quadruped. Once a native of France, he now roams around his European hunting ground terrifying his opponents with fearsome looks and those flamboyant pink boots.

Perhaps Nike wanted Ribery to front their Mercurial Rosa because he is a skillful player while also possessing the least pretty boy face in the game. Whatever their reasons, it worked a treat. He bossed the midfield and got two assists against Steaua Bucharest last night. Nicklas Bendtner did alright in his pink boots too…
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