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Review of the week

by Chris Charles (U1647500) 07 March 2008
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David Beckham and condoms

In the week a crack of light appeared at the England door, David Beckham was on a mission to promote football in China - while unwittingly preventing the creation of future stars.

D-Beck as he's now known (thanks for that, Snoop Dogg) is not averse to stripping to his undies for a few quid, but he must have choked on his chow mein when he discovered his name on the country's top-selling brand of condoms. www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...

The unendorsed prophylactics claim users can score with the laydeez like their hero does on the pitch, while the headline 'Bonk It Like Beckham' was doing the rounds on the internet.

Back on the pitch, Fabio Capello hinted the LA Galaxy midfielder could win his 100th cap in the world's most romantic city when England head for Paris to play France later this month. I hope he's prepared for a ribbing from his team-mates. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foo...

Capello's predecessor, Sven-Goran Eriksson, might still be staying in a hotel, but he has got his house firmly in order when it comes to entertaining the troops.

According to The Sun, the Manchester City boss has been hosting weekly bingo evenings in his suite, which are proving a huge hit with the players.

The paper quoted a club source as saying: "He's been hooked on bingo most of his life and it's a way for the lads to bond and unwind. Sven and the boys think it's good fun, especially when he has to say 'two fat ladies' or 'legs eleven'."

Claims that Sven's favourite balls were number 20 - 'getting plenty' and 44 - 'droopy drawers' have not been confirmed.

I want to go there and kill them Jose Mourinho

Middlesbrough defender David Wheater is another fan of the blue-rinse brigade past-time, admitting: "My missus used to work at the bingo, that's where I met her. I used to get a lemon top (ice cream) for free. But she's rubbish at the game."

Wheater, who recently signed a fresh contract with Boro after attracting interest from Newcastle and Liverpool, added: "With my new deal I might even open my own bingo hall!"

It's certainly one way of keeping the Premier League lager louts under control (expect a new branch of Mecca to open in the White Hart Lane area soon), although judging by the news filtering out of Stamford Bridge, the drug-testing room could soon be the new place to be seen.

The Guardian reported that defender Ricardo Carvalho was forced to neck two bottles of beer before he could produce a urine sample after the Olympiakos game.

Expect orderly queues of dehydrated volunteers to form at clubs up and down the land - with a carrot like that, Rio Ferdinand need never use his PSP Brain Trainer again.

Rio's boss, meanwhile, was at the centre of retirement rumours as Sir Alex Ferguson hinted he may call it a day in 2011 - a story he later denied. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foo...

We've been here before, of course. Fergie had originally planned to go in 2005, before deciding to soldier on - allegedly after wife Cathy told him he would be getting under her feet if he stayed at home all day. We'll wait to hear what Lady F has to say before taking anything as red.

One person you won't associate with the word retiring (or indeed shy) is Jose Mourinho.

The Portuguese charmer's wit and wisdom have been sorely missed this season but he bounced back into our lives this week announcing plans to stick the knife in his old club.
news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foo...

Mourinho hopes to be back in management with a different side next season and declared: "If I play Chelsea in the Champions League, I want to go there and kill them - that's my message." Welcome back, Jose.

In cricket, Andrew Symonds took the first steps to a future career in Aussie Rules by flattening a streaker during the one-dayer with India. A few deliveries later, Symonds was adjudged to be lbw - at least he took more care protecting his middle stump than the other fella. news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cri...

OTHER STUFF
Kid has his chips at Man City:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfIh...
Cheeky Hunt - Ernie Hunt's classic 1970 volleyed free-kick: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wjq2...
Mexican news agency ad featuring ageing Zidane:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbWe...
Sampdoria's Antonio Cassano has a temper tantrum:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZVe...
The Spoiler's 'Sporno' Gallery:
www.thespoiler.co.uk/index.p...
Chris Waddle chipping Dave Beasant in five-a-side:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=84Wk...

Links loving lifted from Whoateallthepies: www.whoateallthepies.tv

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comment by Chacor (U9441188)

posted Mar 7, 2008

I suspect 'sugar' might be some kind of Chris Charles slang for an unpublishable word.

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posted Mar 7, 2008

Watch it Barnzy, he just called you sugar...

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posted Mar 7, 2008

oh yes, i have pulled on a Friday.
A whole weekend with my new found friend.
GET IN

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posted Mar 7, 2008

...better make sure you use a condom

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posted Mar 7, 2008

ha, he can be the feminine one then!
anybody else wana join us?

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posted Mar 7, 2008

take that as a no...............

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posted Mar 7, 2008

Oh gawd what have I started here? Sorry Barnzy - I was trying to keep it under wraps but looks like the secret's out. Do you fancy telling my eight-months pregnant girlfriend or shall I?

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posted Mar 7, 2008

umm, well its her or me.
You make the choice but i will make it clear, football always comes first between us

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posted Mar 7, 2008

I really wish sometimes that Beckham's parents had used a condom, it might spare us all this media nonsense about him every two minutes. You can barely look at the BBC Sport page without there being a picture of him there. Even the BBC News page has a picture of his damn wife!! Aaaaarrrrrggggggghhhhhh!!!!!

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posted Mar 9, 2008

When I walked into a drinking establishment the first thing I noticed was how many sad faces there were amongst the many guys and girls gathered there.
The other noticeable theme was the various football scarves draped around the shoulders of those present.

I ordered a drink and realised the guy behind the bar had only served me a half pint in a pint pot. “A guv, what’s the big idea?” I said. He never answered me, just looked and sort of weighed me up, sort of, is he, isn’t he? Type of look; best not push the issue I thought.

I sat down not wanting to ask this sad looking lot anything for fear of upsetting them anymore than they already looked. I relaxed in my chair to be at once surrounded by supporters from about 5 clubs. “Where you from pal”? One asked. “Lesta mate” I replied. "Oh", he said, “you’ll be OK then” "OK"? I asked, "yeah, OK". They moved away as quickly as they had surrounded me and I thought maybe, just maybe this was not my type of establishment and why all the variants of supporters in one boozer? STRANGE!

As I went to finish my beer I noticed that it now was back to half full! I looked towards the landlord who was starring at me. He smiled, winked and then got on with serving the next geezer who had walked in the pub, another sad looking fellow.

I drank from my glass and placed it back on the table. Each drink I had taken seemed to make no difference it always returned to half full!

As I shuffled towards the door many of the drinkers were still sitting in their seats, eyes red, crying into their beer and these 50 something’s really were suffering badly. You could feel their hurt and pain. I know it sounds bad but I had to get out of there. I didn’t want to leave them at their time of need but it seemed like a dog eat dog situation.

I pushed at the door and unlike the doom and gloom that I met on entering, brilliant sunshine adorned the May skyline. “Jesus it’s hot” I thought and removed my coat stopping momentarily to notice the pub sign.

“Welcome to the last chance saloon” it read. At that moment I realised,

WE WERE SAFE!

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