Footie Random Thoughts

[calgaryballer]

I assume Kia Joorbachin explains a lot of it...

[wr50l]

Looks deliberate but inconclusive to me. I'd expect a ban but I'd probably conclude that there wasn't enough proof to justify it in the end.

[1ke]

Remember Me???

 

There’s a pretty strong chance that you have no clue who Zahia Dehar is, unless you’re a huge fan of French soccer. But to fill you in and make all of you kids hip to the scene, Dehar is a 19-year old fashion designer who debuted her brand new lingerie line to rave reviews yesterday during Couture Fashion Week at the Palais Brongniart in Paris. Her achievement is remarkable in itself because of her age and the fact that she has only been modeling for the past year or so, but it’s most remarkable because of her first career as an underage prostitute.

So where does the French soccer correlation come in? In 2010, Dehar admitted to French officials that she had been paid for sex on multiple occasions by at least three prominent French soccer players. As the scandal became national news, it was revealed that the three players were Franck Ribéry, Karim Benzema and Sidney Govou. French officials swore that any players involved with Dehar and this huge prostitution ring would be ineligible to play for the French National Team. Fortunately, Ribéry wasn’t investigated until after the 2010 FIFA World Cup, so he was able to play. Only after the tournament was he indicted for soliciting an underage prostitute.

Ribéry’s career since the indictment has been riddled with injuries, as he never quite developed into his one-time status as France’s next big star. But Dehar is doing just fine, and since I feel like we don’t ever have enough fashion on this site, I thought we’d take a little look at what she’s been up to this week.

[1ke]

That was one of those games where I left the Pub not really knowing what the hell just happened.

[Bigpapa42]

That was one of those games where I left the Pub not really knowing what the hell just happened.

I know that feeling. It is not particularly enjoyable. I know it better than I'd like this season...

[calgaryballer]

Liverpool trolling Man City...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jan/28/liverpool-andy-carroll-carlos-tevez?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theguardian%2Ffootball%2Frss+%28Football%29&utm_content=Google+International

The Anfield club contacted City on Thursday to ask how much they want for Tevez and whether they would be willing to contemplate a straight exchange with Carroll. Brian Marwood, the City football administrator, rebuffed the idea immediately, even though Carroll is a player Roberto Mancini has admitted admiring when he was at Newcastle.

[calgaryballer]

Watched Gladbach roll Stuttgart this morning. First half was dire, but once Gladbach got the opening goal Stuttgart just rolled over. Hopefully they can keep it up, make it a nice 3 way race with Bayern and Dortmund

[NAHSTE]

Is it so hard to not be blatant racists, Liverpudlians?

http://deadspin.com/5880256/

[1ke]

Hey Everton........

[Bigpapa42]

...and Arsenal finally remember how to be explosive in attack. Which I'm sure means they go back to scoreless draws in the next match.

[Rudi]

AND CITY TILL I DIE!!!! no fucks were given about the blizzard like conditions at Etihad today

[NAHSTE]

Clinical performance for City today.

[1ke]

Ill take that....

[1ke]

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[NAHSTE]

Thanks a lot, Chelski.