Oh yeah… when this was first planned out we knew that this is going to be a fun trip, some of the BP and TOW crew shot out to NY for the Grassroot Soccer Charity Event, some well deserved down time, a little bit of marketing and t-shirt slangin’ and all in all there definitely was a happy ending!

Ok, so there are a lot of pictures that I wanted to throw up here so I’m just dropping them on you after the jump with commentary… enjoy the ride.. (more…)

Hey, it’s Friday!

Ozzy Osbourne, Billy Gibbons, Angus Young and more share their most insane rock-and-roll stories. These are a scream…

Story here…

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Premiership star Cesc Fabregas found himself embarrassed when he couldn’t pay for dinner because his credit cards were rejected - twice.

The Arsenal midfielder, who earns around £80,000 a week, was dining with two women (…freaking nice btw) at top Soho private club Studio Valbonne when his bill of just under £300 arrived.

An onlooker said: “He tried one card, it failed. Then another. It failed again. After much faffing he sent an aide out to get cash.”

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Tomorrow night thousands of young men and women with the most fit, toned bodies in the world will mingle for the last time before they fly home. What might they get up to?

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“It’s the old story. You’re at a football match and desperate for a half-time pie and Bovril – but Osama Bin Laden’s at the front of the queue counting out a load of loose change.

Far fetched? Nothing like it. Yesterday we revealed how The Queen is a secret Arsenal fan. But the Gooners aren’t the only football club in Britain who have big name supporters.Here DEREK BROWN presents the weird, weird world of unlikely soccer superfans . . .”

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WAG Danielle Lloyd, host / former Arsenal hitman Ian Wright and Bianca Gascoigne competed in the Celebrity version of Gladiators on SkyOne.

Lloyd donated all of her appearance money to buy a breast scanner for the Linda McCartney Breast Cancer Center.

Can’t go wrong with the Wallclimb and Hanging Tough.

images via DailyMail

England and Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney and his WAG Coleen McGloughlin are now Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rooney after marrying in Italy this week.

Nothing like taking advantage of the disappointment of missing out on the 2008 Euros by getting married during a week long celebration.

image via DailyMail

A very special thank you to Mike Janosz for the great photos from Sunday’s 2008 European Championship kick off match between Hollywood United and Alpine United.

Bottom L-R - Donal Logue, Gilles Marini, Derk Droze, Danny Cannon, DJ Bob Sinclair, Jason Marthot, Brian Burdue

Top L-R - Hilton Goring, Brian Dunseth, Allen Hopkins, Jimmy-Jean Louis, Alexi Lalas, Brandon Routh, Dermot Mulroney, Olivier Biaggi, Billy Duffy, Manager Ian Carrington

Not Pictured because they were just a bit late, Rohan and Ziggy Marley

Gilles Marini battling through the defense.

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Hollywood United (Celebrity Edition) took on Alpine United (A Swiss/Austrian mix) at Pacific Palisades High School Sunday to kick of the 2008 UEFA European Championships June 7th - 29th.

And while HUFC walked away with a 5-2 win, it was a great time for the fans and the boys on the field.

E! News and Fox Soccer Channel (amongst others) were there to cover the kickoff match and the event will end with a major Auction at the Swiss Consulate next weekend in Los Angeles.

The teams looked like this..

HOLLYWOOD UNITED

Anthony LaPaglia, Actor, Without a Trace;
Brandon Routh, Actor, Superman;
Dermot Mulroney, Actor, About Schmidt;
Jimmy-Jean Louis, Actor, Heroes;
Roberto Urbina, Actor, The Argentine;
Donal Logue, Actor, Ghost Rider;
Gilles Marini, Sex and the City TM;
Danny Cannon, Director, Goal!, CSI Las Vegas;
Allen Hopkins, Producer, Goal!, ESPN Commentator;
Brian Dunseth, Ex-professional, Fox Sports Commentator;
Frank Leboeuf, Ex-professional, midfielder for the French 1998 World Cup Champions;
Alexi Lalas, Ex-professional, American World Cup player and Italian Serie A player, GM of the LA Galaxy;
Olivier Biaggi, Ex-professional, defender, Switzerland;
Steve Jones, Guitarist, Sex Pistols, radio personality;
Paul Cook, Musician, Sex Pistols;
Ziggy Marley, Musician;
Rohan Marley, Musician;
Vivian Campbell, Guitarist/Singer, Def Leppard;
Billy Duffy, Guitarist, The Cult;
Bob Sinclar, DJ

ALPINE UNITED

SWISS PLAYERS

Xavier Koller, Academy Award Winning Director, Journey of Hope;
Raffaele Memoli, Actor, Eau Contraire;
Giacun Caduff, Director, 2B or Not 2B.
Oliver Wyss, Ex Professional, Founder “Soccer For Hope”
Bob Ammann, Ex Professional, Head Coach, Cal State Fullerton University
Jan Hofer, Nestlé
Dan Aellen, Nestlé
Fausto Zaina, Switzerland Tourism
Frank Ustar, Swiss Consulate General
Helmut (John) Bell, Cinetyp
Stefan Bachofner, Owner Waterfront Café, Venice.
Urs Baur, Advertising Executive
Matthias Inauen, Web Developer

Actor Daniel Bernhardt, The Matrix Reloaded, and Chivas soccer pro Raphael Wicky are injured and will cheer Alpine United from the bleachers.

AUSTRIAN PLAYERS

Patrick Knapp, Entertainment Attorney
Robert Amstler, Actor, Model, Bodybuilder
Walter Spatny, Actor and Model
Roland Kickinger, Actor, Bodybuilder, Fitness expert
Christian Huemer, Art Historian, Getty Institute
Thomas Grabner, CEO, Kastner & Partners, PR Company
Claus Ettensberger, CEO, Claus Ettensberger Corporation, Luxury Auto Accessories
Georg Ladek, Ex semi-professional, Real So Cal Soccer Club Team Manager
Jan Rupp, President, A79 Clothing
Martin Weiss, Consul General of Austria

File this under the “This is why you have to pay your taxes” category. Wesley Snipes has been convected of three misdemeanor cases of not filing his taxes, and was subsequently sentenced to 36 months in the slammer. With tax day just passing a little over  a week ago, this serves as a cold reminder about why we have to file our taxes.  So with this sentece handed down, here’s a video portraying Wesley in one of my favorite roles he has played, Big bad Nino Brown from New Jack City.