“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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NBC has a new Olympics website up where you can find the schedule of all games and events.  Just about every event is on tv live and streamed online.   The US Men’s team opens against Japan on August 7, the Netherlands August 10th, then Nigeria August 13th in the opening round. 

These games are early too, the Japan game kicks off at 4:00am Eastern/1:00am West Coast. 

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21 year old Diego Maradona Jr gets called up by Italy for the Beach World Cup.

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Live right now from Commerce City, CO on ESPN.

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If you liked Dogtown and Z-Boys, Hugh Holland was a photographer of that great era of 70s skaters. 

Although not a skater himself Oklahoma photographer Hugh Holland was an observer and was captivated by skateboarding. He soon befriended the boys from the Santa Monica and Venice skateboarding scene (including the legendary Z-boys) and drove the boys from skate spot to skate spot documenting the beginning of what modern skateboarding has become.

Here’s an online collection from his show, “Angels: Street, Skate, Seventies”.

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Everybody is getting into the foosball design game…

“The formal idiom of the Audi Design soccer table reflects the Audi design philosophy without incorporating any individual elements or shapes from specific vehicle models.

The styling is entirely new for a soccer table: its futuristic, progressive appearance affords a glimpse into future trends in design. “When you’re playing a game on the Audi Design soccer table, its dynamic character conjures up the atmosphere of a modern, architecturally appealing soccer stadium”, added Monnerjan…”

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If you only knew the power of the Dark Side….Come on, these are completely silly, but ya gotta love them!

“Adidas will be releasing Darth Vader themed sneakers under their classic Superstar name. The shoes features black leather on most of the parts, gold print on the tongue, gold lace rings at the top and a special insole

They will be released this year to commemorate the 30-year anniversary of Star Wars, but there’s no information about the release date or price yet.”

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It’s summertime and soccer news is a bit slow right now (aside from the killer SuperClassico last night) before the Olympics, EPL, and the second half of the MLS season crank up….

But, how can you not like the heck out of Frankie Hey Dude? The guy’s attitude is outstanding, he plays several years younger than his age, and there is no one nicer to fans. Becks misses his English pubs, but loves his cars, and picks up new lingo in LA. Is this a new kind of Reebok backpack, a male sports-bra, or Bolton’s new home kit? And if you are solidly in the Bob Bradley/USSF corner these days, you might not want to read this review of the “Bradley Era”. If Ronaldo is a slave, what are the rest of us? And is there really any doubt where Russian assassin Arshavin is going? It could only be one place imo…Chelski, despite what this article says. ManCity looking at Bay Village, OH legend, Brad Friedel.

Speaking of pick-ups, while we wait for Season Two of The Pick-Up Artist, Mystery-inspired “PUA’s” cruise a Skokie, IL shopping mall looking for digits with limited results. Who didn’t cruise the malls back in the day and go home frustrated and play videogames…? Remember that Elliot Spitzer controversy several months ago? Here’s an update on Ashley Dupre. Have you ever seen a girl with such obvious WAG dna? Come on, there’s got to be an MLSer ready to create some drama and start mixing with this one.

Last but not least, I like Pete Doherty but imagine if he started hanging around your work and was sniffing around your attractive and innocent 17 year old daughter….that would be mildly upsetting. I wouldn’t mess the King of Pain though.

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