Thought I might share… its a nice close-up look!

The UEFA Cup trophy is pictured before the start of the UEFA Cup semi-final, second leg football match of Hamburger SV (Germany) against Werder Bremen (Germany) on May 7, 2009 in Hamburg, northern Germany.

From wiki:

…The winners keep the trophy for a year before returning it to UEFA. After its return, the club can keep a four-fifths scale replica of the original trophy. The regulations also state that the original trophy is awarded to any club that wins the UEFA Cup three times in a row or five times overall, though this has yet to occur as of 2008.

Weigh in.. Who ya got lifting this thing in a couple of weeks?

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Boys play soccer outside the Al-Aqsa mosque on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem March 4, 2009

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Boys with home-made braces supporting their polio-damaged legs play soccer at the Stand Proud compound in Bunia, February 24, 2009. The boys are among some 20 children in Bunia looked after by Stand Proud, a charity that assists children suffering from polio and other leg defects in several cities across war-ravaged Democratic Republic of Congo, where 15 years of war have devastated public health services.

AWESOME!!! This is some kind of inspiration… the next time I wanna think that my back hurts a little bit or my hammy is kind of tight, I can just imagine these kids telling me to MAN UP!

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A Ukrainian border guard stands guard as would-be immigrants play soccer in a detention camp for illegal migrants in Chop, a small town in western Ukraine, just a few dozen miles from the border with Slovakia, Hungary and Poland February 6, 2009. Thousands of would-be immigrants from India, Afghanistan, China, Iraq, Somalia, Chechnya and Georgia have begun to choose the “easy” route to Europe - through Ukraine’s Carpathian mountains. Either duped by their smugglers into thinking Ukraine is Poland, Slovakia, Romania or Hungary or dumped in a Ukrainian forest, many migrants end their thousands of dollars-worth trips to Europe in Ukraine.

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JANUARY 23: A teenager plays a game of soccer with friends in front of his damaged apartment building on January 23, 2009 in a heavily damaged suburb in Gaza City, Gaza Strip. Residents of Gaza are still suffering from severe food and water shortages. According to reports, 13 Israelis and over 1300 Palestinians were killed in the Mideast conflict.

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I just thought these are two really cool pics to post

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An Israeli soldier plays with a soccer ball in Kibbutz Nir Am outside the northern Gaza Strip January 19, 2009. Israeli forces were pulling out of the Gaza Strip on Monday following a tentative truce with Hamas that allowed Palestinians to take stock of the devastating three-week war.

I’m pretty sure that this will offend A LOT of people, but lighten up and look at it from the creative side of things.

My boy Ian just sent this over from one of his mates.  They were at the Welling United v Maidstone match last Saturday when the goalie let in a soft one.

WARNING - Creative Language through a Picture after the Jump… 

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Heading West on the 101.

10 East on the way to Palm Springs.

Melting hot with Ace and The Wifey.

Gotta make the stop at Hamburger Mary’s.

Home Depot right before warm ups.

Game time, Beans and I with beers in hand.

And the Galaxy take the 2008 SuperClasico cup with a 2 - 2 result.