~~ Our friends over at adidas are letting you get your hands on the adidas Predator LZ’s early…..

Interested in getting the new adidas Predator Lethal Zones TWO WEEKS EARLY!  adidas is hosting a 24-hour flash sale starting tonight at midnight ET.

Fans can sign up for access to the adidas Predator Lethal Zones ‘Flash Sale’ and they’ll be alerted once the sale goes live at www.adidas.com.

As an added bonus, your boots will be updated to 2nd day shipping for free (*just choose ground shipping during checkout and the upgrade will be applied when your order is processed.

A good look at the White / Varsity Red – Black colorway drop in the Nike Air Jordan 1 Phat, spotted and available over at Premier.

Need to check these off the list……

More Pics after the Jump…………….

via TheFA

QPR midfielder Joey Barton has responded to FA charges.

Joey Barton has accepted an FA charge against him for violent conduct against Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero.

The Queens Park Rangers player has denied a second charge of alleged violent conduct against Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany. The player has requested a personal hearing, the date of which has yet to be set.

Both charges against Barton are in relation to Sunday’s match against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Following the player’s dismissal in the 54th minute of the fixture, there followed two incidents involving Aguero and Kompany. As Barton had already been dismissed, both of these incidents fell outside of the jurisdiction of the referee.

Manchester United centerback Rio Ferdinand decided to use his twitter account @rioferdy5 to express his disappointment on missing out on a place in Roy Hodgson’s England EURO 2012 squad to his nearly 3 Million followers :::

‘Absolutely loved playing for england….to say I’m gutted is an understatement of the highest order…’

Skateboard mogul Rob Dyrdek has launched a new sunglass company called IVI with partners Pete Fox and Jerome Mage. To celebrate the launch they held a party at a private mansion in the Hollywood Hills this past weekend that brought out the likes of Ryan Sheckler, Steve Berra, Keith Hufnagel, Chad Muska and Dingo.

IVI is a premium sunglass and accessories brand formed from a partnership between skateboard mogul and television star, Rob Dyrdek, legendary action sports designer Jerome Mage, and Fox Head, Inc. CEO, Pete Fox.  IVI eyewear products represent an elevation in street and skate inspired fashion and lifestyle. IVI sunglasses combine premium materials, sophisticated iconic lines with unique features and details.

As part of their launch, they are giving TOW readers an exclusive chance to win a pair of IVI sunglasses. And with summer time just around the corner, who wouldn’t want a brand new pair of fresh sunglasses, for free!! All you need to do is post on your Facebook page that you want to win a pair of IVI Sunglasses. Tag The Original Winger and IVI Sunglasses in that post and we will pick a winner on Friday. That’s about as easy as it gets to win something. Now go get at it!

The Original Winger on Facebook

IVI Sunglasses on Facebook

More from the launch event after the jump

Just one of the styles of sunglasses you can win from IVI Sunglasses.

Rob and Ryan Sheckler

Felix Arguelas and Chad Muska

Rob and Danny Masterson

via FC Barcelona [dot] com:

FC Barcelona announced the opening of its first official school in New Delhi

In the press conference to present the school in New Delhi, the FCBEscola Director, Xevi Marcé, explained: “This is one of the most ambitious projects for FCBEscola worldwide. We hope to train 10,000 young footballers in the next three years and with FCBEScola we will provide the depth and the quality needed to develop coaches and players from a very young age. We are very excited to be here and to share our vision with Conscient Football”.

More information over at fcbarcelona.com

After England Manager Roy Hodgson named his 23-man squad for this summer’s UEFA EURO 2012 Finals in Poland and Ukraine today, he sat down with FATV to discuss his squad selection. You get a good 8 minutes of what he was thinking about when making up the team. Good stuff.

Video after the jump…..

via the Cahuenga Corridor on FB:

We are an independent outdoor street art market created for artists by artists. We are a collective of creative minds joining together to celebrate art, music and fashion. The street markets goal is to create a commerce environment for like minded artisans while encouraging vendors to share their visions, stories, and new ideas amongst each other.

The Cahuenga Corridor Street Market will take place every Sunday in Hollywood, the newest addition to the EACA alley. The street market will be held from 10am to 7pm.

* Side note *

I happen to know the cat that put this whole thing together, and he always brings the pain in his marketing game. If you are in the LA area, you need to come check this out.

Check out the trailer after the jump……