THIS IS EXTRA TIME

The official line: 'He was approached by lots of people wanting to kiss him and pose for pictures. It happens everywhere he goes. There’s nothing more to it.'

TIET's Final Verdict: Get up off my man.


source: Blonde makes a pass at Becks

Labels: bad behavior, david beckham

These meet-and-greets have produced some of our favourite shots of Posh lately. Like this one at Holt's in Toronto. Great stuff, not only because she showed up looking like she was about to hop on a horse and gallop off into the sunset but also because of the amazing, awkward posing with the crazed Spice fans.

The boy above, for example, was spotted at the SG show later that night (the last ever, by the way - many tears have been shed) holding a sign that read 'This is my 22nd show.' Not joking; a life is in dire need here.

In other Beckham news, The Sex is out in Korea keeping the Galaxy cash train rolling, playing a bunch of friendlies in Asia. He touched on his being left out of the friendly against Switzerland that kept him from earning his 100th appearance for England at a press conference in Seoul yesterday:

"I would love to reach 100 caps, but I have to be physically ready to be part of the team. All I’ve done is training. I have no match fitness."

Reminds us a bit of those rejects off of American Idol who come out of the audition room to tell In-Narnia Seacrest that they got punked off because they didn't get in enough practice enough the night before. In reality, Simon just finished telling them that they sounded like a warbling hippo or something. Denial central.

Random final bit: Victoria and David are set to spend a weekend at Chequers with Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his wife Sarah. This is not a rumour, Sarah herself has confirmed it.

A source told The People:

"They don't seem likely friends but the Browns have a lot of time for the Beckhams. Sarah does a lot of charity work and has previously called on Victoria to help. They get on well and Sarah knows Victoria and David can be relied on to send signed books or jeans or give time if possible."

Is Gordie hoping to become the world's sexiest politician simply by association? Too bad it doesn't work quite like that. Plus, Obama's got that title on lock, anyway.
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source: Victoria And David Beckham's Chequers Weekend -
Citizen David Beckham agrees that he must prove fitness to reach century - celeb-city - tfs

Labels: david beckham, victoria beckham, WAGs

From this week's OK!:

"John is so romantic. I didn't think we were doing anything on Valentine's Day, but I came home to find that he'd organized two chefs to cook us a gorgeous dinner. He gave the kids a bath, put them to bed, and arranged for me to have a massage to. It was so romantic. All I did was buy him and iPod Touch and baked him a cake - I felt really bad!"

source: ok! - getty

Labels: quick quotes, toni poole, WAGs

Here's someone we haven't seen in a while: Carly Zucker. Remember when we thought she'd gotten back into the habit of combing out the mess on her head? Well, the rat's nest has made a comeback. She also looks like she's filled out a bit, which is good because for few months there she looked like a strong draft could blow her right over.

Carly was spotted at Heathrow heading out on vacation. When she realized the paps had spotted her, she made a mad dash for the washroom to put some some make-up on.
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source: matrix

Labels: candids, carly zucker, WAGs

AC Milan phenom, Kaka (or Señor Sexy as we prefer to refer to him), is a self-professed good boy: no sex before marriage, belongs to jesus - all that squeaky clean Jessica-Simpson-before-she-married-Nick type of stuff. He's a devout Christian who not only walks the walk but loves to talk a whole lot about how great the walk is.

After winning the FIFA World Player of the Year this December (Cristiano's face = priceless), Kaka was inspired to give his coveted trophy over to his church back home in Sao Paulo, a branch of the Apostolic Reborn in Christ (Renascer) church.

The inscription on the trophy says:

"I deliver this up joyfully to God, because he is the reason behind every victory."

Lots of people have been to visit the trophy, obviously, but not everyone's pleased by Kaka's donation, especially since the Renascer Church is going through a bit of scandal. Two of it's founders, Estevam Hernandes and Sonia Haddad Moraes Hernandes, were sentenced to jail for five months after they were caught trying to smuggle $56,000 into the States. Police also questioned Kaka's own links to the couple.

Father Gabriele Cipriani, deputy secretary of the National Council of Christian Churches of Brazil:

"What is shocking to public opinion is not the (donation of the trophy) but is the fact the (it) has taken place at the very moment that the Renascer Church is at the heart of this storm"

source: Brazil soccer fans wary of Kaka church donation

Labels: ac milan, kaka

Going to the hairdressers. Where else?
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Labels: candids, Coleen McLoughlin, WAGs

Not that we were complaining, but Ade's shorts seemed to do a bit of a disappearing act for a good chunk of the second half last night. To our dismay, they were magically replaced.



Not a side of Petr we see often. Also: Anyone else still not used to the eye-stinging florescent yellow?

Labels: arsenal, champions league wrap up, chelsea, didier drogba, emmanuel adebayor, petr cech

That leopard print thong must be from the Matalan range she's been pimping. It just has to be. Or maybe she's shopping herself around for a new campaign. Victoria's Secret better perk up and pay attention.


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While Abi went for the less is more look, Alex subscribed to the opposite philosophy. She even had a granola bar hidden away in her big ol' nest of extensions, just in case she caught a case of the munchies half way through the show.


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Cheryl walked the red carpet with the rest of the Girls Aloud. According to The Sun, Cashley and Chezza had a one hour convo before the Brits. No official word on the couple yet but the wedding ring's still missing.

(FYI: Speaking of things gone M.I.A.; no sign of Nadine either. The whole thing reminded us a bit of how the Spice Girls fell apart: Geri misses one TV appearance because she's 'sick' - Nadine allegedly forgot her passport - and before we can write our get well cards, Ginger's up and left the band.)


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Getting back on Defoe's good side didn't even score Charlotte an invite to the big bash. Red-capet reject, Char, and her knee-highs were spotted at an after-party.


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Gemma kept things quite classy in a cute little black shift dress. She's been giving the girls a bit of time off lately.




source: wenn - getty - Brit Award Arrivals 2008 - celebutopia

Labels: abi clancy, alex curran, charlotte mears, gemma atkinson, WAGs

Arsenal's peroxide infused keeper, Manuel Almunia, says that his house his haunted:

"When we first moved in we heard a lot of strange noises like chains being dragged around. Then when we were sleeping the stereo came on at full volume. Some very strange things were happening."

We told you the hair bleach was seeping through his skull. So, how many loony keepers have the Gunners got now?


source: Almunia is real ghoulkeeper

Labels: angry keepers, arsenal, manuel almunia, quick quotes

Cheryl arrived back in London today - still without her wedding ring. Even though Ashley is back from Greece today as well, the anticipated dramatic reunion we've all been waiting for is being put on hold yet again.

Instead, Cheryl's booked a room in a West London hotel and will be partying well into the night at the Brits as Girls Aloud are up for Best Group.

A source told the Mirror:

"She is a different woman to the one who flew out a couple of weeks ago She doesn't want to go to the Brits feeling miserable, which is how she'd feel if she went straight home to speak to Ashley. She wants to hold her head high and have a great night.

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source: Cheryl Cole snubs Ashley to go partying at the Brit Awards 2008

Labels: candids, cheryl cole

Caroline and Kaka were front row at Armani yesterday. And look - you can see her little baby bump! She's probably going to be one of those types that gains no weight at all and just hangs out looking all pretty with her basketball belly.

TIET's Final Verdit: It's either we have some bizarre eyebrow fixation that we seriously need to get over or there is a common running theme with WAGs and ill-advised eyebrow maintenance. Alex's death eyebrows, Elen's perma-suprised look, now Caroline. Caro's clearly a gorgeous girl, but there comes a point in every woman's life (don't lie, you've been there) when a concerned girlfriend must sit you down and softly break the obvious: Girl, your eyebrows look whack. Do these women not even have that?

The injustices these women face daily give us the inspiration to keep going.
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Labels: caroline celico, kaka, pregnant

Eboue continues his season-long clinic entitled How To Make Gooners Hate You. Which coincidentally, will also be the title of his autobiography, slated for release this summer (once he's been sold off to Portsmouth obviously, the man does have some class). You'll be able to find it in quality bookstores everywhere, shelved right next to Ashley Cole's My Defense. Unlike Cashley, however, Eboue's given up on defense early. He's decided it's a tired angle. In all respects.



Lampsy's back, reminding us that compression shorts are still the bane of civilization. 100 goals for Chelsea now, by the way.



Who invented shirts? Why not just let him stand in goal looking like that? He could flex one of his pecs, whilst sneering at strikers, perhaps. Should do the trick.



Nando: Oh, noesssss!!
Pepe: LOLz @ us!

Labels: arsenal, chelsea, eboue, fa cup wrap up, fernando torres, frank lampard, hot footballers, liverpool, pepe reina

Elen was front row for Betty Jackson's show at London Fashion Week today.

And like any other day, Elen rocked the perma-suprised too-thin eyebrows like only a WAG of her stature can. She looked très chic in the classic black though, we'll give her that.
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source: LFI

Labels: elen rives, WAGs

Does Posh look like a Marc Jacobs type of girl to you? No, right? She's always been a Cavalli girl. In fact, when we heard she was was doing the MJ ads we did a bit of the OMG-ing, we're not going to lie. Well, here she is stabbing Robbie in the back, once more, caressing and getting all up on the man himself.

Aside from the ridiculous on-stage ensembles she's been rocking on the Old Spice Reunion Tour and when she appeared at his show last month, we've not seen her in anything of the tacktastic Cavalli persuasion in a hella long time now.

What's up, Fab-bot?

BTW: Does anyone else miss fat Marc Jacobs? We cannot be alone in this.


source: celebutopia

Labels: candids, fashion, victoria beckham, WAGs

Americans are trying to take over English football. It's a fact. Fulham is practically part of the MLS now. And Reading...well, you know. Never mind that both sides are inching ever closer to relegation, we're hardly complaining. Case in point: Carlos 'I wish he would take off his shirt more often' Bocanegra.

So, who's the latest American footballer to cross the pond? 1999 World Cup winner and nouveau-Mighty Blue, Lorrie Fair, that's who.

Ask her what she's all about yourself: she's doing a webchat today at 6pm UK/1pm EST/10pm PST over at chelseafc.com/america.

Labels: chelsea, lorrie fair, women's football

Of all the books to read by the pool the recently divorced Claire Merry handpicked The Secrets of Married Women.

Can't wait to see the crap headline The Sun comes up with for this one.
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source: Model Claire Merry shows ex Thierry Henry what he's missing as she relaxes in a bikini

Labels: bringing the LOLs, candids, claire henry, claire merry, WAGs

So, suddenly the African Cup of Nations is trendy and everyone and their dog seems to have an opinion on the ACN. Us? Well, we've always been a bit apprehensive about the whole thing. Sure, we love the crazy-amazing gossip that comes out of the African game but when half of the EPL goes missing and we're stuck with Annoying Anelka instead of Cut-Eye Drogba (yes, he annoys us too but he can be really nice to look at sometimes), it just grates on us.

We've finally come around though and crap pitches, match-fixing allegations and empty seats aside, there are many, many reasons why you should be watching this thing.

Here's one of them: Junior Agogo.

Age: 28
Position: Striker
Country/Club: Ghana/Nottingham Forest
Essential: The arms. Exceptional, no?
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Labels: african cup of nations, african football, ghana, hot footballers, junior agogo

The German NT took a bit of time off training this week to tape an ad for Mercedes-Benz. Regardless, we're going to go ahead and ignore the official line and pretend that Mikey simply enjoys wearing fake mustaches on his spare time and that playing dress-up is just how the guys kill time after training.

And yes, that is Jens Lehmann who is actually smiling. Our guess is that he's still high off Almunia's broken thumb.
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source: dfb - official

Labels: germans are hilarious, jens lehmann, michael ballack

Leave it to us to be nominated for what has got to be the shallowest of footy blog prizes - Best Blog Name.

Meaning that our blog might very well be filled with useless crud but we've totally got a fly name. So, go vote for us, lovelies! Vote for us because we dish the latest non-news in the game, because we tell you all about the WAGs' latest shopping trips and most importantly because you love us and we're just that fabulous.

Voting ends on Feb 17th.

Labels: about us

Lovely TIETer, Martine, spotted the Toronto FC manager outside the ACC in Toronto on Sunday night leaving the Spice Girls show with the wife and kiddies.

M. says: "I shouted 'TFC' at him and he waved. He looked kind of embarrassed, actually."

There's no need to feel ashamed, Mo. Girls like us love it when you let your affinity for the cheesy 90s pop-music show. We'll just file this one next to our Cristiano at Enrique Iglesias post.

source: us, toronto.fc.mlsnet

Labels: managers, mo johnston, toronto fc

The ultimate wedding faux-pas, right?

Other fun facts from NOTW's scoop o' scum on Nicolas Anelka:

- Nico met Natalie Merriman when she was working at Selfridges in Manchester's Trafford Centre last March. He couldn't even be bothered to do the macking himself - he had his friend ask for her number on his behalf.

- There's talk of his 'gymnastic tongue.' Oh, dear.

- Nico sent Natalie photos of his pee-pee on the regular; the argument for banning footballers from using camera phones further advances.

- When his wedding day rolled around Nico conned the shop-girl with the good ol' 'I'm going on vacation' excuse. You mean you've never used that old standby? Exactly.

last but not least...

- Never ones to disappoint, NOTW makes up a whole new word to describe the fling: sexatational. Make room in your dictionaries, people.


source: Anelka had text sex with me... on his wedding day

Labels: bad behavior, nicolas anelka