I love how stills of these men playing show the strong chest and arms, like Nuryev and Godunov. Xabi Alonso would probably make an excellent tango dancer. I am projecting my dreams of course. But images like this are what I think of when I hear broadcasters call it the beautiful game.
@sportswithjohn tweeted the following: Xabi Alonso's beard is presumably intended to protect all of us from his paralyzing facial beauty. Compared to Xabi, Ronaldo is a 6, tops.
I'm rooting for Xabi Alonso. Not really Spain. I think I've enjoyed watching Mario Balotelli more than any other players in the entire series. But in all truth, I am just watching for close ups of Xabi. They are heaven.
Last week Britain was treated to the surreal sight of a junior lawyer collecting a lifetime achievement award for his services to pop music. Dave Rowntree, drummer in the band Blur - honoured with a lifetime achievement award at Wednesday’s BRIT awards - now spends his days working as a trainee lawyer at London corporate firm Kingsley Napley, and
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