Michael*

Odette Yustman [0] Malin Akerman [1]

Odette Yustman vs. Malin Akerman

Odette (the actress formerly known as) Yustman [10] Lucy Hale [5] New round in 3..2..1..

Yay for Jameela!

Some nice best-of-the-year choices so far. I'll post mine shortly too. And since it's customary to hear Sleigh Bells in mid-to-late December...

Just your run-of-the-mill reverse-scorpion kick own goal from the Hong Kong first division (no, me neither).

A nightmarish draw for the Champions League's two remaining English clubs. Chelsea/Napoli and Arsenal/AC Milan. Meanwhile, Man City have been drawn with Porto in the Europa and Man United will face Ajax. And most intriguingly of all, Stoke play Valencia. Unless the stars align and both win their respective European tournaments, it's probably the nearest we're likely to get to the ultimate good vs evil clash of Barca/Stoke in the near future.

Du x3

Europe: 1.5

For the most part, there's good reason why people hold remakes in such contempt, although I don't think anything should be considered sacrosanct. Remakes can be a great pathway into discovering something brilliant, too. I watched a movie recently by the name of 'Brighton Rock' and upon learning that it was a remake, I sought out the original, with Richard Attenborough. It was a far better film and one that I would never have known about otherwise.

Cintia Dicker [3] Miranda Kerr [3]

Europe: 1.5

^Yes indeed - if Villas Boas resists the temptation to reinstate his patented high defensive line, I could see this one ending in a draw.

^If there's one person in the world of music who I'd bet on not being to complete a push-up, it's Robin Pecknold.

Scrooged

Has the guy closest to Guardiola been edited to look like Carles Puyol or is it simply a happy coincidence?

Talk about making a dramatic entrance! Yes, it was only Blackburn and granted, we're still stuck with an incredibly thin squad who are more Matalan than Catalan, but oh lord, was it ever refreshing to watch the team playing with purpose and with a gameplan, not to mention see substitutions that actually made a difference to proceedings. We may be still in a scrap but at least we're in a scrap with Martin O'Neill.

Yukie x3

1. Chanel 2. Caroline 3. Behati 4. Lindsay

Europe: 4.5

That's the old christmas list sorted, then...

Pace x3

1. Shannen 2. Karlie 3. Behati 4. Elsa