Michael*

^He signed a two-year deal with St. Etienne just three weeks ago so I can only assume he's contemplating retirement for non-footballing reasons. A strange situation, for sure. His family had relocated back to France a year prior to him leaving us, so on paper, it looked to be a nice little move for him. Owen Hargreaves to Man City, if current rumours are to be believed - no wonder he didn't return Sven's phone calls. Honestly, there are few football-related sights I'd like to see more than Hargreaves playing in the Premier League again. Though preferably not wearing those white shorts from the YouTube vids.

Diana Morales [1] Marina Laswick [1]

More from the aforementioned Marie Claire shoot (as previously posted by the Baron)... Marie Claire Magazine (April 2011) - Source

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (July 26 2011) - https://www.rapidshare.com/files/3614507684...uly_26_2011.avi Source

"Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey" book launch party, London (July 2011) -

"Hip Hop: A Cultural Odyssey" book launch party, London (July 2011) -

Europe: 2 Always found the ditzy blonde shtick kinda grating, but a gifted comic actress for sure.

^Like the sound of both, especially Kimbra. Lovely vid too. Too much cool for one stage - The Strokes and Jarvis Cocker cover The Cars' 'Just What I Needed' at the Reading + Leeds fest.

Another tough one... Keira Knightley [1] Rachel McAdams [1]

Diana Morales [2] Flavia Lucini [1]

^ It seems Wengy is even clearing out players no-one has ever heard of. I caught Paul Merson's unique brand of expert analysis on Sky Sports after the United game and he's terribly cut up over the losses of Frabregash and Nazzery. In other news, it appears Steed Malbranque has already had his contract terminated with St. Etienne and made it known that he's on the verge of retirement. Whatever the reason, it's very sad to hear. One of my favourite red & whites ever and a joy to watch at his best - his double nutmeg of James Milner against Man City last year is permanently imprinted on my brain.

10

2.5

Shu x3

Aksana x3

Simone Villas Boas

4

2.5

Diana Morales [3] Jennifer Akerman [2]

Stadium of Light, Champions League venue? It'll never catch on. Freddy = Villa and Dortmund SS = Barca and Brugge eNe = Arsenal, Juve and Valencia Berno = Man Utd Baron = Portsmouth and Banfield Ed = Liverpool Enigma = Liverpool And I'm a Sunderland fan. Because someone has to be.

1-2. Olivia Wilde 3-4. Odette Yustman 5-6. Keira Knightley 7-8. Olga Kurylenko 9-10. Kate Beckinsale 11-12. Zoe Saldana 13-14. Diane Kruger 15-16. Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Edita

Alejandra Lips: 8 Smile: 6 Hair: 8 Eyes: 8 Nose: 6.5 Abs: 7 Cleavage: 6 Butt: 6 Legs: 8.5 Renata Lips: 8 Smile: 8.5 Hair: 7.5 Eyes: 7 Nose: 9 Abs: 9 Cleavage: 8.5 Butt: 9 Legs: 10 Shannan Lips: 7 Smile: 10 Hair: 9 Eyes: 9.5 Nose: 9 Abs: 8.5 Cleavage: 6 Butt: 6 Legs: 8.5

Europe: 4.5

Rather bizarre video posted on Man City's official site yesterday, in which Samir Nasri arrives at the club offices, meets a loitering Patrick Vieira in the corridor and is greeted by the sleazy, David Brent-esque figure of chief executive Garry Cook.