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Thanks for the pics, hopefully our boys will win a trophy this year.. champions league & la liga! i love sergio ramos! hes such a good defender. Ramos + Cannavaro = best defence

Rafael Benitez has today hailed Steven Gerrard after his captain was awarded an MBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours list. (December 30, 2006) Gerrard can now look forward to a trip to Buckingham Palace to collect his award after an inspirational couple of years as Liverpool skipper during which he has led the Reds to Champions League and FA Cup glory. "This is a good reward for Steve because he's a nice boy, a good professional and the captain of this club," said Benitez, who is pictured above congratulating Gerrard at Melwood. "Everyone must be very proud of him, but I would also say this is an award for the club, the supporters, his team-mates and his coaches. "In football you can never recognise just one player. Steven has been at this club for years and has worked with many coaches at the Academy and Melwood and all through that time he has had the supporters behind him. "You cannot play at your level all the time if you don't have people backing you." Others honoured by the Queen include singer Rod Stewart and her own granddaughter, equestrian star Zara Phillips.

Woods will skip season opener Tiger Woods will not play this week in the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship in Kapalua, Hawaii, the second straight elite tournament he has skipped. The Mercedes is only for PGA Tour winners from the previous year; Woods also sat out the season-ending Tour Championship in November for the top 30 players on the money list. Woods, who went skiing in Colorado with his family after winning the Target World Challenge on Dec. 17, said he did not have time to get his game ready and wanted to spend more time on vacation. He ended last year winning six consecutive PGA Tour events, a streak that will remain on hold until Jan. 25 at the Buick Invitational in San Diego, where Woods is the two-time defending champion.

Woods reveals wife is pregnant Tiger Woods celebrated his 31st birthday by sharing some of his biggest news of the year - his wife is expecting their first child. "Obviously, we couldn't be happier and our families are thrilled," Woods said on his Web site. "I have always wanted to be a dad. I just wish my father could be around to share the experience." Woods and Elin Nordegren of Sweden married in October 2004, and Woods has said that he wanted children sooner instead of later. He did not say when the baby is due, although it likely would be between the US Open and British Open. The world's No.1 player is skipping the season-opening Mercedes-Benz Championship next week on Maui. "I'm going to stick close to home for the next few weeks," he said. Woods will start his 2007 season in the Buick Invitational at the end of January, "which will allow Elin and I to spend more time with our families during this very special time in our lives."

Background information: Alberto Gilardino (born July 5, 1982 in Biella, Piemonte) is an Italian football (soccer) player, who is a striker for AC Milan and the Italian national team. He was member of the Italian team which won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He currently plays for AC Milan, after a departure from his old team Parma. Club Gilardino started his career for Piacenza Calcio, playing his first match in Serie A against A.C. Milan. Then he was sold to Hellas Verona, for which he played for two season and scoring only two goals but showing plenty of his talent. His career was launched on the international stage in 2002, after he moved to Parma on explicit request of former Hellas Verona coach Cesare Prandelli. He scored five goals in his first season and then 23 goals the next year, when he ranked as second-placed scorer in Serie A in the 2003-04 season. In 2004-05 season, he again scores 23 goals and also ranked as second-placed scorer in Serie A. Also, he was Voted Best Italian Player and Best Overall Player for the 2004-05 season. He made an estimated £18m transfer to AC Milan on 17 July 2005, and declared, "Why did I choose Milan? They fascinate me and they are clearly the strongest club in European football, I can't wait to start training." Though he has scored seventeen Serie A goals for Milan, he failed to find his offensive form in Milan's 2005-06 UEFA Champions League campaign, as he went scoreless in all twelve matches. Gilardino has been having some difficulty scoring early on in the season, but he finally scored his first goal in the 06/07 season (with AC Milan) against Internazionale and was able to break his Champions League drought in the 88th minute against Anderlecht, four days later. He also scored a brace against Fiorentina to capture a much needed point for AC Milan. Italia He played for the Italian national football team during the 2004 Olympics in Athens, winning the bronze medal. He also led Italy's Under 21 team to victory in the 2004 European Under-21 Football Championship. He also played for 2002 European U-21 Football Championship Qualifying round against Hungary and playoff for Final Tournament, against Poland home legs. He played for Italian U-18 team, reached Intermediary round of 2000 European Under-18 Football Championship. He is considered to be one of the strongest strikers of Italy and a bright hope for the Azzurri future. Gilardino was a member of the Italian team that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He played in the first two matches, scoring a goal against USA with a brilliant diving header. He came on as a substitute in the semi-final match versus Germany, hitting the post in extra-time and providing the pass for Alessandro Del Piero's stoppage time goal that sealed Italy's 2-0 victory. Unfortunately, Gilardino was not used as frequently as he could have been, and instead coach Marcello Lippi played Luca Toni as the main striker the majority of the time.

small pic but still very cute

really? i seriously thought he was married. oh well thanks for clearing that up Nemeside! heres some pic of our boy ahahha nice shirt: Ballack & his girlfriend:

I absolutely love this pic! so intense another good shot http://www.roger-federer.org/pictures/rola...federer%202.jpg

Today Newcastle v. Man United 2:2 bummer! but Ronnie still looked sexy as usually http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/se...10806&cdi=0 Ronaldo in action. http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/se...10915&cdi=0 celebrating w/ Scholes http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/72910994.j...09E1B280B4B31D9

Intense competition, but i have to go with the VS queen Gisele!

Gisele