How many of these are you guilty of?

Special mention to numbers 5, 6, 7, 13, 14, 15, 18 and I’ve been meaning to hit 4 for a long time.

The Clive Owen voice seals it for me.  Great work, guys.

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Of course, you also have to give props to John Terry for making a similar effort at WC 2010.  And by similar I mean far less effective but far more salmon-like.

But if we’re on the subject of an entree denying a goal, look no further for the number one spot.  I cannot confirm that Blackburn and its sponsors had anything to do with the production of afore-linked video.  (Anfield Cat, you’re off the hook for today).

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He deserves a humor moratorium of much longer than a couple weeks, but let the Fabio Capello ( and Harry Redknapp) jokes commence!  Here are six brilliant (albeit NSFW) ones.

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Finally, how about Zlatan hitting a journalist with his Audi A3?  Awesome or super awesome?  Easy question– getting run over by an Ibravehicle is every blogger’s dream!

Great shot from van Nistelrooy a Leeds player.  Any doubts that the target was actually Robbie Savage though?

Credit to Keown for taking it in stride.  The same cannot be said for Harry Redknapp or Phyllis.

In the absence of Tevez, one can only hope that Balotelli does something completely mental.

Tags: Manchester Derby

Not quite as riveting as the Ronaldo special, but I stumbled across a couple documentaries on Zlatan Ibrahimovic from yesteryear.  The first takes a look at his final season at Malmo as they struggled for promotion and he his big money move.  The second examines his life at Inter as he reflects on his superstardom.  It’s pretty interesting to see the change in his personality as a young, cocky firestarter to a more mature, cocky firestarter (with a few extra goals to his name).

Check them out after the jump if you’re so inclined.  Only then will you be permitted to mock his current samurai haircut.

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Fascinating 45-minute, 4-part special on what makes Ronaldo such a freak.  (No, not that kind).  The 2nd section is worth the price of admission alone.  Trust me, it’s like ESPN’s Sport Science on 10 bottles of Stella.

-José Mário dos Santos Félix Mourinho…

Balotelli called, he wants his attitude back. And please, don’t forget the “Troll Face.”

And then the world’s best player passed through…

Competition for your wall space just got real.  Check out this great find from my buddy Fournier.  They’ve got all the legends of the game (current and retired) in retro poster form.  It’s like the past and the future combining to make something not as good as either.  But you’ll love it anyway, I promise.

You can find a couple of my other favorites after the jump, and all the rest by clicking on the above link.

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