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The Midweek Mmm: Frank Lampard At Claridges

Lampsy had a night out with his gal, Christine Bleakley last week. We grant him midweek mood-lifting status because he exited Claridges sans stains and avec stubble.

The Sizzle Query: Musings On Manlove

Denmark’s Simon Kjaer & Thomas Sorensen get close. (AP Photo/Daylife)

What is it about the presence of grass, bits of wood and inflated spheres that allow men to throw off the usual trappings of masculinity and snog each others faces off? Where else (apart from in bars at 2am after too much jagerbombing) are such expressions of happiness and joy accepted without comment or insinuation?

Oh, football is a wonderful place, no?

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Kickette Catch Up: Weekend Gossip Cheat Sheet

Coleen Rooney, Victoria Beckham and Danielle Lloyd were three footballers’ wives who were mixed in with other notable UK celebrity mums in the “Bounty Celebrity Mum of the Year” shortlist. News of this potentially-awkward award might’ve escaped you, but certainly not us. Image: Bounty.com.

Saturday

- Shaun Wright-Phillips and NFL player Chad Ochocinco are such good friends that they trade their autographed jerseys with one another. Who knew?

- Kevin Keegan quickly became our new favourite people after we read about his position on players’ privacy and the price of fame. The shortened version goes something like this: he tells Wayne Rooney & Co. that they’re not ‘victims’ of privacy invasion.

- Speaking of which, it looks like the Crouch/Clancy nuptials are full steam ahead with the pair said to wed in northern Italy next June. That’s post-baby delivery, for those who struggle to count their appendages accordingly. BTW, Clancy’s singing career may soon be taking off – her vocals feature on the track, “Pulse”, which can be heard on Orchestral Manoeuvres’ new album, History of Modern.

- We feel obligated to tell you that Bleaks and Lamps went on a date. We also feel obligated to disclose our feelings: meh...

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Frank Lampard & John Terry: Broken Bridge Boys

We’d like to think that in Christine Bleakley’s position as loved up girlfriend of the delectable Frank Lampard, we would maintain a poker face when attending games with our injured partner and his dad. Unlike the smug smirk-i-tude creeping across Bleakley’s face (above), say.

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Night Out: Frank Lampard At Whisky Mist

Do you get your own personal bicep holder when you exit a nightclub? Bow down to the superiority of Lampsy’s situ, Kickettes. FYI, his gal Christine Bleakley was also with him.