We’re late, we know. It’s like the good old days when our Thursday Thigh Off would happen at random intervals, usually not actually on a Thursday. Feeling nostalgic? No? You just want the thighs, not the half-arsed rambling, we get it.
Click through for the photos/info and to see who won last week’s killer comp between C-Ron and The Ramos.
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Another week, another Thursday Thigh Off, and in our continued Euro-themed quad comps, we’ve decided to pitt two of our favourites against each other.
First up, we’ve got the asstastic Cristiano Ronaldo, who will be on the pitch later today (for the quarter-final against Germany). One has to applaud the gene pool that created the muscle groups that live together in harmony so happily in C-Ron’s world. We’re clapping for them now.
However.
The lush Mr. Ramos is also known for his superior arrangement of flesh and bone. SG, (who’ll we’ll be able to see in action in a few days in Spain’s QF match up with Italy), has much to offer by way of quadly goodness, and deserves a few snaps for his gym time routine and flexing ability.
Enough with the rambling. Let’s get to the voting. Remember, this is not a decision to be made lightly, Kickettes. We suggest you pour yourself a drink, take the phone off the hook and get a note pad to make your comparisons. When you’re ready, tell us who you think takes the title this week.
Last week’s winner will be updated later on, we’re having a few problems with the site and our new comments section today. Soz, Kickettes. Please post in our old comments box below if you are having trouble as well – we’re working on getting this fixed asap.
It’s our second in the Euro 2008 Thursday Thigh Off series, and this week we look to Group B for some action.
For your quadly consideration, please observe Croatia’s Mladen Petric (he of the dirty hot variety);
vs Germany’s Philipp Lahm (of the baby-faced cute variety).
Both are in action today in the Croatia / Germany game – but we know the true victory that matters is right here, man to man, thigh to thigh.
Who gets your vote?
Link: Mladen Petric Official Site
Link: Philipp Lahm Official Site
Congrats to last week’s Group C winner, the incomparable Luca Toni, who comfortably beat the lush Adrian Mutu. Poor Mr. Mutu now has to bear the tragic loss of the Thigh Off, and the wallet crunch of owing Chelsea 80 squillion quid at the same time. Chin up, hon – you’ve still got your looks.
Let’s begin the first of our Euro 2008 themed Thursday Thigh Offs, shall we? This week we’re focusing on Group C – Italy’s Luca Toni v Romania’s Adrian Mutu.
What do you need to know about Luca? He’s hella tall (6’4”), loves beer, and has his own website with craptastical dance music playing.
His competition comes via the former Finest Five member Adrian Mutu. Mr M. has staged a fabu comeback in both his career (with Fiorentina) and in his happily married w/two three kids personal life (anyone remember the good old days when he used to date porn stars? No? Just us then.)
Who gets your vote?
Congratulations to last week’s Thigh-Off victor: David Beckham, who won by ONE vote. Cesc luv, don’t despair, you’ve still got years of thigh goodies to bring to the pitch. Let the sizzling elder statesman have his moment before his knees give out.
Two of our favourites are in the mix for the Thursday Thigh Off competition this week: LA Galaxy’s David Beckham and Arsenal’s Cesc Fabregas.
Both come to the pitch well-armed with lean every-ready running batteries and nicely toned muscle groups.
Click through below to see more photo evidence, winners from last week, and to leave your vote.
Congratulations to last week’s champ, David James, who comfortably took the lush Victor Valdes to school.
The TTO between Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves was the closest in Thigh Off history. Owen Hargreaves came out ahead by just three votes.
We’d like to award this one as a tie and commend both players for their superior muscle groups and tone. Hargreaves fans, we’re sure you will strongly disagree. Perhaps a future rematch is in order?
TGIT, dear readers. We have dug ourselves out the backend of the new community section and we are in dire need of some thigh therapy.
Let’s enjoy the talent today, shall we?
Portsmouth’s David James is an old fav of ours. He fits all the criteria one should look for in a goal keeper: slightly barmy and tall. Works for us. He’s enjoying the FA Cup victory and we are enjoying his hamstrings.
Alternatively, you may choose to go with Barcelona’s delectable Victor Valdes. Some say he is the poor man’s Iker, which confuses us, as we’re quite certain VV is rather wealthy himself. Such subjective squabbles aside, we do think he is a very worthy competitor and meets the somewhat insane/height acceptable standards as well.
Who gets your vote?
The winner of last week’s TTO will be announced tomorrow. This is not due to any particular controversy nor to incite a riot. We are still dealing with a few comment issues from the new settings and wish to be fully accurate, lest we are attacked by thigh-conscious Kickettes questioning our tabulation methods.
Michael Owen (Newcastle) and Owen Hargreaves (Manchester United) are up in the mix this week – both of these players have strong fan bases, so it will be interesting to see who strides to victory on this one.
Click through below to further examine the goods.
Michael Owen may be prone to injury, but he can still pack a wallop in those quads if he needs to. Kudos has to be given to the sheer amount of rehabilitation this man has endured – ie, those thighs have done a lot of curls and had many a massage to get them into tip top shape. Let us respect the dues these muscle groups have paid.
As for Owen Hargreaves, he does frequently partake in wearing evil base layers and has been known to combine that crime with yanking his damn socks so high we are left with less than 5 inches of muscle to observe. Let us not hold this against him. Perhaps he does this for our own protection - seeing too much of the flesh might induce a riot, for example.
Who gets your vote?*
Congrats to last week’s thightastic victor, Habib Beye, who barely (and we mean, by five votes or so) beat Michael Ballack, who unfortunately suffered much unfair bias due to his jersey, Germaness or nipples, we’re not sure. Regardless, HB, you’re still a worthy winner, nice job!
Link: Michael Owen Official Site
Link: Owen Hargreaves Official Site
*We recognize that the zoom shot of Michael Owen in training is slightly biased – after all, most players would look fantastic in that position, regardless. So, to even things out and/or pre-empt the Hargreaves-backlash, please enjoy the attached gratuitous tum shot of MH.
Welcome to another round of the Thursday Thigh Off, please make yourself comfortable.
Up first is Habib Beye, a French/Sengalese defender for Newastle United. Some random HB info? He has his own theme song by way of the terraces, sung to the tune of Happy Days. (Strangely we have no reports of any songs specifically dedicated to his quads, but we’re sure someone is working on that.) When Habib first joined the EPL, he said he had to work to bulk up in order to deal with the physical side of the English game. He’s also mates with TTO winner Didier Drogba.
Habib’s competition comes by way of Germany: Michael Ballack. Mr. B has just been offered a three-year deal to stay with Chelsea and to continue to flex and contract his thighs exclusively during that period. Michael gives good height – he’s 6″2’, he plays in midfield and he has his own website if you’re interested in spending some clicking time elsewhere.
Who takes the title this round, dear readers?
images courtesy of ZUMA/KEYSTONE Press
Congrats to last week’s winner, the lush Paolo Maldini, who beat the some seriously thightastic competition from Micah Richards. Don’t worry Micah, you’re young, you will eventually get over this loss.
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