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Mario Balotelli: Bottle Blond & Missing Bling

Is it safe for us to assume that the colour coordination of Mario’s new hair and his first infraction card from over the weekend was just a coincidence? Poor sob ended the weekend dismally and down a diamond earring so fingers crossed for his horoscope this week. Image: Reuters Pictures.

Pepe Reina: Say Whaaat?!

Come again, Mr Reina? Jamie Carragher doesn’t like you to do what exactly?

Kickette Catch Up: Your Weekend Gossip Cheat Sheet

Keep calm and read on, Kickettes. Image Credit: AP.

Sadly, it was anything but quiet on the news front for us this past weekend, but as always, we’re ready and willing to help you bounce back into work action.

Although if you require posts in addition to this one, know that we’ll only resume work upon receipt of our mandatory compensation (in this case that would be Thanksgiving leftovers from our U.S.-based readers).

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Alexander Frei: Magic Hands

Image: AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda.

We presume that FIFA will be launching an investigation into FC Basel’s ‘preparations’ for their Champions League tie against Otelul Galati tonight. Last time we checked, goalkeeping coaches from the Ministry of Magic were not officially accredited by football’s governing body.

We could be wrong though.

Bromley Bar Codes: But Why?

A non-league English football team is having internet barcodes shaved into their hair ahead of this weekend’s first round FA cup clash.

Wayne Rooney’s hairdresser, Daniel Johnson, is shaving intricate ‘QR codes’ onto the back of the heads of Bromley FC’s first eleven.  Each hair cut takes an hour to achieve and when they are scanned with a smartphone, the barcode will send users to the Betfair Mobile site.

We’re now wondering whether Louis Vuitton would give us free stuff if we did the same for them. And would it be worth it? Hmm.