monday trivia

No, this post is not about Alessandro Nesta. We just think he's awesome.

The Football Italia quotes this time are comedy gold, or something greater. Observe:


“I think it’s a pretty name. You’ll see lots of children will be called Chanel soon.”
Ilary Blasi, otherwise known as Mrs Francesco Totti, challenges the Beckhams for the daftest baby name competition

More's the pity, Ilary, more's the pity. We know Italy will be bursting at the seams with little girls called Chanel soon. But really. Still, baby should probably be thankful Mama didn't go for first name 'Coco' instead, or we'd have all been left wondering just why Totti's kid was named after a Torino striker of suspect integrity.

And this one: “I was very young when I planned out my career. I was going to play for a big club in Brazil, then Europe, Italy, take part in a World Cup and Olympics. At the end of the map was the Champions League Final.”
Kaka saw his career path as a Lord of the Rings saga with Rafa Benitez as Sauron

Those looks SO work against Kaka. But Pirlo and Gattuso were meant to be Legolas and Gimli.

'I feel it grow heavier as it lies upon my neck...'

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'Terry Aur Lampi'.

(One wishes.)
Thanks to Mimi for the heads-up. Ran to Google with obscene haste. Most wond'rous news for fans of crossover crack and spicy romance gossip!

Chelsea couple players John Terry and Frank Lampard to feature in Bollywood flim. You read that right. Finally. Gods. Yes. Guh. Lol. Etc.

We are not the only ones to express our enthusiasm for this project. See for example: the men themselves, John and Frank, pictured below, who charmingly display their wholly innocent affection towards each other.



It's the chance of a lifetime. Does silver screen stardom beckon? Dare we chez De Ludo Globi hope for a (tasteful, of course) item number?* Will they become Bollywood's next sizzling jodi? Only time can tell. Well, that and the box office.


But wait, aren't we forgetting someone? No way, Jose! The manager warms up to rehearse his spiffy moves for some deadly dhishoom-dhishoom.




Oof. May '07, please be here quickly!





* Here Mr Abramovich nods his head. Vigorously.

We at De Ludo Bloggi...

believe that we must not touch our idols; we never seem to be able to wash the gilt off our hands. Alas; we seem only too adept at sullying the very idols, sacred or profane, who ought to remain intangible, bepedestalled and otherwise unpedestrian.

And so it was that we came across a picture of a Bollywood starlet while skimming the daily news for Pujo-related shoppommodities. And lo!, said we, for the starlet, one Zayed Khan, bears a resemblance to one of our idols in a rather different, er, field. That is, Gigi Buffon, star keeper of Italy and Juventus. Without further delay we got to work, armed with Photoship and much snickering. And here we are, scrubbing the sparkle off our fingers!

My, my, he cleans up nicely, doesn't he? We allowed Gigi to keep the hairband - it is, a little birdy tells us, a gift from Luca Toni and of immeasurable sentimental value.