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I hope this is a direct result of the NRL introducing elastane into the composition of player shorts this season. Otherwise this photo will be used as evidence in the first criminal trial involving a bloke actually being sliced in half during a sports game – a bisecting wedgie, if you will.
Either way, it’s great. Unless you’re the dude in the red pants, obviously.
Arsene keeps a close eye on the hair loss. Image: REUTERS/ Eddie Keogh.
When Arsenal were invincible, it seemed like their glory would go on forever. For game after game, their boundless beauty was the envy of teams the world over, and their grace and allure on the pitch might have launched ships, if North London wasn’t essentially landlocked.
Arsene Wenger has worked hard to maintain Arsenal’s looks over the past eight years, and it would be fair to say that occasionally, when light and dark collide and shadows fall at just the right angle over the Emirates, a casual watcher would never spot the imperfections.
Image: AP Photo/Maxim Shemetov.
Careful Vladimir. Pussy Riot are finding support in all kinds of unexpected places. This woman may present herself as an obedient young Olympian, but how do you know she’s not hiding a balaclava under her bouquet, ready to yank out before she bursts into song? Precedent says you’d have to arrest her.
That’d be awkward.
Verdicts in on Friday. Follow my Twitter for updates.
“You’re the wires guy, right?” Boris assumes security has been heightened in light of his last adventure. Image: SEAN DEMPSEY/AFP/GettyImages.
It’s all over, people, and you can now expect the UK to drift back into the familiar territory of self-hatred and celebrity lovin’ superciliousness we know and the Daily Mail loves.
Let’s just have one more round-up to remember it by, shall we?
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We hope you enjoy your moment of glory.
But please try & remember to retain an air of humility and dignity during all gold medal celebrations. Do not shout, squeal, run, jump or borrow someone’s camera and take pictures of your team-mates. Basically, no spur of the moment acts that could be interpreted as unbecoming.
Despite winning, you are still women, and it would be uncomfortable for people to have their gender stereotypes challenged while they’re just trying to enjoy some sport.
Thank you.
Original Image: Clive Rose/Getty Images. Photoshop: kelly welles.
Yes, I know Rebecca Adlington is above such things, even in response to pathetic jibes from no-mark comedians, but my trusty copy of Photoshop & I are not.
Iran’s Ghasem Rezaei (r) and his trainer do what comes naturally. Image: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images.
Just bask for a moment in the sheer unadulterated joy of two men so overwhelmed with emotion after one of them wins the Greco-Roman wrestling heavyweight gold that they kiss.
And then hope miscellaneous idiots from across the globe don’t get the wrong idea and run with it.
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Local residents would never have protested about having surface to air missiles stationed on their roofs if this had been touted as a possible outcome.
Admittedly it’s a bit of a stretch to imagine the Games being held to ransom by a gang of criminals driving minis, but it wouldn’t be unprecedented. If only the organisers had put a bit of thought into it. Or phoned Banksy.
Image: AP Photo/Luca Bruno.
While GB football coach Stuart Pearce searches for the key to unlock a decent performance from his team against Uruguay tonight, let’s have a look at what else has been going on at this lovely old sporting contest of ours.
Oh, wait. We can’t leave him, it’s embarrassing. Stu! You won’t find it in there, mate! The women have got it!
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There’s no better way to support your country at the Olympics than to lie prone on your sofa for hours at a time, watching other people do it for you.
You can deny it all you like, but deep down, you know it’s true.
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