Articles tagged with "basic-hot-ballers"
New Nike Campaign: Ramos, Fabregas, Drogba, Cole and Arshavin
By Lotte Cox | January 22nd, 2009Nike have a new line of jackets -- V for Victory, geddit? -- and for the ad campaign, they're photographing their favorite athletes both in ...
The Beckham Has Landed
By Lotte Cox | December 20th, 2008OMG DAVID BECKHAM YOU GUYS! (That sounded convincing, right?) Unless you've been under a (lovely, media frenzy-damping) rock for the past month or two, you're well ...
Palermo Clean Up Awfully Well
By Lotte Cox | December 13th, 2008The helpless one (too young, presumably, to know how to tie his own tie) is Simon Kjær, old man Federico Balzaretti is helping him out, ...
(Almost) Real's Newest Dutchman
By Lotte Cox | December 3rd, 2008Hey, Mom! I'm going to Spain! Yeah, everyone I know plays there! Assuming he passes his medical, Klaas Jan Huntelaar will be leaving Ajax next month ...
On Top of the Scoring Charts
By Ivanna Baller | November 27th, 2008After scoring Liverpool's only goal in yesterday's match against Marseille, Steven Gerrard is tied with Lionel Messi as top scorer in the UEFA Champions League, ...
Some Eye Candy From Down Under
By Ivanna Baller | November 17th, 2008The Australian A-League doesn't get much coverage in the Northern Hemisphere, which is too bad, because, besides koalas and kangaroos, Australia is home to a ...
HABs: The Coaches Edition
By Lotte Cox | November 15th, 2008Jose Mourinho has moved on to Inter Milan, found someone taller and more Swedish to replace Lampard, and gotten an unfortunate haircut, yes, but he's ...
Mmm. Luca Toni
By Amanda Leerat | November 14th, 2008We're going to call the luscious Luca Toni a four-tongue HAB. He misses the five-tongue cut-off only because he doesn't seem quite sure what ...
Dimitar Berbatov: Yeah, That's Hot
By Lotte Cox | November 12th, 2008There aren't a lot of athletes who can rock the young Andy Garcia sort of overt sexiness, but Manchester United and Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov ...
Looking Sharp: CR7 and Park
By Amanda Leerat | November 11th, 2008You've probably guessed that your HABs bloggers aren't the biggest Cristiano Ronaldo fans in the world. But we know that some of you ...
Everyone's Favorite Rosy-Cheeked Russian
By Lotte Cox | November 8th, 2008Sometimes, the best way to deal with the unending rumors about Andrei Arshavin's attitude, and questions about where he's going to be playing next season, ...
Um. Wow.
By Lotte Cox | November 5th, 2008This is Bernardo Corradi. He plays for Reggina. (Click to embiggen.) I don't know if one is supposed to say such a thing about men, but ...
Lorik Cana, Yes or No?
By Ivanna Baller | November 3rd, 2008Olympique de Marseille's captain Lorik Cana has a huge following in France, but as you can see, it's not solely due to his fearless leadership ...
Never Enough Zlatan
By Lotte Cox | November 1st, 2008It's been more than a week since we've featured him, so it's high time for More Zlatan. First, since it's being discussed in the comments ...
Mmm ... Inler
By Lotte Cox | October 29th, 2008After giving love (so to speak) to his look-alike Swiss teammate Eren Derdiyok this weekend, I figured it was only appropriate to celebrate Gokhan Inler ...
Niko Kranjcar: Good Hair, Good Teeth, and Good Skillz
By Ivanna Baller | October 27th, 2008England NT fans might not think of him fondly, but otherwise, Portsmouth's Niko Kranjcar is pretty much irresistible. Bonus: he has really nice hands. And ...
From the Unloved Leagues: Meet Eren Derdiyok
By Lotte Cox | October 25th, 2008It's easy to overlook the other team when Barcelona are running roughshod over them, but that exasperated-looking, gorgeous boy in the foreground is Eren Derdiyok. ...
What's Going on in Milan Baros' Shorts?
By Amanda Leerat | October 24th, 2008What do we think, ladies? (And...gents.) Are we looking here at a frank, or a bean? And here's a couple of bonus Baros ...
Turkish Delight: Volkan Demirel
By Ivanna Baller | October 23rd, 2008Fenerbahçe goalkeeper Volkan Demirel had a night to forget when his side conceded five goals to Arsenal last Tuesday in the Champions League. Luckily for ...
That's a Cardable Offense, Mister!
By Lotte Cox | October 22nd, 2008Honestly, there's nothing that bothers me more in football than when players take their shirts off after they score. I mean, SURELY they know there's ...
A Five Tonguer: Yoann Gourcuff
By Ivanna Baller | October 19th, 2008This French hottie has been sizzling on and off the pitch for both Girondins Bordeaux and Les Bleus. He's been racking up goals and assists ...
Is He Made of Plastic?
By Lotte Cox | October 18th, 2008While he was busy becoming the best Japanese players of all time (at least until Shunsuke Nakamura came along), Hidetoshi Nakata never seemed to find ...
Rui Costa: Classing Up the Joint
By Lotte Cox | October 15th, 2008Portuguese legend. Fiorentina legend. Milan legend. Benfica legend. Wore his socks better than anyone who ever has or ever will play football. Really, the man ...
Introducing our New HABs Offside Five-Tongue Rating System!
By Amanda Leerat | October 14th, 2008In the comments on the Philippe Mexes post, reader Johonna offered up the following. I am not saying that I dont want to go ...
The Loveliness of Philippe Mexes
By Amanda Leerat | October 14th, 2008Philippe Mexes. He is French by nationality, but he's played for AS Roma for so long that the Italians consider him one of their own. Unfortunately he ...
The Red, White, and Boca
By Ivanna Baller | October 13th, 2008Carlos Bocanegra of Stade Rennais and the USMNT. Delicious. Need I say more?
Matteo Ferrari, AKA Wet Footballers v2
By Lotte Cox | October 11th, 2008Meet Matteo Ferrari. He's beautiful. And he's wet. He also plays for Genoa and has somehow managed to charm Aida Yespica, AKA Italy's Foremost Footballer Dater, into ...
Oh Hello, Zlatan
By Ivanna Baller | October 9th, 2008Some would argue that he is god's gift to football. Here on the HABs Offside, we argue that he is god's gift to women.
Francesco Coco: On an Island and in the Shower
By Lotte Cox | October 8th, 2008Former Italy defender Francesco Coco -- that's him in front -- has dreams of a career in Hollywood. So far, though, all he's got to ...
Photo of the Day: Futsal Man-Hugs
By Amanda Leerat | October 7th, 2008Ah, the goal celebraton. Sweaty bodies pressed together. Nose buried against your teammate's neck. Can't you just feel the exhausted, fast-paced inhale...exhale....inhale... ...
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