King Carlos
- 23 Jun 06, 07:07 PM
IBC, MUNICH - One of the best things about being at the World Cup (and there are many, many reasons why it鈥檚 great to be here) is celebrity spotting. I know, I should probably be above it. But I鈥檓 not. Yesterday at the USA v Ghana match I met (鈥榮aw鈥 is perhaps more truthful) a true footballing legend. The only man in the world who can pull off a blonde afro 鈥 Carlos Valderrama.
For those who don鈥檛 recognise the name, Carlos Valderrama is probably Colombia鈥檚 greatest ever player. And more importantly, one of the coolest footballers of all-time.
sums him up perfectly: 鈥淥ne of the most formidable powers of Valderrama is his ability to dominate the match playing at walking pace.鈥
They say never meet your heroes, so I decided not to approach him. He looked pretty grumpy, probably fed up with the likes of me blatantly taking photographs of him without his permission (but you don鈥檛 walk round with hair like that if you want to remain incognito).
Anyway, have to dash 鈥 someone鈥檚 just spotted Jairzinho having dinner at the IBC. Where鈥檚 my camera? And, while on the subject, which retired football legends have you guys spotted out and about in Germany?
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Do Victoria Beckham and Cheryl Tweedy count?
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While attending Angola vs Portugal in Koln, we walked past Platini and FIFA friends. Platini was on the phone but won of his cronies shouted "Go Scotland" as we passed.
A highlight of the day.
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I bought the golfer Laura Davies a drink.
Seems that she is a loyal England fan and travels to games to support the team. I wonder if the same could be said for her male counterparts?
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hola que tal revisa este mensaje es un ingles sencicllo... checalo y disfrutalo...
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I am back home now, but I saw Claudia Schiffer more often than a Mercedes Benz, and that takes some seeing.
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Talking about celebrities:
BILD-Zeitung Breaking News:
Today at 12.30h Kaiser Franz Beckenbauer got married to his long-time partner Heidi Burmester in Oberndorf near Kitzb眉hel (Austria). "We wanted a very small and secret wedding just for us" Beckenbauer commented to the press. Kaiser Franz and now-Kaiserin Heidi have got two kids: Joel (5) and Francesca (2)
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saw mark fish in a bar in hanover last week(is he a celeb)
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I saw Bebeto in a park in Berlin, sharing a jam sandwich with Hristo Stoitchkov. They were listening to Kenny G on a ghetto blaster and seemed quite drunk...
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Yes, i was at the Ukraine match with Tunisia and on the way out, i noticed a flower fall to the floor. Nothing unusual. But as i peered up i saw none other than Geoffrey Bayldon of Catweazle fame in a tree making a chain of daisies.
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I saw Gazza and Ginola wearing their old Everton shirts and making out under the tree in Baden Baden
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Can anyone point great games with Velderrama?
I'd like to see them...These days, torrent files are CULTURE, my friend.
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I saw Fletch and ricco in Baden Baden.
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i saw pele at the japan game and he didnt look too happy when japan scored it made me laugh as i am a true japanese supporter to see brazil's greatest player and a footballing legend slumped in his seat at the sight of the japanese leading the world champions and surely the best team in the world at the moment having rings run round them by the crazy little japanese well done boys!! brazil still came back and won 4-1 but i still had a smile on my face at the end of the match
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I saw my mum. Dreadful woman.
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I know this may be a daft question, but if Owen is out of the squad why hasn't Sven brought out another striker to replace him - which I believe you are allowed to do with injuries?
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Not really in the same league as old Carlos, but we saw Stan Collymore in Munich after the Brazil v Australia game...
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Ato Bolden at Trini v. Paraguay
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i saw alan shearer, he wouldnt give me an autograph tho
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considering how exeptionally and cool the British Isles are. the players should be sent on heat/humidity training immediately after their respective last Premier, (etc) games.
England (eg flight to Singapour), building up heat stamina say 30-60 mins day wth gradual increments.
If we wanted to be really clever, also train players in the art of juggling (this has been clinically proven to physically increase the size of proprioceptive/spacial awarness areas of the brain), juggling is employed by professional sports enhancement (injuring) specialists in the USA. (its worth bearing in mind that the Americans are more advanced in certain areas of medicine by a few years.
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the British Isles are exceptionlly mild and cool, heat/(humidity) training should commence immediately after Premier games finish
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i saw the whole of the brazil team and the whole of the japanese team playing football on the football pitch.
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I was in a bar in Frankfurt and saw Frank Skinner talking to David Hemery. Later that evening I was in a restaurant and two tables away from me there was Ralph Fiennes having dinner with Denzel Washington. The next day - would you believe it - Tony Curtis and Donatella Versace were having a kickabout with some local kids near the city's main art gallery.
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I was in a bar in Frankfurt and saw Frank Skinner talking to David Hemery. Later that evening I was in a restaurant and two tables away from me there was Ralph Fiennes having dinner with Denzel Washington. The next day - would you believe it - Tony Curtis and Donatella Versace were having a kickabout with some local kids near the city's main art gallery.
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I was in a bar in Frankfurt and saw Frank Skinner talking to David Hemery. Later that evening I was in a restaurant and two tables away from me there was Ralph Fiennes having dinner with Denzel Washington. The next day - would you believe it - Tony Curtis and Donatella Versace were having a kickabout with some local kids near the city's main art gallery.
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Ahhh, El Carlos!
I remember well my days (and nights...) in Monte Carlo with him and other team-mates. We called him the Beast of Monaco for his excellent taste in nightclubs and se帽oritas!
Viva El Carlos (and the vulture)
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