Twitter Face-Off

This is for the nerdy, or plain bored, courtesy of Visual.ly.

Arsenal Away Kit

Designed by Ralph Lauren, via Alexander Julian's colour palette?

Exhibit A, tweeted by Mark Lomas:

Here's a pic of Arsenal's new turquoise & blue away kit to mark their 125th anniversary courtesy of @nikefootball http://twitpic.com/5i5oh9less than a minute ago via Twitpic Favorite Retweet ReplyMark Lomas
marklomasESPN

Exhibit B, Polo Ralph Lauren Custom-Fit Dual Big Pony:



Exhibit C, Alexander Julian and the Charlotte Hornets uniform he designed in 1988:

All the Attention Going to his Head

Is it just me being out of the loop, or is Wayne Rooney's hair plugs not getting the attention it deserves?

Good for him for defusing the situation by being open and honest about it. But "Ew" and "Really?".

First Impressions, Second Thoughts

Straight from the sources today.

Liverpool fear that Gerrard and Agger could miss the rest of season. Johnson is likely to be out for up to a month. http://xrl.in/8pk1less than a minute ago via webfantasyfootballscout
FFScout

Pablo Zabaleta was expected to return to Manchester on Monday, after extending his stay at Argentina over the weekend.
http://xrl.in/8pk9less than a minute ago via webfantasyfootballscout
FFScout

Harry Redknapp confirms Gareth Bale will play, provided no problem after training. Pienaar out, Kranjcar (foot) doubtfulless than a minute ago via webOliver Kay
OliverKayTimes

Hi, u have probably heard that i had a car accident this morning. I'm absolutely fine, nothing to worry about. THese things happen.less than a minute ago via webCesc Fàbregas Soler
cesc4official

If Rooney does get the mind-boggling two-game ban, he'll miss the home game with Fulham and the FA Cup semi-final against City at Wembley.less than a minute ago via webDale Johnson
dalejohnsonESPN

Thanks for all the get well messages! Hopefully won't be too long but a torn hammy, isn't good news!!!less than a minute ago via ÜberSocialGlen Johnson
glen_johnson

Birmingham Doubts

Big Eck confirms that Zigic,Fahey,Bowyer & Bentley are all doubts for Wigan.Rest of #BCFC squad trained as normal.Details due up on bcfc.comless than a minute ago via Twitter for BlackBerry®Birmingham City FC
BcfcDotCom

Al-Habsi!

Dis

@jack_wilshere loves his twitter more than his girlfriend.less than a minute ago via webCesc Fàbregas Soler
cesc4official

Tweets of Interest

This one's for @nealjthurman, the latest to be sucked into the wonderful world of Twitter.

Rafael van der Vaart, Gareth Bale, and Luka Modric all out of the trip to Sunderland.
http://xrl.in/77h0less than a minute ago via webfantasyfootballscout
FFScout

Louis Saha has a hamstring injury and will not play for Everton this weekend. http://bit.ly/KpgS4less than a minute ago via TweetDeckPhysioroom.com Ltd
physioroom

David Luiz will get a full debut for Chelsea when they travel to Fulham on Valentines night. http://tinyurl.com/63ajxzwless than a minute ago via webFantasy League
fantasyleague

INJURY NEWS: Cesc and RVP recovered from illness and fit to face Wolves. http://www.arsenal.com/pressconferencedigestless than a minute ago via webArsenal.com
Arsenal

INJURY NEWS: Djourou is fit, Denilson back, Rosicky unavailable, Diaby banned: http://www.arsenal.com/pressconferencedigestless than a minute ago via webArsenal.com
Arsenal

Ferdinand and Evans miss the Manchester derby, city are expected to be unchanged. http://tinyurl.com/5uy2te7less than a minute ago via webFantasy League
fantasyleague

You can follow me @jspitzberg and get your fantasy Premier League news at Fantasy EPL Twitter List, which is featured to the right.

Worlds Collide

This is just too funny. From Chad OchoCinco's Twitter stream:

1. Damn they tall ass hell, I am 6"2 and they are towering over me, taking a picture with the legend, Jose Marino
2. 12 minutes ago from txt
3. 
   
4. http://twitpic.com/ahfmw - Ibrahimovic, best player on Inter Milan
5. 28 minutes ago from TwitPic
6. 
   
7. http://twitpic.com/ahfkg - Materazzi, headed butted by Zidane in the World Cup Final
8. 29 minutes ago from TwitPic
9. 
   
10. Getting ready to practice with the Inter Milan soccer team.
11. 32 minutes ago from txt
12. 
    
13. For those who like soccer, just saw Ibrahimovic and Materrazzi of Inter Milan soccer team, there at UCLA.
14. 33 minutes ago from txt

I can only assume he means "Jose Mourinho". If he posts the picture, I'll be sure to update.

HA!

1. My bad on the name, Mourinho
2. 5 minutes ago from txt

I'm love when this stuff happens. Reminds me of when David James trained with the Miami Dolphins. Any exposure that football/soccer gets in the States is a good thing, in my opinion. But the meeting of America's top athletes with the world's best athletes bring to mind this:  I've long held the notion that we won't be a world soccer (sorry, football) power until our best athletes choose the sport over football, baseball, basketball, etc. Not even our best athletes but certainly taller and stronger ones than Landon Donovan or DeMarcus Beasley.  For now, I can just dream of Dwight Howard instead of Tim Howard in net (not really, Tim!), Brian Urlacher at center half; Larry Fitzgerald on the wing feeding crosses into LeBron James, and Troy Polamalu in the Makelele/Marcos Senna role.