Just a quick update on the Micho front: During FC Bayern's pre-season training camp, new trainer Van Gaal has split the team into the "A-eleven" and the "B-eleven". Currently, Daniel Van Buyten has made...Bundesliga. Small conselation prize: even if he has to play with the B-team, at least he got to be Captain. (love the irony of Poldi helping him put his armband back on after it fell off...)

I'm not really useful for much at the moment. This heat is killing me. It's only 23.4°C degrees, but the relative air humidity is very high, which is absolutely exhausting. Therefore, I bring you something...

God, can Lucio please continue playing as rightback from now on? You know I'm a very dedicated critic when it comes to him, but wow, this is the best I've seen him. Ever. Excellent with his defensive...up front with accurate passes and good crosses. Fantastic. Forget Lell and Oddo, really. Then again, I've known he can play that position ever since I started experimenting with Football Manager 07. ;

Quite a lot of things have happened since my last update and I never had the time to write a post, but now I finally have a couple of minutes to give you a quick summary: My colleague at work (you know...and invite the rest of the world. ;) Finally, does anyone know a website that sells La Liga jerseys (Villarreal CF and Athletic Bilbao) and offers prints for the whole squad (or at least the starting 11)?

There's an interview article about Micho on goal.com, and even though it's not the most reliable source, it seems authentic, so I thought I'd share. :) Martín Demichelis: Bayern Munich Will Fight... Completely unrelated to this, I need to share some pics that ayres_4 kindly uploaded for me recently. The picture that the above article came with:

There have been so many awesome pics recently, I couldn't help it. :D 168 football icons Liverpool FC: [26] including Dirk Kuyt, Fernando Torres, Lucas Leiva, Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher, Daniel..., lhuneldaiel , ontd_football and poptastiche for the pics, and to blue_eyed_miss for letting me use one of her photos for #34!

Because it's about time I post a new batch! 100 football icons FC Bayern München: Franck Ribéry [01], Daniel van Buyten [01], Bayern vs Sporting [01], Martín Demichelis/Philipp Lahm [01], Martín... , jennis_footie , ontd_football and goals_are_love for the pictures, and anais_molko for the Gonzalo gif! ♥

Guess who got called up for La Selección? I am so so happy right now. :D He's been awesome in La Liga recently, especially against Atlético, and he deserves being a part of the Selección. Not...with pics of which you'd like me to make icons! The more the merrier! Right. Now I'll go make lunch (mmh, Italian scallops) and then I'll drive to my uncle's to watch the Bayern match. GO BAYERN! :

Okay, so today there was the draw for the CL quarterfinals. The following ties were drawn: 1. Villarreal CF vs Arsenal FC 2. Manchester United vs FC Porto 3. Liverpool FC vs Chelsea FC 4. FC Barcelona...very favourite teams playing against each other, I'll eventually have become so torn that the sheer force of my battling sympathies will rip me in two pieces. Why does the Football God hate me so much

Micho will probably sign a new contract shortly that will bind him to the club until 2012. Excerpts from an article at fcbayern.de: Key duo pledge immediate futures to FCB Bayern’s squad for... and I’m looking forward to achieving a great deal with Bayern," the player said. Demichelis, who joined Bayern in 2003, has earned 18 full international caps for Argentina. Good news, y/y? :