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On Friday, Florent Malouda scored the equalizer in France's 1-1 draw against Belarus two minutes after Eric Abidal's own goal (not sure where that chapter fits into his feel-good comeback story). On Saturday, Malouda was back in training with the team -- but not just as a player, as a photographer, too.

Maybe he was practicing for life after football as a paparazzo, maybe he just wanted some snaps of Franck Ribery to hang on his wall. Judging by the above image, though, it looks like he was caught doing something sneaky. All I'm saying is that if up-shorts shots of Hugo Lloris show up on the Internet, we might have a suspect here.

Anyway, I hope Malouda was able to get some more pictures of Loic Remy's excellent Michael Jackson impression...

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Photos: Getty Images

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney's rapidly receding hairline has been a sensitive subject for him in recent years. He said as much when teammate Michael Owen cracked a joke about it on Twitter not long ago. Given that, it should come as no surprise that he decided to take action against his fleeing follicles.

It is, of course, none of our concern what he does with his hair. But since invasions of privacy are what they do best, The Sun tracked him down and ran a front-page story on Saturday revealing Rooney's "secret visit" to a hair clinic for eight-hour treatments.

So, Rooney took to Twitter ahead of England's Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland (for which he was suspended) and decided to embrace the fact that his secret is out:

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One look at the reason #hairwego is trending on Twitter and you'll see that Wayne might be confusing jokes for support. But I say good for him. If his lack of hair was upsetting him, why not do something about it? And having a sense of

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With all the corruption allegations, double crossing and one-candidate elections going on at FIFA lately, the madness at the top of football's governing body has reached unprecedented levels. And as a result, Diego Maradona is now a leading voice of reason. This is what it has come to.

From Maradona's first press conference as manager of Al Wasl (via Reuters):

"Everything will be the same…FIFA is a big museum and they are dinosaurs who do not want to give up power," said the man who coached his country to the quarter-finals of last year's World Cup in South Africa.

"I'm not surprised Blatter was re-elected because they look after themselves. They will stay until they are 105 years old," he added. "I hope they will resign but don't be under any illusions that they will.

"I have been asked to be part of the FIFA family but I said it is not a family if no-one plays football," said Maradona.

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Edin Dzeko did not have a fun Friday. Not only did his Bosnia-Herzegovina side lose their Euro 2012 qualifier against Romania 3-0, but he also lasted just 64 minutes and missed a few good scoring changes before being subbed off. Oh, and he got kicked in the crotch and face at the same time. Turns out curling up in a fetal position around the ball is not the best tactic if you're looking to protect those two areas.

Then again, it does kind of look like he's smiling in that picture.

Photo: AP

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If it's a day of the week, it means that somewhere, a Barcelona player is talking about how Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas should join their team. And with the summer transfer window now open, the inevitable Cesc to Barcelona talk is once again playing out like a melodramatic tale of long-distance romance. This time, with David Villa playing the role of the longing and forlorn suitor.

From the Barca-centric Sport.es:

"Cesc is my weakness, I hope he comes. As a footballer, the whole world knows him and what he could bring us. And as a person, he deserves to return to Barcelona, his family is here and the club where he began." Villa also said that if Cesc leaves for Barça, "it would be a great joy, but I would be more happy for him because he deserves it, than for me, to have him as a companion."

So there you go. Some people have a weakness for chocolate. Others have a weakness for a pretty song. David Villa has a weakness for Cesc Fabregas.

Photo: Getty; Thanks to Lauren for the

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AAAAHHHHHHHH I AM ARTUR BORUC AND THIS IS A LIST OF THINGS THAT MADE ME ANGRY THIS WEEK:

1. SUMMERTIME -- THE SEASON IS OVER AND IT IS TIME TO RELAX!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH I HOPE I GET A SUNBURN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2. ERIC ABIDAL LIFTING THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TROPHY -- THIS MADE ME VERY EMOTIONAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN FACT I STILL CAN'T TALK ABOUT IT WITHOUT MY EYES LEAKING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WHY IS THERE LIGHTER FLUID COMING OUT OF MY EYES!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!!

3. SHAKIRA TEACHING THE BARCA PLAYERS HOW TO DANCE -- OHMYGOD IF TAYLOR SWIFT INVITED ME UP ON STAGE TO DANCE WITH HER I WOULD LITERALLY EXPLODE FROM EXCITEMENT AND NERVOUSNESS!!!!!!!!!!!! I CAN'T EVEN THINK ABOUT IT WITHOUT HAVING TO HEADBUTT A WALL TO CALM MYSELF DOWN!!!!!!!!

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4. CORN -- AFTER THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL I TRIED TO TRACK DOWN SIR ALEX FERGUSON AND ALERT HIM TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS THE CORN CONSPIRACY THAT PREVENTED HIS TEAM FROM WINNING!!!!!!!!!!!! WHEN I FOUND HIM

The youngsters who play football in the streets of Casablanca do not mess around. You might think that because they're playing on asphalt instead of grass or some kind of pillow field, they would take it easy with the challenges. And if you think that, you are incredibly wrong.

I think the sound of this tackle alone just tore the skin off my leg.

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When suspended CONCACAF president returned home to Trinidad and Tobago after his trip to Zurich for the FIFA congress (from which he was barred), he was greeted like a rockstar. The Piarco Airport near Port of Spain was packed with people who showed up specifically to show their support for Jack Warner -- a FIFA executive (and Works and Transport minister for T&T) with a long list of corruption allegations on his record. I mean, there are people who save lives that never get anything close to a reception like this.

Another picture right this way...

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"The People's Champion?" They do know that Jack is a part of an organization accused of looking out for only themselves and misappropriating funds that should be going towards local investment, right?

Well, if you had any hope of angry mobs storming the offices of FIFA officials around the world and establishing a new regime, this should sufficiently crush your hope.

Photos: Reuters