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“Beckingham Palace” For Sale

Soccer star David Beckham and his wife Victoria have put their Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire property dubbed “Beckingham Palace” up for sale according to various reports.

The couple bought the mansion in 1999 for £2.5million ($3.5 million) and it is now believed to be worth an estimated £18million ($27 million).

The property boasts an indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a petting zoo, recording studio, a snooker room, a gym, and state-of-the-art floodlit tennis courts. The garden has three gazebos, each with a different theme – lakeside, romantic and ornamental. They have also installed a 52ft garden pavilion with a marble floor, which houses a 4ft barbecue.

Rumors have been swirling that the Beckham family are moving closer to making Los Angeles their permanent residence. David still has three years remaining on his Los Angeles Galaxy contract. Sources say the couple plans to purchase a London townhouse for UK visits.

Victoria was spotted having dinner at Maze restaurant on Saturday night with chef and owner Gordon Ramsay and actress friend, Eva Longoria-Parker.

Photo: WENN

Usain Bolt Wants To Dominate Soccer Field After Track

Gold medal winning Olympic sprinter Usain Bolt is currently on a book tour promoting his book. “Usain Bolt My Story 9.58″.

Usain spoke with the media at a recent event and gave reporters insight into his future.

“I have four more good years in me if I train hard,” he told BBC Radio 5 lives’ Sportsweek program. “When I finish I’d like to play football  for two years. I always watch those guys and I think I could be a professional footballer.”

But don’t worry, he’s not planning on challenging our guys in the NFL. He wants to take his talents to the soccer field.

“I’m definitely a good player – a defensive or attacking midfielder,” said Usain.

What do you guys think about Usain going a soccer team? Do you think his quickness on the track will translate?

Photo: WENN

Athlete Sighting: Derek Jeter

New York Yankee star Derek Jeter was spotted taking in some US Open action in Flushing Meadow, New York with his girlfriend, actress Minka Kelly over the weekend. We love these two together, so cute!

Football-Shaped Oreo Cookies!

Joining in the craze of football-shaped food products is Oreo! It was announced yesterday that a special edition football-shaped Oreo are available in stores nationally and they will be participating in Kraft’s “Huddle to Fight Hunger” program. Oreo will donate the monetary equivalent of 500,000 meals to Feeding America, the nation’s leading hunger relief organization, to secure meals on behalf of local food banks.

“Football fans are among the most passionate of any sport so we’re excited to launch an Oreo product just for them,” said Eva Press, Director of Marketing for Oreo, Kraft Foods.  ”Moreover, we’re proud to support those in need and hope the Huddle to Fight Hunger campaign inspires our millions of fans to join us in this important fight.”

We can’t wait to get these new Oreo’s! They are going to be the perfect cookie for our tailgates!

Hilary Duff’s Hubby Mike Comrie Moving To Pittsburgh

Hilary Duff’s new husband, hockey player Mike Comrie has  just signed a one-year contract to play for the Pittsburgh Penguins.

We don’t see Hilary moving to Pittsburgh so it appears that the newlyweds will be spending a lot of time apart during their first year of marriage!

Mike took quite a pay-cut joining the Penguins. He signed a $500,000 contract but made $1.25 with the Edmonton Oilers last season. Mike’s agent said he signed the contract because he felt he could help the Penguins become a better team.

Good luck you two!

Photo: PR Photos

MLS Teams Partner With Choco Milk

Choco Milk, a children’s premium ingredient nutritional milk supplement, has partnered with three Major League Soccer teams to co-present and fund free community and school-based soccer clinics.

The Los Angeles-based Chivas USA, Houston Dynamo and Chicago Fire are among the professional soccer clubs that Choco Milk will collaborate with and donate funds to during “The 2010 Choco Milk Cup Tour.”

“The 2010 Choco Milk Cup Tour” is a traveling tour staged like a free, miniature soccer clinic with the purpose of engaging children in a series of activities that teach nutrition awareness and physical fitness. Children will learn to strengthen their mind, body and spirit through consistent exercise and a balanced nutritional diet while using the skills necessary for soccer, such as heading, juggling and scoring.

“The 2010 Choco Milk Cup Challenge for Charity,” is a fundraising activity in which participants can choose to score a goal by kicking, throwing or heading a ball into an 8-foot-tall inflated Choco Milk Trophy Cup. For every goal scored, Choco Milk will donate $1 to the local professional soccer team’s youth clinic and academy programs. Overall, Choco Milk’s target is to tally 2,010 goals in each city it visits.

Photo: Choco Milk

Happy Birthday Hank Baskett!

Happy 28th Birthday to Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett!

Fun Facts About Hank: He was born in Clovis, New Mexico. His father, Henry Jr., worked for the Air Force before becoming director of a social service program, and his mother Judy, works as a financial officer at Cannon Air Force Base.

After dating for six months, Hank proposed to girlfriend, Playboy model Kendra Wilkinson at the top of the Space Needle in Seattle. The pair tied the knot on June 27, 2009 at the Playboy mansion. On December 11, 2009, Kendra gave birth to the couples first child, Hank Baskett IV.

Hank co-stars in a spinoff of The Girls Next Door, titled Kendra, which focuses on his wife’s life after leaving the Playboy Mansion and getting engaged to him. The show premiered on June 7, 2009, and had record breaking numbers for E! with 2.6 million viewers.

Happy Birthday Hank!

Maria Sharapova In Weird Evian Ad

Tennis pro Maria Sharapova attended Evian’s Baby On The Inside event earlier this week at the Openhouse Gallery in New York City. We are not liking this ensemble, the t-shirt is definitely odd but the outfit gets even stranger when paired with sequin gold shorts and a long black suit jacket. Yikes!

The new Evian campaign shows real people and celebrities wearing a t-shirt with the screen printed image of a baby’s body. The tagline for the campaign is “Live Young”. The new Evian advertisement is suppose to symbolize the effects of the company’s water on people of all ages.

Photos: Evian and Twitter

Nastia Liukin And Evan Lysacek Skating Together!

This picture was taken earlier in the week of Olympic gold medalists Nastia Liukin (gymnast) and Evan Lysacek (Ice skater) in Dallas, Texas.

They showed up at the ESPYs together a few years back and we think they are such a cute couple. We would love to see the Olympic athlete babies these two would produce!

Photo: Twitter

Joakim Noah’s Golf Outfit

Chicago Bulls player Joakim Noah was wearing this spectacular outfit at the annual Chicago Bulls/Verison Wireless Charity Golf Outing earlier in the week.

In addition to Joakim, Scottie Pippen, Toni Kukoc, Jay Williams, Will Perdue, Tom Boerwinkle, Dave Corzine, Bob Love, John Paxson, Gar Forman, Tom Thibodeau, Bill Wennington, Neil Funk, Chuck Swirsky, John Mengelt, Benny the Bull, and former Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee were all on hand to support CharitaBulls and Prevent Child Abuse America.

CharitaBulls is dedicated to enhancing the lives of Chicago’s youth by actively supporting educational, recreational and social programs to help make Chicagoland a better place to live. Prevent Child Abuse America engages communities through the important work of strengthening families and valuing children. For more than 30 years, Prevent Child Abuse America has been the leading national organization focused on preventing child maltreatment before it occurs.

On a side note, looks like the Bulls mascot, Benny the Bull was wreaking havoc on the course!

What do you think of Joakim’s outfit, hit or miss?

Photos: Chicago Bulls