Links! And Messi watching TV with a goat!

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle...

This is the second installment (here's the first) of Pepsi's World Cup campaign and wow, is it weird. I never thought I'd see Lionel Messi give a goat sitting in a chair the thumbs up. [ONTD]

Also unexpected: The Sun apologizes to Nicklas Bendtner. [The Sun]

England's best uncapped XI. [The Spoiler]

Who doesn't love a good WAG style-off? [Kickette]

Fiorentina fans had a message for Bayern Munich. [Goal]

Fabio Capello probably not a fan of having his team meetings bugged. [Pies]

Francesco Totti almost went to Real Madrid. [Football Italia]

Gianluigi Buffon's World Cup kit is the opposite of good. [The Offside]

Harry Redknapp: definitely not sexy. [Unprofessional Foul]

Wayne Bridge takes a break from worrying about what his son will think to party with hoochies in Miami. [Daily Mail]

Pep Guardiola is not happy. [Tribal]

The Arsenal milk ban proved costly. [Studs Up]