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...going to be a circus, but it is fun when the circus comes to town," says Lalas, who seems to love needling the Beckham-obsessed English press. In recent weeks he has called the globally watched English Premier League an "inferior product" because only a handful of big-money teams have a realistic chance of winning its championship. Beckham, former England captain whose virtuoso free kicks made him a national hero (and spawned the movie title Bend It Like Beckham) is also one of the country's most obsessively followed celebrities. His book, My Side, was the fastest-selling autobiography...
...penalty box, only to see the chances he'd created muffed or sent to the 16th row. It wasn't a particularly pretty or productive brand of soccer. So what will happen when Beckham starts kicking the ball to open players and they start missing them? The English press will be ruthless, of course, but Lalas is confident. "He's going to be great and he's going to do things that many of our players can't do," says Lalas, "but I think the world is going to be surprised at the level of play here...
...Live Earth's success will be measured not by the number of trees the initiative plants or the number of energy-efficient light-bulbs sold as a result, but by whether it motivates concertgoers to make climate-change their generation's political priority, and press their leaders to act on it. Al Gore and company deserve credit for putting forth a 7-point pledge for concertgoers that includes a demand that countries join an international treaty mandating a 90% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. That will only happen if voters reward politicians who fight to cut carbon...
...press conference before the unveiling, Valentino tackled persistent rumors about his possible retirement. "I would love to know why you are so interested in this," the designer quipped, "there are no problems." He went on to discuss his continuing love of sexy, glamourous clothes...
...That's an accusation Campbell anticipates may be levelled at his diaries, despite their revelations and rich detail. If Blair's legacy is still up for grabs, his former press chief seems permanently lumbered with his: not merely a spin doctor but the Surgeon General of Spin...