Well, what can you say? Super Bowl XLIII turned out to be a real classic and the Pittsburgh Steelers proved worthy champions. As did Rafael Nadal in yet another momentous showdown against Roger Federer in the Australian Open final. And Michael Phelps gets caught with marijuana pipe.
The Los Angeles Lakers showed their dominance in the NBA Western Conference while David Beckham scores for AC Milan and considers staying, and U.S. Army officials say beer and pizza are on the way to Iraq for the Super Bowl party.
Brazilian star midfielder Kaka turned down the riches offered by Manchester City to stay at AC Milan. And the bidding for the 2018 World Cup is already beginning to heat up.
The big news in Europe continues to be if Brazilian former FIFA Player of the Year Kaka will leave AC Milan for the loads (and loads and loads) of money that Manchester City are throwing at his direction.
There may be soon another record transfer in the football/soccer world as Manchester City are throwing around some amazing numbers in their hunt for Brazilian star Kaka. Meanwhile USA Basketball’s Jerry Colangelo is thinking 2010.
Portuguese winger Cristiano Ronaldo and Brazilian striker Marta were awarded FIFA’s men’s and women’s World Player of the Year 2008 awards while Andy Murray received praise from Roger Federer, who also questioned why the Brit was the favorite for the up-coming Australian Open.
