Midfielder searches for a stylish new ride

Credit may be terribly crunchy for most of us at the moment, but Frank Lampard clearly hasn’t had to start doing his weekly shop at Aldi yet.

Instead of preparing for his trip to Hull, the Chelsea star spent some time earlier this week checking out some vintage Ferraris at a London auction. The nippy little red number costs £3.6m, or as Lampsie may consider it, a mere 28 weeks worth of wages.

Top marks to him for avoiding the footballer cliche of buying a Land Rover Sport (although he probably already has three), but what’s with the casual look? Either he came straight from training, or a certain sportswear manufacturer insisted he was snapped in their gear (see more about my Adidas conspiracy at the bottom of this post).

See another picture of Frank admiring some heavy metal after the jump…

Obesity-peddling restaurant is the athlete’s choice, apparently

Monday 18th August, 2008: Humongous gentleman Michael Phelps helps himself to a McDonalds on the Olympic Green in front of a huge press entourage. This comes shortly after we are told that that the swimmer eats the calorie equivalent of 22 Big Macs a day.

Sunday 17th August, 2008: After pissing all over the 100 metres final, Jamaican Usain Bolt reveals his secret weapon: ‘no Breakfast and McDonalds Chicken McNuggets’.

Saturday 16th August, 2008: Team GB swimmer Rebecca Adlington scoops her second gold in six days, and declares that she will ‘celebrate with a McDonalds‘.

Are we meant to believe that so many Olympians, who dedicate every waking hour to ensuring they are in peak physical condition, would intrinsically want to eat fast food during and after the most important sporting event of their lives? Or has a certain official Olympic partner made sure that gold medal winners have been name dropping their brand?

This kind of sneaky marketing is happening on our shores too. Did

Footballer in normal clothes shocker

The Spoiler’s love for Gerrard is deep. Real deep. Not just because he plays great football, we love him because he behaves as a sportsman should. For example, when left to his own devices, he has no idea what to wear.

While the likes of Becks and Lampsie have come out as rampant metrosexuals, unwilling to even leave the house if they’re not draped in the latest chic collection pour hommes, Gerrard’s more your meat and potatoes tracksuit-and-jeans type. And what are all those bags he’s carrying in the above picture? Gucci? Armani? Old Spice? No, woman, they’re Adidas. Adidas for MEN.

You won’t catch this guy smelling of flowers.

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