NOT FAIR
According to Rafa’s website, our Spanish beast went to the hospital on Monday to have an MRI scan on his latest injury. The results of the tests were the following: “An injury to the left leg in the middle gluteus due to excess play. Today (Tuesday, 30th January, 2007) there will be another complementary test. After that there will be a medical revision and the importance of the injury will be determined.” The importance of the injury has already been established-its not good. Anything that takes our tapa off the court is a devastating blow to libidos around the globe.

Rafa issued a message about the injury, and unfortunately, he used a translator: “Yesterday I had some tests that we had planned and although they aren’t definitive it does seem that the injury isn’t important. I have to wait for the final results to be able to confirm my participation in the Davis Cup first round in Switzerland. I hope I can be there as I’ve always said that Davis Cup is a priority for me.”

WALLBANGERS VERSUS FATHEADS
Two similar products on the market now are the infamous Fatheads and the delicious Wallbangers. So how do they compare? First, both offer us wall mountable life-sized hotties. The Fathead menu includes NBA, MLB, NFL and NASCAR products among other things. But, knocking my libido into high gear are the Wallbangers.

Based in the UK, the Wallbangers menu is much more appetizing. John Terry, Thierry Henry, Theo Walcott, Ronaldinho, Ballack, Rooney and Shevchenko. I spoke with owner of Wallbangers, who informed me that more treats are on the way. “I just signed the English National Team and will soon be creating six players from the FA, likely beginning with Michael Owen to appease the Newcastle fans, who have been screaming for a Newcastle Wallbanger.” Admittedly, I let out a little yelp when I heard that Wallbangers will soon release an Allesandro Del Piero banger. And that my friends, is just one of the many reasons this girls a Bangers and not a Head. Check ‘em out.

BECKHAM’S AT DISNEYLAND
So yesterday I received a message from a ‘source’ that wrote. “My friend who works at Disneyland said that David Beckham, Posh and their kids were there yesterday. Got to meet him, much hotter in person she said. Posh looks sickly thin, like Nicole Ritchie.” Of course Beckham was at Disneyland. The dethroned Athlebrity God has jumped aboard another campaign. Beckham is now part of Disney’s “Year of a Million Dreams” promotion and was photographed, near Madrid, as the prince from “Sleeping Beauty,” astride a white horse by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz. The ad will appear in magazines such as Vanity Fair and Vogue in March. Other photos for the campaign feature Beyonce Knowles as Alice in Wonderland and Scarlett Johansson as Cinderella. The ‘celebrities’ helped decide which characters they would portray, and Beckham liked the idea of “a hero role,” Disney spokesman Duncan Wardle said. Of course he did.

REALITY TV TRY-OUTS?
Everyone wants to play for the Galaxy now. The team has received “more than 1,000 applications” for their open tryout from countries including Japan, England, Honduras, Germany, Trinidad and Tobago, Holland, Scotland and Nigeria, “before the team cut off applications online,” according to the L.A. Times. Galaxy Assistant GM Payne said the club plans to limit the February 10-11 tryout to “600 or 700” wanna-be hotties. They “will get a few Galaxy souvenirs, but most of all they will come away being able to say, ‘I tried out for the team that has David Beckham.’”

MLS and Chivas USA have come up a new sporno-worthy reality show. In conjunction with Univision’s “Republica Deportiva” segments will be filmed during open tryouts for one roster spot on the team. “Republica Deportiva,” Univision’s weekly sports magazine show, will air the tryouts weekly as a featured segment until the winner is announced on March 25. “Sueno MLS” will feature 2,000 entrants, all of whom are bound to be mighty fine beasts.

PRINCESS KOBE AND HIS SHOES

Ya all know I’m a sucker for cool kicks, but not for Princess Kobe. Yesterday, Kobe unveiled the new Kobe Bryant Signature Nike shoe the Zoom Kobe II at Niketown in New York City. The princess was interviewed by Hot 97 DJ Cipha Sounds during his visit and even spoke with basketball fans during the launch.

POOL IS COOL

Its been a long time since I begged my Wonder Twin powers to kick in. On my knees, I’m pleading…activate in the form of a…pool cue, headband, or red pool table pa-leeze…

T-MAC ME

These astute little fans know a good thing when they see it. And sweet Jesus how do I get THAT job? Had I know Tracy McGrady was so limber I would’ve offered my yoga moves to him.

BEARS IN MIAMI

Anyone else think that maybe these United Airlines attendants may have had a great flight? No doubt, more than one mile-high fantasy ran through their minds as the Chicago Bears filled the plane. The Chicago beasts arrived at Miami International Airport on January 28, 2007 in preparations for Super Bowl XLI.

Not to be ignored is Bears quarterback Rex Grossman, who single handedly got this girl to scream Go Bears. I’ll take sexy Rexy and his dimples over boring Manning any day of the week.

More Bears I wouldn’t mind chasing me up a tree are defensive tackle Tank Johnson, linebacker Brian Urlacher, and wide receiver Justin Gage. In Toronto, Brian Milner reports that Urlacher “is the only Bear who stands to reap a windfall from a dominant performance” Sunday. Urlacher already endorses Nike, Under Armour and Sega, and he has appeared in a MasterCard ad, thus ensuring his Athlebrity status.

OMAR MORENO’S FOUNDATION

Former Pittsburgh Pirate, Panamanian Omar Moreno gave loads of little kids something to smile about last Friday. Moreno owns a nonprofit Foundation that teaches young children how to play baseball. Moreno’s Foundation works closely with the Panamanian Embassy to spread the love and improve lives.

As always, thanks for reading. Delinda
delinda@athlebrities.com