She's bald!

Sheee's baaald! That's what George Constanza said in an episode of Seinfeld, when asked about the lady that his friend Kramer had set him up on a date. That might have also been what I said after seeing the most recent pictures of Britney Spears on the internet & in today's papers. Why?? What did Britney shave her head for?? *shrugs*

She seems to be much maligned these days - some feel she's fallen from grace with the head shaving the latest of her fall. She might be feeling, or suffering from, the stress of her divorce (from K-Fed) & perhaps she deserves some sympathy for that. Look, I dunno the full story with the baldness & everything else, really. But whatever her faults (some are quick to point out many), she has given us some good music. For that, she should get some credit. If I were to pick my favourite song from Britney, it'll be Toxic. (Here's a secret - I once sang this at karaoke - to fill in the time while the others picked their songs. No one sang with me....maybe they had good reason not to! LOL).

Anyways, Barcelona FC lost to Valencia over the weekend Spanish La Liga action. Barca conceded 2 goals in a matter of 3 minutes & ended up losing 2-1. No real disgrace there, as Valencia are notoriously hard to beat at their home, the Mestalla. But the loss does blow the Spanish championship race wide, wide open. It's not just Barcelona FC & Valencia who are in contention - Sevilla & the prima donnas from the capital, Real Madrid, are also now in the reckoning. No one can totally discount Atletico Madrid, either.

However, the race is not so close in Italy, with Inter Milan being so far ahead that the question is when, not if, they will win the Serie A title. A lot of credit must go to coach Roberto Mancini for building a formidable squad at Inter. No one will be that surprised if they win the UEFA Champions League, either.

The race in Germany also looks to be worth keeping an eye on, not least because Bayern Munich are not exactly having it all their way. In fact, Bayern are probably not having anything going their way. They are struggling in fourth spot, behind Schalke, Stuttgart & Werder Bremen. Bayern's chances of winning the Bundesliga are not particularly high, as they are 13 points adrift of Schalke. At least Chelsea have a better chance of winning the Premier League - they are "only" 6 points behind Manchester Utd. Whereas the title picture in France is just like in Italy, with one team (Lyon) being far ahead of the others. The gap in the Netherlands is almost the same as in England - Ajax Amsterdam are 5 points behind PSV Eindhoven, a gap which is handy for PSV to hold but not daunting for Ajax to bridge.