The beautiful game

The World Cup of soccer starts this weekend, and fans around the world are gearing up. I've noticed that the World Cup is something that even non-sports fans can get excited about. Maybe it's because it only comes around once every 4 years. Maybe it's because if you play your cards right you can get your boss to get a feed in the conference room and waste some solid work hours watching the games. Or maybe it's because of this:




So to get us ready for soccermania, today's Monday Man is Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal.

Ronaldo is not my favourite guy in the world (he does, after all, have the dubious double distinction of being named after Ronald Reagan AND of making out with Paris Hilton). However, this 25 year-old is the highest paid soccer player in the world and will be getting a lot of attention in the weeks to come, so you should probably know who he is if you don't already.

So I will simply let Ronaldo's photos speak for themselves...enjoy!

And for anyone who still cares, the Chicago Blackhawks spanked the Philadelphia Flyers last night 7-4. If Chicago wins on Friday, they win the Stanley Cup and this season of hockey will mercifully come to an close.