Louis Vuitton the preferred brand for indentured servants

The author would trade places with Cristiano Ronaldo in a heartbeat. He's widely recognized as the world's top footballer, makes $12.3 million a year and comes home to this every evening. But, evidently he's being treated like a slave.

Yeah, good point. The author minored in history and can't seem to recall any slaves he's heard about having it quite that bad. Ronaldo and FIFA president Sepp Blatter would be well-served to observe how overly-dramatic, overtly offensive comparisons have worked out for Jemele Hill and Bonnie Bernstein recently.

Drunk ref makes people think about Belarus for first time in years

The author purchased FIFA 2008 for Playstation 3 a couple of weeks ago. He's very happy with the game play, the graphics are outstanding and the stable of international leagues and players is comprehensive. There's really just one flaw. You can't make the referee officiate like he's drunk.

After watching this video, it seems watching Belarusians play football would make the ref want to buy an IPOD, not abuse alcohol.