Cause I am a sucker

How do you get me to part with my money? Just show me something football related.

I saw these selling at 7/11 and I just could not resist. They are boxes containing Impact brand breath mints. Bravo to the marketing guys at Impact for capitalising on the World Cup fever by packaging their mints in world cup theme cases.

I bought the England one and my friend bought the Germany one. Then I gave all the mints away as I did not quite like them. Hehe. 3 bucks gone.

Umbro's World Champions Collection - Sexy much

(image via Umbro.com)

Really sexy looking collection from Umbro. Pity the England one (modelled by Abbey Clancy) is a bit blah. The crest could do with a bit more colour. Also it's a bit too big.

Like the German one the most. Simple yet elegant. (I know, I know…sleeping with the enemy. But if that enemy is Michael Ballack….)

Question: How do I wear this outside without looking like a whore? It is a bit too slumpy to wear it with a pair of jeans. Or this a bedroom restricted item?

Why can't they design a chic looking outfit for women without the need for it to look like a sex kitten? I guess this line must have been designed for the benefit of the male population.

Here's something I found rather amusing while viewing the collection online…. it talks about the models, the crest, the behind the scenes of the photo shoot and it even has wallpapers of the girls in the outfits. But there is nothing on the website that speaks about the product itself! Nothing about the material, design or sizes available. Nope nothing. So, tell me again what exactly are they selling?

Women's cut

(image via FA.com)

So I went to the sports shop today intending to splurge some moolah on the England away jersey. Unfortunately, this is what the retail assistant said to me "Got men and boys one only. Why don't you try the boys one?".

Ahhh….! Why is it that my sunny island does not import the women's cut of the England jersey? Addias and Nike have both have realized that there is market for women football fans here. When will the importers of Umbro jerseys realize this?

And no, the boy's cut simply won't do it for me. I have boobs, a waist and a hip. I am not a ruler to fit into boys' clothes. I need a jersey that will do justice to my curves. With most sports stores run by men, they simply don't get it.

Look's like it's a trip to the England website to buy it offline. This means extra money to be spent on currency conversion and freight charges.