I have a running gag about zombies as a modern parable of an incurable pandemic affecting mankind.  Now lo and behold my flakiness becomes a semi-reality of sorts.  The beginning of the end?  Hardly, but eerie that football has fallen victim to my paranoia.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=640432&sec=global&cc=5901

Tags: FMF, soccer stadiums, swine flu

This development kinda gives me the chills (in a good way) …

CD Chivas has signed on PokerStars (dot net) as a major sponsor.

Here’s an example of some of the commercials they’re running in Mexico … this one featuring Omar Arellano:

Official Chivas announcement (en Español)

Tags: CD Chivas, FMF, Off-pitch soccer business, PokerStars