Football season kicks off soon – and with it comes the beloved American tradition of tailgating! And while other countries don’t exactly tailgate, they definitely gather in the town square for food, booze and football-inspired festivities. Even better, they look pretty damn sexy doing it! So to get you in the mood for parking lot party season, here are ‘Football’ Pre-Game Party girls from Around the World.

On Monday, the U.S. faced-off against World Cup Champ, Italy in the opening game of the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. Needless to say, the US got their asses handed to them, with only one goal to Italy’s three. But since that head-to-head didn’t seem like much of a competition, we decided to try to make things a little more fair by putting the hottest Italian models up against American’s finest foxes in the sexiest showdown this side of the goal post.

UPDATE: check out our USA vs Brazil Model Showdown!

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Stacy Keibler vs. Elena Santarelli

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Dannell Harris vs. Elena Barolo

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Jessica Burciaga vs. Elisabetta Canalis

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Amber Heard vs. Federica Ridolfi

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Brooke Burke vs. Federica Felini

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Brooklyn Decker vs. Giorgia Palmas

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Diora Baird vs. Elisabetta Gregoraci

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Eva Mendes vs. Italinana Lodo

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Gabrielle Union vs. Letizia Filippi

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January Jones vs. Manuela Arcuri

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Jarah Mariano vs. Melita Toniolo

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Julie Henderson vs. Monica Bellucci

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Marisa Miller vs Sara Varone

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Megan Fox vs. Rosaria Cannavo

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Odette Yustman vs. Rossella Brescia

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Sara Jean Underwood vs. Sara Tommasi

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Tori Praver vs. Valentina Dessi

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Melissa Baker vs. Yesica Toscanini

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo – and anyone with access to alcohol is going to be celebrating the beautiful tradition of getting wasted off their ass, Mexico-style. So to give you an idea of what you’re in for, we’re re-posting my first-hand experience with the joys hazards of downing a little too much of the Mexican liquor:

Everyone I’ve ever met has a dark past with tequila. Just the mention of it makes their face go sour–the shots, the smell, the blinding drunk, and a hellacious hangover the next morning. For some reason, I am not one of those people. But after my family vacation to Mexico last week, I learned a bit about another South-of-the-Border brew: Mezcal.

Like tequila (which is actually a type of mezcal), mezcal is made from agave, a cactus-like plant, native to Mexico. Mezcals are often aged, in oak barrels, for two months to seven years, giving the alcohol a brown coloration and woody flavor, but are available un-aged and clear.

Connoisseurs will tell you the best mezcals come from the Mexican state of Oaxaca (wah-hock-ah). To fully enjoy the complexities of this subtle liquor, go to the city of Oaxaca, the state’s capital, who’s colonial architecture and friendly people only add to the liquor’s historic mystic. And also serves as the perfect setting to get way, way too drunk. Read More »

The experts who have helped establish a global reliance on oil and wasted billions of dollars trying to turn corn into gas, have now turned their attention to nature’s biggest natural power generators. Volcanoes and hot springs could supply up to 25-percent of America’s power needs–and as fuel prices soar, Alaskan officials announced the exploration of the state’s volcanoes.

Companies are being invited to lease the rights to explore geothermal resources beneath Mount Spurr, a snowcapped 11,070-foot volcano that most recently erupted in 1992, showering much of Anchorage with volcanic ash. The state Division of Oil and Gas hopes the lease sale, due to go ahead in August, will be the first of many. It is also considering allowing exploration of the 4,134-foot Augustine Volcano, 171 miles southwest of Anchorage. (more…)

As we can see from the picture above, there is plenty more to be excited about than just soccer in this year’s Euro2008. The diehard female supporters of this years Euro2008 teams are just one more reason why we’ve been glued to the TV for every game.

Check out the girls from yeterday’s Euro2008 matches too!

After the jump check out today’s match-ups and see the teams’ girls. (more…)

Euro 2008 (check out our Euro2008: International Soccer Crash Course) is in fully swing and the only thing better then the games them self are the sexy female fans of the teams in the tournament.

Turkey, Italy, Greece, Spain and others have sexy fans but unfortunately they don’t hold a candle to the babes of Sweden.

Check out the galleries at EURO2008Girls.com

As Double Viking’s International Babe of the Day says, “Alessia Ventura is arguably Italy’s sexiest TV presenter. Alessia Ventura is not related to Jesse the Body or Robin, thankfully.” I’ll agree to that guys, athough it would be cool if she was related to the guy who got his ass kicked by Nolan Ryan.

Visit Double Viking to View Alessia Ventura’s Full Gallery

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Giulia Olivetti is a 26-year-old Italian model that is very under the radar. So under the radar, in fact, that we know nothing about her. Even a great deal of research on Google only turns up fact that Olivetti was named the “smartest star in the Italian entertainment world.” Really, what else do you need to know?

Check out Giulia Olivetti’s Miss COED Gallery after the jump! (more…)

Everyone I’ve ever met has a dark past with tequila. Just the mention of it makes their face go sour–the shots, the smell, the blinding drunk, and a hellacious hangover the next morning. For some reason, I am not one of those people. But after my family vacation to Mexico last week, I learned a bit about another South-of-the-Border brew: Mezcal.

Like tequila (which is actually a type of mezcal), mezcal is made from agave, a cactus-like plant, native to Mexico. Mezcals are often aged, in oak barrels, for two months to seven years, giving the alcohol a brown coloration and woody flavor, but are available un-aged and clear.

Connoisseurs will tell you the best mezcals come from the Mexican state of Oaxaca (wah-hock-ah). To fully enjoy the complexities of this subtle liquor, go to the city of Oaxaca, the state’s capital, who’s colonial architecture and friendly people only add to the liquor’s historic mystic. (more…)

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