Friday Backpasses: He blew in Scotland. Then he got better

Record ratings for the US-Mexico match [NYT Goal blog]
Hurt feelings at Wisla Krakow-Spartak Moscow friendly match [101 Great Goals]
The next England shirt is fugly [Football Shirt Culture]

Another day, another NSFW list of Italian WAGs [WhyGo Italy]
Russel Brand takes a 5-year-old to Wast Ham match [Guardian]
Peter Kenyon duped on the radio [The Spoiler]

Finally:
Gennaro Gattuso has an odd pregame ritual [Eleven Devils]