A CLOCKWORK ORANGE

KICK ME, I'M IRISH
Belfast Telegraph sports editor Malcolm Brodie caught up with former Linfield, Ireland, footballer--or, as we Yanks call 'em, soccer player--Norman Kelly somewhere you might not expect: our own sunny Laguna Beach (a.k.a. the home of everyone's favorite C U Next Tuesday). Brodie's July 30 story reports that the 34-year-old ex-midfielder has traded swift kicks to the shin for overseeing 20 boys and girls ages eight and up as a club soccer coach. Parents pay Brodie as much $1,200 per kid to take them to the next level. While that's not David Beckham money, for an Irish kid it sure beats a boot to the head.

MCOKER@OCWEEKLY.COM