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Hoffenheim v Cologne was one big gum fight
It started with Hoffenheim’s Eduardo Vargas and Philipp Ochs putting Vargas’ chewed up gum behind the ear of the player who failed to keep the ball in the air during the pre-match warm-ups. This is gross enough.
But late in the match, Cologne’s sporting director, Jörg Schmadtke got in on the gum play by throwing his at Hoffenheim manager Julian Nagelsmann.
From the Guardian:
The incident happened after Hoffenheim equalised in the 90th minute through Kevin Volland while Cologne’s Lukas Klünter was lying injured on the pitch. Schmadtke and the coach, Peter Stöger, jumped up in fury before the former took a chewing gum out of his mouth and threw it in the direction of the 28-year-old Nagelsmann.
The chewing gum missed but Schmadtke still apologised afterwards. “Yes, I threw it. It was a reaction. I have already phoned up the Hoffenheim sporting director, Alexander Rosen, and apologised. I am sorry.”
Everyone just needs to keep their gum in their mouths from now on. Deal?
Jurgen Klopp is just a Mainz fan now
Jurgen Klopp is enjoying some time off after parting ways with Borussia Dortmund, and while speculation of him going to Liverpool increases, Klopp himself seems to have settled into life as a fan.
Kloppo and his wife went to watch Mainz, the club where he spent his entire playing career and began his life as a manager, play Hoffenheim last Friday. And he seemed to enjoy their come from behind 3-1 win.
On this evidence, if he had to choose between managing Liverpool and cheering for Mainz, he’d probably choose Mainz.
Stefan Kiessling makes a kid cry by giving him his shirt
Stefan Kiessling has gone and done it. He spotted a kid holding a sign asking him for his shirt and he actually fulfilled the request after Bayer Leverkusen’s 2-1 win against Hoffenheim.
Cologne’s Jonas Hector beats five defenders to score tremendous solo goal
Jonas Hector scored the deciding goal in Cologne’s 3-2 win against Hoffenheim on Sunday, weaving through and jumping over a total of five defenders before beating the keeper with a deflected shot.
If that was the best individual goal of the weekend, then Atalanta had the best team goal when German Denis’ overhead shot was set up by a backheel and a header.
Jurgen Klopp celebrates Borussia Dortmund moving out of last place like the mad man he is
Borussia Dortmund broke a three-match winless streak with a 1-0 home win against Hoffenheim to move out of last place in the Bundesliga and manager Jurgen Klopp celebrated as if he just helped free a killer whale from captivity in a Disney film.