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Napoli’s Dries Mertens celebrates goal like a dog peeing on corner flag

Mertens marked his territory against Roma


Dries Mertens scored twice to give Napoli a 2–1 win over Roma. The two goals were overshadowed by his decision to celebrate the first like a dog peeing on the corner flag.

After the match, Mertens tweeted a photo of himself with his dog, adding a hashtag indicating that his inspiration for the celebration was Nigeria’s Finidi George, who did the same thing after scoring at the 1994 World Cup.

Here’s George’s version:

Presumably both of these men are now banned from ever stepping foot inside Hamburger SV’s stadium.


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Napoli fans show support for racially abused player

Napoli fans showed their support for Kalidou Koulibaly during their side’s 1-0 win over Carpi after the defender was racially abused during Wednesday’s match against Lazio in Rome, which prompted the referee to momentarily stop the game.

Fans throughout Napoli’s San Paolo stadium held up photos of Koulibaly to demonstrate their love for the 24-year-old.

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The Rafa Benitez guide to becoming Real Madrid manager

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Rafa Benitez is officially Real Madrid’s next future ex-manager. He has been given a three-year deal by the club where he started both his playing and coaching careers (both with the B team). And no, it’s not still 2006.

Winning two La Liga titles and a UEFA Cup with Valencia, then the Champions League and FA Cup with Liverpool gave him impressive credentials that still seem to overshadow what he’s done since getting sacked by Liverpool in 2010. That was five years ago. So what was his five-year plan to fall ass backwards into the dream job he wanted all along? Lets take a look.

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Napoli’s Faouzi Ghoulam wants you to see his Dragon Ball Z underwear

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Following Napoli’s 4-1 win against Wolfsburg, Algerian defender Faouzi Ghoulam stripped off his faux denim kit to proudly reveal his Dragon Ball Z underpants. The Japanese anime series is popular amongst footballers, but victoriously parading around in your Dragon Ball Z underpants after a Europa League match is next level fandom.

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