Real Madrid faced Milan in Shanghai and the pre-match festivities proved all too much for one young mascot.
Everything started out well enough for the boy as he walked out with Pepe…
Real Madrid had a crying mascot
Author: Brooks Peck
Spurs prove they’re not yet at MLS level in loss to All-Stars
Tottenham Hotspur were hoping to prove themselves against the MLS All-Stars, but a 2-1 loss only demonstrated that they aren’t yet up to the level of the U.S. top division. The MLS All-Stars jumped out to 2-0 lead by the 23rd minute with a penalty from Kaka, who then set up David Villa for the second. Spurs striker Harry Kane got one back before halftime, but the MLS side took their opponents a bit more seriously and shut them down in the second half.
Didier Drogba gets raucous welcome at Montreal airport
First steps on Canadian soil, What a welcome @impactmontreal 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/L2B2Lpzf5g
— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) July 29, 2015
Didier Drogba arrived in Montreal to begin work with the Impact and good lord are the locals excited to have him. Though Drogba is no stranger to massive airport welcome parties, he was still impressed with the one he received in Montreal — so much so that he even recorded it himself.
Leo Messi and his son are training for the season together
Lionel Messi has been absent from Barcelona’s preseason tour of the U.S. after a disappointing run in Copa America, but he isn’t just sitting around playing building Lego pirate ships all day. He’s still training and he’s found a partner to do it with him — his son Thiago.
Brazilian defender sent off for wearing same shirt number as his teammate
Mogi Mirim, the Brazilian second division club owned by Rivaldo, suffered a bizarre sending off after defender Paulão decided to change his shirt at halftime.
Jose Mourinho says Rafa Benitez destroyed Inter, is fat
With comments on Arsene Wenger, Manuel Pellegrini, and Cristiano Ronaldo out of the way, Jose Mourinho couldn’t just stop there. After all, he has to build up his jaw fitness for the new season.
Eden Hazard scores incredible solo goal in Barcelona friendly
If this is what happens right after Jose Mourinho says one of his players is better than Ronaldo, he might want to do that more often.
Abou Diaby taking his talents to Marseille’s medical facilities
According to Marseille, Abou Diaby has “agreed in principle” to join the club, which is a clear vote of confidence for their medical facilities and staff.
Miguel Herrera sacked by Mexico for being Miguel Herrera at Philadelphia airport
A man as cartoonishly animated as Miguel Herrera was always going to burn out rather than fade away as Mexico’s coach. So maybe it’s fitting that right after winning the Gold Cup, his first trophy with the national team, he was sacked for allegedly punching a TV pundit in the neck at Philadelphia airport.
Jose Mourinho is trying to make everyone’s head explode before the season even starts
Jose Mourinho seems to have achieved a life changing realization this summer. That if you say things that turn everyone’s brains into unproductive goop before the season even starts, it will make it that much easier to keep them in a perpetual state of distraction throughout the campaign.