Charlton Athletic beat Middlesbrough 2-0 on Sunday, but the win wasn’t enough to pull them out of the relegation zone in the Championship, nor did it change the feelings of supporters on the current state of the club.
Author: Brooks Peck
Several possible reasons for Barcelona’s historic penalty struggles this season
Barcelona are enjoying another wonderful season in which they have an eight-point lead over second-place Atletico Madrid (and 15-point lead over Real Madrid), but it is still a season marked by one incredibly odd blemish: a historically bad penalty conversion rate.
Arsenal summed up in one picture
Watford beat Arsenal 2-1 in the FA Cup sixth round, ending the Gunners’ run of 15 consecutive victories in the tournament, which has brought their only trophies in the last two seasons.
Zlatan says he will stay with PSG if Eiffel Tower is replaced with statue of him
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored four goals in PSG’s 9-0 win over last-place Troyes (giving him 102 in just four seasons with PSG) to help the club clinch their fourth consecutive Ligue 1 title in record time. After the match, Zlatan, whose contract expires at the end of this season, admitted that he is currently thinking that his future lies elsewhere. Although, there is one way the city of Paris can convince him to stay.
Diego Costa appears to nibble on Gareth Barry, gets sent off for first time
Diego Costa’s unexplainable run of never having been sent off as a Chelsea player came to an end in their FA Cup loss to Everton and it happened with a tribute to Luis Suarez.
Pictures of footballers euphorically spraying themselves with cologne
It has come to my attention that footballers really enjoy spraying cologne on themselves. Usually it’s because it’s their own branded scent, but the act of spritzing it on themselves seems to elevate them to a state of absolute nirvana.
Thankfully, there are images that capture this rare moment of pure elation. The absolute best example is this one from Cristiano Ronaldo’s recent launch of his newest fragrance Legacy…
Rafa Benitez finds place that is excited to have Rafa Benitez
Following brief stints as the divisive replacement to Jose Mourinho (twice!) and Carlo Ancelotti, Rafa Benitez has finally found a job where he can be considered a breath of fresh air rather than a colossal mistake. By replacing colossal mistake in his own right Steve McClaren at 19th-place Newcastle.
Pele is auctioning off all his World Cup medals, one of a kind trophy
Pele has decided to auction off thousands of items from his personal collection of memorabilia, including his three World Cup medals and a personalized replica of the long lost Jules Rimet trophy.
DTotD: Referee stands his ground after taking vicious kick
During an amateur match in Italy that appears to have been played atop all the mud in the known universe, the referee decided to show a player for Castel San Niccolo a red card. As the referee turned to walk away, the ejected player initially laughed off the decision, but then decided to act like a crazy person and savagely kicked the ref in the back of the legs.
The ref, however, absorbed the blow and remained on his feet, staring down the player like some kind of officiating Terminator. This incensed the player, who had to be carried away in hilarious fashion by a larger teammate while the ref maintained his cold as ice demeanor. An impressive display of power and restraint.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
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Sunderland sign Emmanuel Eboue to fill desperate need for smiles
It’s been a nightmare season for Sunderland. Their dismal performance on the pitch has been one thing, but Adam Johnson’s pedophilia trial and the subsequent resignation of the club’s chief executive this week has cast an unusually dark cloud over the relegation threatened side. Something had to be done to counterbalance all this negativity. So they’ve signed one of the most joyful forces in the game: the one and only Emmanuel Eboue.