Dzmitry Likhtarovich led his BATE Borisov side to a 2-0 victory over Belarusian Premier League rivals Gomel on Saturday, but not before suffering an embarrassing skirmish with one of the team’s cheerleaders. Read more
Author: Ryan Bailey
Gareth Bale is pretty good at basketball
If the whistles, jeers and car damage that come with being a Real Madrid Galactico prove to be too much for Gareth Bale, the Welshman might want to consider a second career in basketball. Read more
Sevilla defender subtly relieves himself on the bench
Sometimes, it really pays to have a friend who will protect your modesty when you need to urinate in front of thousands of people. Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo sells shoes, dances his way into our hearts
Exactly one week after we were told that Nike had forced Cristiano Ronaldo to drop his new line of footwear, Cristiano Ronaldo has dropped a commercial for his new line of footwear. Read more
DTotD: QPR’s Sandro red carded for choke-slamming opponent
There have been many fashionable trends that have come and gone in the beautiful game: snoods, white boots and failing to shake hands with an opponent are just a few examples. Read more
Anderson requires oxygen mask after 37th-minute substitution
Over the past few seasons, Anderson’s role at Manchester United was inversely proportional to his waistline: it got a lot smaller. In January, the Brazilian midfielder ended a seven-and-a-half year spell at Old Trafford with a free transfer to Internacional, but he hasn’t exactly impressed with his new club yet. Read more
Paul Scholes subtly calls Robbie Savage a ‘knobhead’ on live TV
Paul Scholes has always been admired for managing to combine an incredible football career at the highest level with an exceptionally humble approach to celebrity. But since hanging up his boots (twice), the Ginger Ninja has let the general public know what his voice actually sounds like by lending his opinion to BT Sport. Read more
Fluminense’s physio gets injured and leaves field on stretcher
Bizarre scenes unfolded in Fluminense’s 4-1 win at Nova Iguaçu on Wednesday when the club physio needed to be stretchered off the field after attempting to treat one of his players. Read more
West Ham players form hilariously terrible band
There is a rich tradition of footballers who can make beautiful music: Petr Cech is a competent drummer, Alexi Lalas once opened for Hootie and the Blowfish on tour and Andy/Andrew Cole once did whatever this is. Read more
Arda Turan given appropriate birthday cake days after throwing boot at linesman
Atlético Madrid hero Arda Turan turns 28 today…looks like he celebrated with a somewhat appropriate ‘boot’ cake pic.twitter.com/5MUe3JltsD
— AS English (@English_AS) January 30, 2015
During Wednesday’s action-packed Copa del Rey tie between Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, Arda Turan was so enraged by a refereeing decision that he threw one of his own boots at the referee. Amazingly, the Turkish midfielder was only given a yellow card for this heinous misappropriation of sporting apparel.