FIFA has given both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid one-year ban on registering new players in what is believed to be the most severe blow to the transfer rumor industry ever.
Espanyol hurl insults at Pique and Messi, lose by wide margin
27′ gone & 0-0 between RCDE-Barça. Lively on the field & off with a ‘banner fest’ from home fans directed at Pique. pic.twitter.com/NYAD6PBfDP
— AS English (@English_AS) January 13, 2016
The second leg of Barcelona and Espanyol’s Copa del Rey derby was a heated one despite the Blaugrana building on their 4-1 lead from the first leg to advance on an aggregate score of 6-1.
Barcelona’s Troll Supreme, Gerard Pique, riled up their local rivals after the first leg by questioning their ability to fill their own stadium (“They call themselves the ‘marvelous minority’, and they’re in such a minority that they can’t even fill their ground. Let’s see whether they manage to fill it for the return leg, because the other day it wasn’t full.”). So Espanyol fans responded by continuing their inexcusable taunts about his family. Read more
This is how you react when Joe Allen scores a 90th minute equalizer against you
You’re top of the table. Beating Liverpool 3-2 after coming back from 2-1 down. Olivier Giroud with a brace. Feeling good.
Messi’s new boots declare him “the greatest of all time”
Adidas has released the new platinum Messi 15s to mark Leo’s fifth Ballon d’Or win. Platinum because “gold is for winners, platinum is for the greatest.” Perhaps a reference to the special “rare gold” Mercurials that Nike made for Cristiano Ronaldo after he won his third Ballon d’Or last year?
Cristiano Ronaldo congratulates Lionel Messi on winning his fifth Ballon d’Or
Dear Leo,
Even though I was forced to sit right next to you and could not avoid congratulating you at the Ballon d’Or gala, I wanted to write to you once again and share the deeper thoughts that you wouldn’t have been able to hear over the stunned gasps of disapproval that filled the room after your name was read.
The very best of the 2015 Ballon d’Or gala
Lets get nuts and do some awards for an award show, shall we?
PSG threaten legal action over MIA video, claim they’ve won the European Cup
Getting sued by the NFL for giving the finger during the Super Bowl halftime show is enough to make anyone try to be a little more subtle with their subversive acts. But as MIA has found out, subtlety isn’t enough to save you from sports entities’ threats of legal action.
Mesut Ozil invites newlyweds to Arsenal match after groom’s Ozil wedding toast
A groom played the old switcheroo with his wedding reception toast, making it sound like he was saying wonderful things about his new wife and then revealing that he was actually talking about Mesut Ozil. Somehow, the couple didn’t immediately get a divorce.
To reward the groom’s bravery and the bride’s good humor, Mesut Ozil himself announced on Twitter that he would congratulate them in person and bring them to an Arsenal match.
Micah Richards successfully defuses confrontation with angry Villa fans
Aston Villa only managed a 1-1 draw with League Two’s Wycombe Wanderers in the third round of the FA Cup, forcing a replay and extending their winless streak to 10 matches.
This was the last straw for many Villa fans, who have watched their club settle at the bottom of the Premier League table and look completely rudderless despite a managerial change in early November. So the group that traveled to Adams Park expressed their fury to the players as they boarded the bus home after this latest disappointment.
Louis van Gaal is calling all of his players “Michael” now
The intense scrutiny and heavy criticism that has come with his time at Manchester United has taken its toll on Louis van Gaal and reduced him to calling all of his players “Michael.” First there was “Michael” Smalling (a mistake he first made last July with Smalling right next to him, then again in November), now there’s “Michael” Keane.
Van Gaal went on to admit that Michael is somehow an “easy name” for him. And that he has also now given Chris Smalling the nickname “Pele.”
At this point, it seems cruel to make fun of him. Clearly the man needs help. Michael “Maradona” Woodward needs to put him out of his misery and sack him before this goes any further.