Special Oktoberfest themed kits are becoming something of a tradition for the Munich clubs and 1860’s latest offering might be the most ridiculous yet. With the top made to look like a green vest (complete with fake buttons) and the now standard faux lederhosen shorts, Macron have set a new bar with this one.
Dimitar Berbatov is…The Continental
Rene Higuita marks 20th anniversary of his scorpion kick by doing it into a pool
Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of former Colombia goalkeeper Rene Higuita’s iconic scorpion kick against England, so to celebrate the occasion, he did it again. But this time the 49-year-old did it into a swimming pool.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirms that he has all of the superpowers
Zlatan gifted PSG’s YouTube channel with one minute of his time, which was more than enough for him to provide the full Zlatan experience.
In the video, he reveals that he can do more push-ups than his teammates, attends Michael Jackson tribute concerts, does not believe in ghosts, and says that he doesn’t need to wish for any superpowers because he already has them all.
Zlatan is always on message.
We’re Back! Highlights from southern Italy with Pepe Reina and the specter of Roman Abramovich

Regular service resumes at DT after what feels like 12 years away and yes, I did miss you so much that you should be weirded out by it.
Though I didn’t get to ride electric scooters with Mario Balotelli (he was apparently too busy climbing mountains), I did have several experiences that you may or may not find interesting enough to read about.
DT programming note (and a reason to get excited)
I’m going to be away until September 6 (I’m starting the international break early and hoping to ride electric scooters around Italy with Mario Balotelli). But soon after I get back, there will be a major announcement about the future of Dirty Tackle — a very good announcement. One I’m excited about and I think you will be too.
So if you want be sure that you’re notified once we’re back in action here, enter your email address and hit the “subscribe” button in the right sidebar of the site (on desktop)! And follow on Instagram in case I have any visual evidence of Mario and I on our scooters together.
In the meantime, watch Gunnersaurus attempt a dizzy penalty over and over again…
Bayern Munich’s annual beer and lederhosen photoshoot in pictures
Second only to Bayern’s annual Oktoberfest team outing is their lederhosen and beer photoshoot — the most genuinely joyful exercise in corporate synergy on the football calendar. Let’s take a look at this year’s attempt to make you want to wear leather shorts while getting drunk…
Paulinho scores ridiculous free kick from distance to taunt Spurs
Paulinho didn’t score once in 15 Premier League appearances for Tottenham last season, but eight weeks after joining Guangzhou Evergrande, he did this.
One of two things is happening here. Either he developed an intense hatred for Spurs during his two unsuccessful seasons there and is now fueled by that, or China has weaponized Paulinho. Or maybe China hates Spurs and that’s why they’ve weaponized Paulinho? I don’t know. But there’s definitely an intense revenge/Bionic Man angle at play here.
Marouane Fellaini is a striker now because the transfer market is cruel
In July, Louis van Gaal teased the arrival of a “surprise” mystery striker who might not even be a striker. For a solid month, fans and pundits have tried to figure out the answer to this transfer window riddle to no avail. But now, Van Gaal has finally revealed that the surprise was the fact that the non-striker mystery striker has been on the team all along and that he is midfielder Marouane Fellaini.
Borussia Dortmund resurgence coincides with pizza ban
A year after finishing seventh with a boost from a late surge during Jurgen Klopp’s last days as manager, Borussia Dortmund have gotten off to an impressive start under Thomas Tuchel. They’ve won each of their first two Bundesliga by a score of 4-0 and came back from 3-0 down to beat Odd Grenland 4-3 in their Europa League qualifying playoff. And they’ve done this while not being allowed to eat pizza, pasta, or any other delicious carbohydrates.

