Red Bull produced a series of videos based on the premise that Hulk doesn’t know his own incredible strength. In this particular video, Hulk attempts to blow out the candles on a birthday cake, but ends up blowing the whole cake into a teammate’s face. But all of that irrelevant. All that truly matters is our dear Andrei Arshavin’s laugh.
Referee accidentally blasts Mexico players with disappearing spray
The referee in the Gold Cup final accidentally started Mexico’s title celebration a little early when he shot disappearing spray at them (surprisingly, this did not make them disappear).
These footballer album covers are spectacular
Designer Emilio Sansolini asks the question “What if these football players were music stars?” and his answers are just wonderful. Here are some personal favorites…
DTotD: Zlatan elbows John Terry in the head during friendly
Apparently Daring to Zlatan means elbow opponents in the back of the head during preseason friendlies in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though, to be fair, John Terry didn’t seem bothered.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Images from the 2018 World Cup preliminary draw in Russia, presented without comment
Galatasaray-Udinese friendly abandoned due to flares and smoke bombs
A friendly between Galatasaray and Udinese in Austria was abandoned because of crowd trouble. This amazing for two reasons:
1) It was a friendly AND it was held in neutral territory.
2) There were only, like, 20 people in attendance.
Man City’s 2015/16 away shirt has moon sleeves
MOON SLEEVES! Man City’s new away shirt features a “lunar print” on the sleeves inspired by “Blue Moon,” the club’s anthem. There isn’t really much more one can say about it, other than, well…moon sleeves.
Arsene Wenger is desperately trying to wish the money out of football (even his own)
Arsene Wenger has made no secret of his disdain for the effect money has had on football in general and the Premier League in particular. He’s railed against Chelsea and Man City, who have both caused him headaches in the transfer market (Petr Cech aside) and in the league table for years now, and he has bluntly assessed the failings of UEFA’s Financial Fair Play rules.
Recently, he criticized a fellow member of the old guard, Manchester United, as they have gone on a spending spree this summer more befitting the nouveau riche.
How to build a fantasy football team you will forget about in two months
Excitement for the new season is rising and with preseason friendlies unable to fill the void, we turn to fantasy football to try and feed our insatiable addiction.
Though fantasy teams are intended to be season-long commitments, there are enough Jose Mourinho quotes and halftime shirt swapping scandals to fully occupy our time once the season gets going again. So here’s a guide to building a fantasy team and then forgetting about it in about two months.
DTotD: Keylor Navas obliterates Yaya Toure during friendly
With Iker Casillas out of the picture, Keylor Navas is getting his chance as Real Madrid’s No. 1 and he’s going hard to prove himself. Perhaps a little too hard.
During Real’s friendly against Man City in Australia, Navas attacked the ball, but ended up smashing into Yaya Toure instead. He then landed on top of Sergio Ramos. He seems to have taken the Miley Cyrus song “Wrecking Ball” a bit too literally.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.