The endless flood of new kits continues to rise, so we must continue to wade through them in search of higher ground…
There was a swastika etched into the pitch for the Croatia-Italy Euro 2016 qualifier
Croatia hosted Italy in a Euro 2016 qualifier without fans in Zagreb’s Stadion Maksimir as punishment for racist behavior during a qualifier against Norway (Norway?) earlier this year. This should have meant that there was no chance of further incidents, but where there’s a repugnant will, there’s a way.
Behind the scenes of FIFA 16 with the stars of the U.S. women’s team, plus the full PES 2016 trailer
With the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo days away, more information is coming out about the next installments of the football video games that will consume your life.
DTotD: Seattle reserve team player gives opponent two-footed kick in the crotch
Sergio Mota, a Brazilian midfielder for the Seattle Sounders’ reserve team, was sent off during his side’s 1-0 USL win against the LA Galaxy reserve team for kicking an unsuspecting opponent in the crotch with both his feet while lying on his back.
This move is frowned upon in most quarters, but Mota, who won two Brasileiro titles with Sao Paulo at the start of his career and just signed with Seattle at the end of May, was clearly far beyond caring about that.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
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Iker Casillas is eating McDonald’s and being sad
The day after ending a trophyless season with Real Madrid, Iker Casillas tried to fill the void with the ultimate shame meal: a bagful of McDonald’s.
Qatar needed 9 minutes of unsuspicious added time to beat the Maldives in a World Cup qualifier
Qatar opened their 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign by beating 178th ranked Maldives 1-0, with the lone goal coming in the ninth minute of added time (even though there was “only” supposed to be eight minutes of added time). In other words, it was a totally normal and not at all suspicious way to end a match.
Edinson Cavani thinks Jamaica is in Africa
Jamaica will take part in Copa America for the first time as an invited nation (along with Mexico). This has already caused confusion for Uruguay’s Edinson Cavani.
Reporter asks Ireland defender “Would you like to rear end Roy Keane?”
Ireland manager Martin O’Neill and assistant coach Roy Keane were involved in a minor car accident on Tuesday when their vehicle was rear ended in Dublin. No one involved was seriously hurt, so when Ireland defender Alex Pearce was asked about it by reporters the next day, he said the players gave their coaches a bit of ribbing over the incident. It was at this point that one reporter asked the greatest question ever asked: “Would you like to rear end Roy Keane?”
This seemed to be an attempt to reference the players’ potential frustration with the notoriously gruff ex-Man United midfielder, but it came out very different than intended. Pearce had no idea what to say and the other reporters burst out laughing.
Just a spectacular moment all around, but if Roy Keane had been there, he probably would’ve given that reporter a stiff one right in the mouth.
U.S. beat Germany with late stunner, become Friendly Champions of the World
Proving that the scare they gave Germany in the last World Cup was no fluke, the United States beat Germany 2-1 in Germany to become the Friendly Champions of the World. Bobby Wood scored the winner in the 87th minute, giving the 22-year-old his second late winner in as many matches after doing the same to the Netherlands last in a 4-3 friendly win last week. And by the way, those happen to be his first two international goals, as well.
West Ham owner announces signing of one player with picture of entirely different player
West Ham owner David Gold used his personal Twitter account to announce the signing of Spanish midfielder Pedro Obiang from Sampdoria on Wednesday. Except he welcomed Pedro by including a picture of Juventus defender and entirely different human being Angelo Ogbonna.