Louis van Gaal’s drunken ramblings to conclude Man United’s awards gala was endearing and delightful. So Jose Mourinho decided to go a different route with his speech at Chelsea’s awards event by roasting the teams that fell short of his side’s title winning standard.
Daniele De Rossi celebrated Rome derby victory by giving Lazio fans the finger
In their penultimate Serie A fixture of the season, second-place Roma beat third-place Lazio 2-1 in a typically hateful Rome derby to clinch a place in the Champions League group stage.
Ghostwriter of Zlatan’s autobiography admits the book’s quotes aren’t real
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 2011 autobiography “I am Zlatan” solidified the Swedish giant as the most quotable footballer in the world. A far cry from the supremely bland autobiographies usually put out by active footballers, Zlatan’s book was even short listed for a prestigious Swedish literary award. But as the book’s ghostwriter now admits, though the sentiment was true, the headline-making quotes were his own creation.
DT Exclusive: Sam Allardyce’s Real Madrid job interview
Real Madrid sacked Carlo Ancelotti a mere 24 hours after Sam Allardyce became available. Coincidence? Haha no.
“I’m not suited to Bolton or Blackburn, I would be more suited to Inter or Real Madrid,” Allardyce said in 2010. “It wouldn’t be a problem to me to go and manage those clubs because I would win the double or the league every time.”
The following is a transcript of his job interview with Real Madrid president Florentino Perez.
Pique and Shakira’s son scores at the Camp Nou
Gerard Pique and Shakira’s oldest son, Milan, auditioned for a spot in La Masia after Barca’s final La Liga match of the season. Shakira filmed as Milan dribbled through the confetti strewn pitch and buried a shot as his father looked on.
DTotD: Norwegian player falls down while trying to kick a door in anger
Espen Hoff was shown a straight red in the 40th minute of IK Start’s Norwegian Tippeligaen match against Sarpsborg for preventing a scoring chance. Frustrated by his early exit, he attempted a running kick at the open door to the dressing rooms, but forgot that football boots don’t grip slick flooring too well and ended up on his ass.
Without missing a beat, he got up and walked on, suddenly more embarrassed than angry.
Start went on to lose 2-1.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Jose Mourinho sings, Chelsea get last bus joke of the season at victory parade
A day after their final game of the season, Chelsea held their open-top bus parade to celebrate winning the Premier League an the Capital One Cup and it proved rather eventful.
Giddy Frank Lampard and Sad Steven Gerrard both score in their final Premier League match
After years of highlighting and comparing their incompatible brilliance, Frank Lampard and Steven Gerrard have both ended their England careers and their careers in England this season. Both signed off from the Premier League with a goal in their final match before heading to MLS, but the hugely different circumstances in which they scored and emotions on the day sum up their divergent experiences in the Premier League.
Didier Drogba gets carried off by his teammates in his final match with the club
Prior to Chelsea’s final match of the season, Didier Drogba announced that it would be his last with the club (as a player, at least).
“I want to play for at least one more season and in order to play more football I feel I need to go to another club,” he told Chelsea’s official website. “All the fans know my love for Chelsea and I hope to be back here in the future in another role.”
Drogba started Chelsea’s Premier League finale against Sunderland and, given the occasion, his teammates decided that he should wear the captain’s armband for it. Their show of love and respect for the 37-year-old striker continued when Diego Costa came on for Drogba just before the half hour mark and the other Chelsea players carried the slightly embarrassed Ivorian to a standing ovation.
Cristiano Ronaldo hints at starting a farm supply business with Carlo Ancelotti
Great coach and amazing person. Hope we work together next season. pic.twitter.com/HqHHGjGGUH
— Cristiano Ronaldo (@Cristiano) May 23, 2015
Since Carlo Ancelotti delivered Real Madrid’s long awaited 10th Champions League title last season instead of this season, club president Florentino Perez is reportedly itching to sack him now. So after Real Madrid’s final match of the season — a 7-3 win against Getafe that left them just two points shy of Barcelona’s tremendous title winning campaign — Ancelotti revealed his feelings on the matter.