Former Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen moved to Barcelona in a £15 million deal last summer, but injuries have prevented him from playing a single minute for his new club this season. Despite this, when Barca clinched their 23 La Liga title after beating Atletico Madrid 1-0, Vermaelen was out on the pitch celebrating with his theoretical teammates, wearing his Barca away shirt maybe for the first time ever (coincidentally he wears No. 23).
Phil Jones defends like something out of a nature special
Phil Jones is the greatest centre back of all time for this 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/KS5HGIiN54
— Kash #TeamMayweather (@MiaSanKash) May 17, 2015
In a match that featured Chris Smalling as captain of Manchester United, Phil Jones’ golden retriever on an icy pond method of defending was the oddest thing to happen during the first half of Man United v Arsenal. Hilarious and ultimately somehow effective, but still odd.
84-year-old FFA chairman falls off stage during A-League trophy presentation
Just as he put his hands on the A-League trophy to present it to Melbourne Victory after their 3-0 win against Sydney FC in the Grand Final, 84-year-old FFA chairman Frank Lowy fell off the stage. The joy of the moment quickly turned to fear as he players looked down at the billionaire, unsure what to do.
Alvaro Morata is wearing sunglasses on the pitch now
The guy scores two goals to beat his former club in the Champions League semifinals and suddenly he’s wearing sunglasses on the pitch like he’s hot stuff. We see how it is, Alvaro Morata.
Meanwhile, life back in Serie A is not treating Roberto Mancini nearly as well. When Inter missed a chance to take a lead against Juve in the second half, Mancini ended up like this…
9 secrets of Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool career
After 28 years with Liverpool Football Club from the youth level to being captain for 472 matches, Steven Gerrard is moving on to spend the twilight of his career in the town that produced the Twilight films: Los Angeles. And now that his Liverpool career is just about over, it’s time to reveal the previously untold secrets of his time with the club.
Steven Gerrard given guard of honor and giant mosaic before his (maybe) final Liverpool home match
A week after giving Premier League champions Chelsea a guard of honor at Stamford Bridge, Steven Gerrard got one of his own before his final match at Anfield (unless he goes back in January after moving to the LA Galaxy this summer, which he’s already discussing with Liverpool chairman Tom Werner).
Hull’s Jake Livermore tests positive for cocaine, living in Hull considered punishment enough
Hull midfielder Jake Livermore has been suspended by both his club and the FA after testing positive for cocaine (aka Maradona’s Miracle Munch). This is an odd measure, since playing for a relegation threatened club in the city voted Britain’s dullest place in 2008 without being able to take any drugs is punishment enough.
Football Shirt Friday: Milan, Southampton, Celtic, and cheetah print
It’s that time of year when kitmakers flood the marketplace with a new batch of football shirts that will go from high-priced conversation piece to bargain bin wash rag in just 12 short months. In what might become a regular feature, we’ll take a look at some shirts of interest and maybe convince ourselves to spend too much money on yet another football shirt in the process.
The craziest pictures from the Boca-River match that ended in a pepper spray attack
Matches between Boca Juniors and River Plate are normally like a tornado fighting a tsunami. But when the two rivals play each other three times over 12 days, you can be certain things will go horribly wrong. And in the second leg of their Copa Libertadores round of 16 tie, they did.
Southampton launch new kit with excellent parody video featuring a ‘color psychologist’
If you liked NBC’s Ted Lasso videos, you will love this. Just watch and appreciate that a club is handling a kit launch with a bit of creativity for once. We need to encourage things like this.
And yes, Catziano Pelle is a dear friend of Kitier Katba. Katou never liked him much, though.
