Eleven months after playing his last competitive match, testicular cancer surviver Jonas Gutierrez made his emotional return in the 65th minute of Newcastle’s match against Man United. He was given a standing ovation by the crowd at St. James’ Park and the captain’s armband by teammate and fellow Argentine Fabricio Coloccini, even though Coloccini didn’t exit the match.
Gareth Bale can’t handle the spiders in Spain
Aside from the jeering fans and occasional dirty looks from Cristiano Ronaldo when he doesn’t pass the ball, Gareth Bale’s time with Real Madrid has gone swimmingly thus far. In fact, there are only two things that the Welshman says he fears in Spain: nutmegs and spiders.
DTotD: Brazilian goalkeeper punches opponent’s face instead of the ball
With Ponte Preta’s Fabio Santos barreling towards him and the ball bouncing up towards his head, Vilhera goalkeeper Jamilton knew he had to act. So, he charged off his line fist first in the hopes of making contact with the ball before his opponent could. But it didn’t work out that way. Fabio Santos headed the ball a split second before Jamilton’s fist could connect. And since a fist must connect with something, Jamilton’s decided to smash itself into Fabio Santos’ face instead.
Tim Sherwood celebrates first Aston Villa win like he won the league title
Aston Villa snapped their seven-match losing streak in dramatic fashion, beating West Brom 2-1 with a Christian Benteke penalty in the final seconds of the game. This also gave Tim Sherwood his first win as Villa manager and he celebrated as if he just won a trophy — even going so far as to make a show of checking his pulse to affirm that Villa are still alive as they now sit three points above those in the relegation zone (with 1-2 more games played).
LeBron James gave Ronaldinho a $60,000 watch
I loved this gift! Limited series watch from my bro @KingJames. Thanks, my friend! pic.twitter.com/B2l7RlTR6U
— Ronaldinho Gaúcho (@10Ronaldinho) March 2, 2015
Ronaldinho showed off his new watch on his social media accounts, saying it was given to him by LeBron James.
20-year-old non-league footballer quits for the stability of being a car salesman
Though he’s made it further than most people who dream of becoming a professional footballer ever do, 20-year-old Torquay United goalkeeper Jordan Seabright has come to a pragmatic realization about his talent and career. So he’s quitting in the middle of the season and moving back to his hometown to become a care salesman.
Diego Costa kept a coin thrown at him during the Capital One Cup final
Cementing his position as the king of all trolls, Chelsea striker Diego Costa picked up a coin thrown onto the pitch during the Capital One Cup final and stuffed it down his shorts.
No one enjoyed the Capital One Cup final more than Jose Mourinho
It’s been two years and 10 months since Jose Mourinho last won a non-Super Cup trophy and though this period would simply be known as “June 2012-February 2015” for most managers, it’s been a personal worst for Mourinho. But the Capital One Cup final against Spurs offered him the chance to end the talk of him losing his silver touch. And he made the most of it in every way possible.
Aubameyang and Reus celebrate derby goal by wearing Batman and Robin masks
Borussia Dortmund’s long await run of good form continued with a 3-0 win against rivals Schalke, pushing them to ninth in the table and putting their goal difference back to a neutral position. The four consecutive wins seem to have the players in good spirits again too, as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus celebrated Dortmund’s 78th-minute opener by wearing Batman and Robin masks that were stashed in a bag behind the goal.
Robbie Savage proves that if enough people dislike you, you will be allowed to drive as fast as you want
Throughout Robbie Savage’s career as a footballer and now as a pundit on television, radio and in print, he has made it his mission to annoy as many people as humanly possible. He revels in it. The more people dislike him, the more his supremely punchable, chemically whitened smile grows. And now we know that this wasn’t just a pronounced case of masochism — there was a greater reason behind it all: to be able to escape meaningful punishment for driving too fast.