As if losing 5-0 to Man City in a Champions League qualifying match where Kun Aguero missed two penalties and still had a hat trick wasn’t bad enough, Steaua Bucharest also suffered a prank from local rivals Dinamo Bucharest.
Cristian Tello showed up to his Fiorentina medical wearing an “I heart beer” shirt
Tello a Firenze. Incontro con Sousa e Dg Corvino, in attesa delle visite mediche e formalità del contratto. pic.twitter.com/P0JHjkAiWO
— ACF Fiorentina (@acffiorentina) August 15, 2016
Cristian Tello has returned to Fiorentina on loan from Barcelona for the second time and his shirt choice for his arrival was…interesting. “I beer” might not be the best message for a professional athlete to convey upon arriving at a club and going in for an important medical examination, but Tell doesn’t seem to care about that. Maybe he’s trying to sabotage this whole thing and get himself sent back to Barcelona. Who knows. But what we do know is that he is fond of beer. That much is clear.
The touchline insanity of Antonio Conte: Chelsea v West Ham
Antonio Conte proved during Chelsea’s Premier League opener against West Ham that he has not calmed down at all since Euro 2016. If anything, he might have increased the amount of crystal meth in his Red Bull espresso.
Non-league club hitch a ride on a tractor after bus breaks down
Bamber Bridge FC were set to make the journey home after a 0-0 draw with Scarborough Athletic on Saturday when their bus broke down, stranding them more than 130 miles from home. With no transportation in sight, they made the most of the situation by flagging down a tractor and hitching a ride to the nearest pub.
Jurgen Klopp regrets giving piggyback rides after Liverpool’s fourth goal against Arsenal
Liverpool came back from 1-0 down to take a 4-1 lead over Arsenal in the 63rd minute of their Premier League opener. As the goals piled up, the excitable Jurgen Klopp couldn’t resist getting in on the celebrations, with Sadio Mané even jumping on his back for a ride after scoring the fourth. The party quickly got out of hand, however, as Arsenal scored twice to make it 4-3 and give Liverpool a scare until the final whistle.
With the benefit of hindsight and reduced adrenaline levels, Klopp realized that he might have overdone it.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores on his Premier League debut because that’s what he does
Proving that his goal in the Community Shield was just him getting warmed up, Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his Premier League debut to help Man United to a 3-1 win over Bournemouth.
Gary Lineker lives up to his tweet, presents Match of the Day in his underwear
In case you missed it…he did it!#motd#garyspants https://t.co/mk4qbe840i
— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) August 13, 2016
In December of last year, former Leicester striker and current Match of the Day present Gary Lineker made what seemed like a harmless joke about the likelihood of his old club holding onto first place in the Premier League over the final five months of the season.
Skeletal remains of Hull City beat champions Leicester to start Premier League season
Newly promoted shambles club Hull City beat reigning champions Leicester 2-1 to begin the season in the increasingly nonsensical Premier League. To fully understand how insane of a result this is, you need to know a few things about Hull.
Everything Lionel Messi missed during his international retirement
Forty six days after announcing his international retirement in the immediate aftermath of missing a penalty in Argentina’s shootout loss to Chile in the Copa American Centenario final, he has triumphantly declared his return, having missed exactly zero international matches.
Hope Solo calls victorious Sweden “cowards” after U.S. women’s worst ever tournament finish
The U.S. women’s team lost to Sweden and former coach Pia Sundhage in the Olympic quarterfinals, marking the team’s worst ever tournament finish and the first time they have failed to medal at the Olympics. After losing the decisive shootout 4-3 on unlikely misses from Alex Morgan and Christen Press, goalkeeper Hope Solo decided the best course of action was to insult Sweden by calling them cowards.