All too eager to prove that the Russian and English fans aren’t the only ones capable of being dicks, Croatia supporters threw flares and explosives onto the pitch late into their side’s Euro 2016 match against the Czech Republic.
Jurgen Klinsmann announces willingness to accept his critics’ deepest apologies
Well. Well. Well.
Look who is in the Copa America Centenario semifinals. Since some people in this country have trouble recognizing good things that are right in front of their faces, I will tell you: It’s me. Jurgen Klinsmann. Managerial genius. And the wonderful team I put together and expertly guided to victory.
Michael Bradley wears rainbow armband to show support for Orlando
Michael Bradley wore a special rainbow captain’s armband bearing the U.S. team’s “One Nation” motto for their Copa America Centenario quarterfinal against Ecuador as tribute to the victims of the gay nightclub shooting in Orlando that left 49 people dead.
Fans of both nations attending the match in Seattle showed their support for Orlando with flags and signs as they entered the stadium.
England do good thing at major tournament in real life
If England’s first match of Euro 2016 was very Spurs, their second was a little bit Leicester City. Gareth Bale put Wales up 1-0 just before halftime with his second goal from a free kick in this tournament and it looked like England were going down an all too familiar road of embarrassment.
Liverpool make horrifying Jurgen Klopp head birthday cake
📸 Jürgen’s cake close up… pic.twitter.com/UQWHhX4UN7
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) June 16, 2016
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp celebrates his 49th birthday on June 16, so to mark the occasion, the club decided to create an abomination of nature.
Jogi Löw apologizes for being gross
The latest installment of Germany manager Jogi Löw’s major tournament grossness proved to be the biggest takeaway from his side’s 2-0 win against Ukraine to start Euro 2016. So ahead of Germany’s match against Poland, Löw has apologized for making the whole world nauseous and attempted to explain the inexplicable.
Leo Messi’s Argentina teammates think his beard is the key to finally winning a trophy
Lionel Messi only played a total of 74 minutes in Argentina’s three Copa America Centenario group-stage matches. This was still enough to make him the competition’s joint-top scorer with (eliminated) Brazil’s Philippe Coutinho, but his three goals aren’t the reason his Argentina teammates think he is the key to them finally winning a trophy after two consecutive near misses. In fact, it has nothing to do with his otherworldly skill at all. It’s all down to the new hair on his face.
The many frustrated smiles of Cristiano Ronaldo during Portugal-Iceland
Iceland came back from 1-0 down to hold mighty Portugal to a 1-1 draw in their first ever match at the European Championship. Cristiano Ronaldo had quality chances to score throughout the match, but just couldn’t quite find that finishing touch. Given that he is the tournament’s biggest star and had all eyes on him while facing an opponent he should have made easier work of, he was rather frustrated. And when Cristiano gets frustrated, he smiles. A lot.
Austria lose to old man wearing sweatpants
Austria became a popular dark horse to win Euro 2016 after their undefeated qualifying campaign, but that has come to an end after losing their first match of the tournament to a lowly Hungary side that started the oldest man in the history of the competition — 40-year-old sweatpants wearing goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly.
Tecatito Corona scores Messi-like equalizer against Venezuela
Down 1-0 to Venezuela, running out of time, and facing the prospect of playing Argentina in the quarterfinals, Mexico needed a goal to equalize and win group C of Copa America Centenario. So 23-year-old Tecatito Corona cut through the entirety of Venezuela’s defense to score the needed equalizer in the 80th minute.