It took five matches for him to settle in and become comfortable enough to be himself, but Nigel De Jong did his first Nigel De Jong in MLS during the LA Galaxy’s 1-1 draw with the Portland Timbers. The Dutch midfielder was only shown a yellow card for connecting with Darlington Nagbe’s ankle on a tackle that forced Nagbe to leave the match.
Arsenal fans want everyone out as fourth-place dream proves elusive
Some fans want their club’s manager out, others want their club’s owner out, but Arsenal fans want both out. That was the message they committed to time-honored banner form and held aloft as they watched their team surrender a 2-0 lead to West Ham and finish with a 3-3 draw because they let Andy Carroll nearly double his goal tally for the season.
Mario Balotelli tried to score with his hand
Mario Balotelli’s career has well and truly stalled out, pushing him to attempt desperate measures to score a single goal.
PSV player cracks window after getting sent off
Santiago Arias’ 100th match for PSV was a memorable one as he was sent off in the 57th minute. This angered him so much that he punched a window on his way to the dressing room, cracking it up pretty good.
Today in astonishing goalkeeping mistakes
Friday, April 8 2016 was apparently the day of a global competition to see who could make the most absurd goalkeeping error. Mickael Roche, who you might remember as the sacrificial lamb in goal for Tahiti during their 10-0 loss to Spain the 2013 Confederations Cup, was an early front runner with his own goal that defies all logic in an Oceania Champions League match.
Jurgen Klopp’s return to Dortmund in pictures
It can be tough to see your ex doing better than you are after you break up with them, and yet, that was the situation Jurgen Klopp found himself in when he returned to Dortmund for the first time since leaving them in seventh place at the end of last season.
Rejuvenated under Thomas Tuchel and just five points behind first-place Bayern Munich this season, Borussia Dortmund welcomed Klopp and his less impressive Liverpool side for the first leg of a Europa League quarterfinal. In the lead-up to the match, Klopp joked that it was “better to be here than, I don’t know, North Korea or something,” hinting at the inherent awkwardness of the situation, no matter how jovial everyone appeared on the surface.
What is Cristiano Ronaldo looking at?
Prior to the first leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League quarterfinal against Wolfsburg, Cristiano Ronaldo was pictured with a wild-eyed look on his face that was rather alarming. Here are some possible sights that prompted this reaction…
-Rafa Benitez sitting on Real Madrid’s bench.
-A hot tub full of hair gel.
-A future where Real Madrid follow up a win against Barcelona with a 2-0 loss to Wolfsburg in which Marcelo makes himself a laughingstock.
-Karim Benzema telling him he has his sex tape.
-Karim Benzema driving his car.
-Karim Benzema doing pretty much anything.
-The leprechaun from the movie Leprechaun.
-A glass of red wine that was just placed at the very edge of a table above his expensive new carpet.
-His inept twin brother Barry Ronaldo.
-A stack of waffles the size of an above ground pool.
-The advertisements in which he’s promoted strange Japanese products.
-His son wearing a Messi shirt.
Injured Frank De Boer running Ajax training sessions from badass motorized tricycle
Ajax manager Frank De Boer tore his achilles tendon while playing foot tennis against his players a few weeks ago, making it difficult for him to get around ever since. As a result, overseeing training sessions became a problem, so Ajax have sorted him out with a super cool motorized tricycle to give him a level of stylish mobility that would make any manager jealous.
Losing to Wolfsburg inflicts physical pain on Marcelo
Wolfsburg shocked the world by beating Real Madrid 2-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal and no one felt the pain of that upset more than Marcelo. The frustrated Real Madrid defender tried to be sneaky with a kick at goal scorer Maximilian Arnold before setting up for a free kick. When Arnold then stepped up to Marcelo as he bent over to place the ball, Marcelo headbutted him in the chest and fell over holding his face.
Andrea Pirlo disappointed with the quality of shampoo in the U.S.
Andrea Pirlo was voted as having the best hair on NYCFC, which naturally warranted an interview conducted by teammate Mikey Lopez. This interview presented a chance to see that Pirlo’s English has reached the point where he is now able to disparage the quality of shampoo in the United States.
Usually when players go to MLS from other parts of the world, they are quick to highlight the quality of life as a major reason for their move, but this warning about the substandard shampoo could prompt other Serie A stars to stay away.
If MLS commissioner Don Garber wants to fulfill his promise of making the league one of the best in the world, he’s going to have to do something about this shampoo situation.