Tag: Argentina

Dog on the pitch prompts commentators to bark

A canine pitch invader interrupted a match between Union Santa Fe and Temperley in Argentina, delighting the television commentators so much that they began to bark like dogs.

The dog ran around a bit before one player subdued it with belly tickles and held it until an opponent awkwardly carried it off the pitch and handed it to an official.

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DTotD: Carlos Tevez gets launched into space

Carlos Tevez took a heavy challenge from Gustavo Gomez late in Boca Juniors’ Copa Argentina match at Lanus. Tevez scored Boca’s first goal in what would be a 2-0 win and in the 80th minute, Gomez made him pay for it with this tackle from behind, earning himself a red card and giving Tevez a free trip to the moon.

Though his leg generated enough wind power to fuel all of Buenos Aires for the rest of the night, Tevez was able to finish out the match.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events. 

Racing fans throw cheeseburger at Belgrano goalkeeper, who picks it up and eats it

Usually when rival fans throw objects at players, it’s potentially dangerous, but in one Argentina Primera Division match, it was delicious and/or gross. A disgruntled Racing supporter threw a cheeseburger in the direction of Belgrano goalkeeper Juan Olave during Sunday’s match between the two sides. But instead of complaining or tossing the meat missile aside, he picked it up and took a bite.

After the initial bite, Olave gestured as if to thank the crowd for the mid-game snack, then he took another bite before placing the mangled burger beside the goal post.

The match ended 0-0 and Olave is almost certainly dead from food poisoning right now.

DTotD: Manager trips opposing player during match in Argentina

Pablo Martel, manager of Union de Santiago, decided to take matters into his own feet during a match against Comercio in the Argentine fourth division after a hard foul on one of his players. The referee let play continue, though, and as the Comercio player dribbled down the touchline, Martel came out of his technical area and kicked his legs out from under him.

This led to a standoff between the two managers and the police had to intervene, but cooler heads prevailed. But the referee did act this time, sending Martel off for his vigilantism.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events. 

Carlos Tevez returns to Boca Juniors, is happy he doesn’t have to speak English or Italian anymore

Carlos Tevez was unveiled before a huge crowd at La Bombonera as he made his return to his first club, Boca Juniors. In the 11 years since Tevez left he has played in Brazil, England, and Italy, and developed a reputation for an unwillingness to learn the local languages along the way (which resulted in him ignoring letters from the police). But now that Tevez is back to plying his trade in Argentina, he doesn’t have to worry about that anymore and he couldn’t be happier.

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