Dear Leo,
Congratulations on beating us to reach another Champions League final. You caused me great embarrassment in the first leg of our semifinal, but I just wanted you to know that there are no hard feelings and I am honored to have shared the pitch with you once more.
Patrice, look out!!!
Because the world is a strange, nonsensical place, Cologne’s crest and mascot, Hennes, were projected onto the Hoover Dam (yes, the one in the United States) to set a new Guinness World Record for largest ever projection.
But of all the things to project onto the Arizona landmark, why this? Was it part of a court settlement after Hennes was assaulted by a coworker earlier this season?
From Bundesliga.com:
Covering an area of 39,000 square metres, the logo covered practically the whole surface of the infamous American landmark. Cologne-based PR agency Oliver Schrott Kommunikation (OSK) chose the Köln logo to experiment the new powerful lighting system installed, thanks in no small way to the affinity to the club of many of the firm’s employees.
Regardless of the reason, it’s just nice to see Hennes finally get the respect he deserves.
Over the last year or so, people crashing live broadcasts and saying “Fuck her right in the pussy” has become a constant, soul crushing threat to field reporters everywhere. After Toronto FC’s 2-1 loss to Houston at BMO Field on Sunday, one Canadian reporter had enough of it and decided not to just ignore it.
Immediately after the match between Honduran rivals Real Espana and Marathon, fans of both clubs, the players, and the police all took part in a brawl on the pitch.
During this battle royale, Real Espana defender Marlon Pena defended one of his teammates by delivering a graceful yet brutal flying kick to one pitch invader’s head. This prompted a couple of other tough guys to take a step back and seemed to calm the pitch invading brawlers down a bit, as they suddenly realized that they were dealing with people capable of kicking them in the head.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Video via 101GG
Swansea came away with a late winner at the Emirates that left most people wondering what the hell they just saw as goal-line technology proved itself to be Man of the Match.
Ordenando el armario, aquí tenéis algunas de las camisetas que he ido encontrando. Cuál os gusta más? pic.twitter.com/Jg7c1SB2ee
— Gerard Piqué (@3gerardpique) May 10, 2015
This is apparently “Look At All The Cool Stuff I Have!” Week for professional footballers on social media. It started with Gerard Pique showing a portion of his shirt collection while cleaning out his closet. The first group of neatly arranged shirts showed that Pique has an eye for the superstars when swapping shirts after matches, as it contained the likes of Francesco Totti, David Beckham, and Ronaldinho.
The United States played Ireland in preparation for the Women’s World Cup (which begins next month) and the match’s first goal contained several valuable lessons. Late in the first half, Ireland’s Ruesha Littlejohn attempted to clear a U.S. corner kick, but ended up blasting the defender at the post in the face. This prevented an own goal, but the force of the impact compelled goalkeeper Niamh Reid-Burke to check on her injured teammate.
Notorious Swedish killer Peter Mangs claims in a new book that he targeted Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2010. Mangs was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 for two murders and eight attempted murders over a seven-year period in Zlatan’s hometown of Malmo, Sweden. The attacks were racially motivated, which is also why he wanted to kill Sweden’s national team captain.
Borussia Dortmund beat Hertha Berlin 2-0 on Saturday to extend their unbeaten streak to four matches since manager Jurgen Klopp announced that he will leave at the end of the season. This continued Dortmund’s rebound from being bottom of the league up to 10th in the table, and now to seventh place and a chance at qualifying for the Europa League.
After the match, Klopp demonstrated his always wonderful sense of humor. From the BBC:
“If I’d known before the start of the season that we’d put such a winning run together, I’d have announced my departure back then,” Klopp said.
“Seventh place feels brilliant.”
The world would be a better place if we were all a little bit like Jurgen Klopp.