1. “I’m beginning to regret everything that has led to this moment.”
Tag: Dirty Tackle
Messi and Pique’s casino night propels Barcelona past Man City at the Etihad
The night before Barcelona traveled to Manchester for the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie against Man City, Lionel Messi and Gerard Pique made a “late-night” trip to a casino with former teammate Cesc Fabregas. This prompted the same reaction it always does when footballers do something that normal humans do: MEDIA OUTRAGE!!!
DTotD: QPR’s Sandro red carded for choke-slamming opponent
There have been many fashionable trends that have come and gone in the beautiful game: snoods, white boots and failing to shake hands with an opponent are just a few examples. Read more
FIFA task force takes six months to decide Qatar is too hot for summer World Cup
After six months of intense consultation, the razor sharp minds of FIFA’s task force for the 2018-2024 international match calendar have finally realized what everyone else already knew: that Qatar is quite hot from May through September. As a result, they have recommended that late November to late December as the most viable period for the 2022 World Cup with the support of all six confederations.
Non-league Goalkeeper jumps into the stands to fight fans
Kongstonian lost 2-1 to visiting Bognor Regis Town in the Ryman Premier League (the seventh tier of English football) and after the match, the home side’s goalkeeper, Rob Tolfrey, decided to jump into the stands to take out his frustrations on the Bognor supporters.
He scuffled with a few of the fans until a group of players and staff ran over to break them apart. Later, as the two teams headed towards the dressing rooms, the players squared up to each other while some of Tolfrey’s teammates kept him restrained at the other end of the pitch.
The police were called in, but according to the Daily Mail, it’s still unclear what prompted Tolfrey to go into the stands in the first place. Other than the fact that he is a goalkeeper.
Spurs provide sad cup final party planning tools for their most incompetent fans
Spurs are very excited about being in a cup final, but since a few years have passed since they last reached this point in 2009, they felt the need to help supporters through the most basic elements of party planning for the occasion. You know, just in case a sizable portion of their fanbase thinks that nachos are made with rat poison and have never experienced a social gathering before.
Panathinaikos-Olympiacos match “like the bombardment of Iraq”
The Derby of Eternal Enemies lived up to its name in sickening fashion on Sunday when first-place Olympiacos visited second-place Panathinaikos. And it did so rather quickly.
With a giant banner that read “WAR ZONE” at one end of the stadium, Panathinaikos supporters threw missiles and invaded the pitch before the match even began.
Stuttgart fans console young player who conceded losing goal
There was joy for Burussia Dortmund on Friday as they notched their third consecutive win to go from the relegation zone to 10th in the Bundesliga table in that span, but as happy as they were, Stuttgart were equally miserable. The 3-2 loss dropped them to the very bottom of the table and to make matters worse, the decisive goal was scored when 18-year-old defender Timo Baumgartl’s backpass went terribly wrong in the 89th minute.
After the final whistle, the Stuttgart players went and spoke with the home fans, just as Dortmund had done when they hit their low a few weeks ago. Baumgartl was in tears over his costly error, but instead of unleashing hell on him, the fans consoled and embraced him.
This is how you support a club.
Nani scores a goal so good that it made him cry
Watch Nani’s astonishing wonder goal for Sporting Lisbon – so good it reduces him to tears! http://t.co/VtenRBLEPT
— BT Sport Football (@btsportfootball) February 22, 2015
Manchester United’s forgotten man, Nani, scored a thunderous half-volley from distance in Sporting Lisbon’s 2-0 win against Gil Vicente. And after he did it, he dropped to his knees in tears. Read more
Non-league player, Southampton steward bring body slams to football
On Saturday, a Conference North match between Worcester City and Stockport County devolved into backyard wrestling when former Pakistan international Shabir Khan body slammed Charlie Russell in response to a reckless challenge. Khan was shown a red card for the slam and Russell was shown a yellow for the tackle. But this was only the beginning of the English football’s tribute weekend to the WWE, though.