Though Real Madrid might appear to be overwhelming favorites to beat San Lorenzo in the Club World Cup final, the South American champions seem to have divine intervention on their side. Ever since San Lorenzo supporter Jorge Bergoglio became Pope Francis, they can’t stop winning trophies. First they won Argentina’s Primeria Division, then they won Copa Libertadores for the first time in the club’s history.
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Italian coach kicks second ball onto the pitch to ruin opposing team’s scoring chance
When two of his own players tackled each other to set up a scoring chance for the opposing team, the coach of Italian fourth division club Jesina felt compelled to act. So, he booted a second ball towards his goalkeeper just as the Amiternina player was about to get his shot off.
Arsenal disappoint young Liverpool fan in hospital
Tis the season for football clubs to spread goodwill and bring a professional photographer with them so it can all be documented for PR purposes, so Arsenal stopped by the Royal Free Hospital in London. At least one young patient was not happy about this.
Tom Cleverley just wants a Roy Keane panic room for Christmas
According to The Sun, Aston Villa midfielder Tom Cleverley lived out everyone’s worst nightmare when an angry Roy Keane showed up at his house unannounced and rang the bell at his front gate for 15 minutes. Keane supposedly did this believing that Cleverley was the leak behind reports of dressing room unrest leading to Keane’s departure from Aston Villa as Paul Lambert’s assistant manager.
Marco Reus was driving around with a fake Dutch license
Bild first reported that in March of this year, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Marco Reus was stopped by police while driving his Aston Martin home from training and was found to doing so without a valid license. For three seven years.
Having your kid be a Premier League mascot can be expensive
Accompanying your favorite Premier League club onto the pitch before a match is surely a dream for many children (and adults, for that matter), but how does an eager to please parent make that happen? In some cases by paying through the nose (a.k.a. the official payment method of the Premier League).
Arsene Wenger sees what would have happened if he was never born
What would Christmas classic “It’s a Wonderful Life” have been like if it was about Arsene Wenger and animated and weird? Fitba Thatba and Project Babb provide us with this glorious answer. Enjoy.
The dystopian future in which Xavi is Barcelona manager
Xavi recently expressed his desire to follow in Pep Guardiola’s footsteps and become Barcelona manager once his playing career comes to an end. Though this might seem like a natural evolution for the brilliant midfielder who has been with the club since the age of 11, handing this kind of power to someone who so wholeheartedly believes that the Barcelona Way is the One True Path could actually destroy civilization as we know it.
And how would this horror unfold? Behold the prophecy and heed this warning…
Bayern Munich thank fans with trippy holiday laser light show
At a certain point, constantly winning can get a little hum-drum, so after Bayern Munich’s 2-0 win over Freiburg to remain undefeated and go 12-points clear at the top of the Bundesliga table, the club put on a laser light show to entertain fans.
Arsenal fans unappreciative of Chelsea Christmas tree outside the Emirates
A Chelsea fan YouTube channel tried to spread some holiday cheer by bringing a tree and all the trimmings to Emirates Stadium and asking the locals to help them decorate it.