Argentina’s Next Karate Kid
Okay, Nigel De Jong’s officially off the hook now. The guy above is Argentine striker Gaston Cellerino of Union La Calera in Chile. The video speaks for itself, as will his studs when the review panel...
View ArticleBoca Juniors Fans Day: A Riot For The Whole Family
Most fan days have a cozy, family feel to them, with a trinket or something small by which to remember the occasion. Boca Juniors’ fan day has a bit of a “help yourself” feel to it. It seemed to start...
View ArticleFabio Ferreira’s Caught In The Web
Fabio Ferreira is making his way around the internets for his heroic (!) clearance in Brazil, in which the goal then “collapses” on him. Or bends slightly and he gets caught in an entanglement of the...
View ArticleKitu Diaz Wins Valentine’s Day
Kitu Diaz is on of those names from South America one hears often enough, but never quite in the same breath as, “Why isn’t he playing in Europe?” He scored a wonderful goal while playing for the...
View ArticleA Footballer Pile-Up In Brazil
For some reason, Caxias and Internacional played a football match despite the fact that the pitch was spouting reservoirs left and right. And then the ball found the six yard box, which then saw a...
View ArticlePitch Invaded By A Swarm Of Bees
This is probably the only instance where stabbing at a bunch of unwanted pitch invaders with a six-foot torch will not only be allowed, but applauded. Some bees took the cheap route to stealing seats...
View ArticleWaving The Flag: Nacional Edition
The fans of Nacional made the world’s largest flag for a football match. For some reason. It measures 600 x 50 meters and it basically engulfed 2/3 of an entire stadium during their Copa Libertadores...
View ArticleThe Man Who Brought Us Lionel’s Cousin
This clip was brought to attention because the scorer in question is 28 year old Maxi Biancucchi, cousin of one Lionel Messi. That instantly makes you famous. This goal, while very good, is fairly...
View ArticleVanderlei Luxemburgo Sparks A Riot
You know, this type of thing happens way too often. A Copa Libertadores match between Huachipato of Chile and Gremio ended in a draw violence when those from Huachipato began attacking Gremio coach...
View ArticleWillian Ribeiro: A Tragic Victim Of Poor Landscaping
This begins as the worst sitter-miss you’ve ever seen, then becomes the worst pitch you’ve ever seen, and then you take the VHS out of the VCR and wonder what time machine this video from 1987 just...
View ArticleIndependiente Fans Crash Club Meeting
When you’re the president of a football club and said club is relegated for the first time in its history, your professional life is tough. So you call a meeting in an attempt to right some wrongs....
View ArticleRonaldinho Shoots Target Practice
Some actually called it a real game. But of course when it’s Ronaldinho… Brazilian playmakers who peaked in the mid-00’s trying to reclaim past glory might become a theme. There’s a solid start with...
View ArticleThe Serie D Masseur: Fiction In Non-Fiction
Arguably the best and most ridiculous thing to come out of this weekend: the Serie D masseur. Which sounds vaguely like an adult film all classed up and done by Steven Soderbergh or something. Tupi,...
View ArticleSanta Fe’s Red Pen Knockoff Kits
Necessity is the mother of knockoff kits. That’s how the quote goes, I think. Santa Fe of Colombia knows, having forgotten their kit for an away trek to Boyaca Chico, top five best names to say in the...
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