As if losing 5-0 to Man City in a Champions League qualifying match where Kun Aguero missed two penalties and still had a hat trick wasn’t bad enough, Steaua Bucharest also suffered a prank from local rivals Dinamo Bucharest.
Category: Europe
Paul Pogba’s agent named his company after Jerry Maguire
The undisputed king of this transfer window is agent Mino Raiola. He represents three of Man United’s four signings (Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Paul Pogba), including the largest deal in the history of football. And the name of the Dutch firm raking in his cut of all this action? Maguire Tax & Legal. As in the 1996 Tom Cruise film about a sports agent.
Real Madrid players soak Zidane during his post-UEFA Super Cup press conference
Without Cristiano Ronaldo or Gareth Bale, Real Madrid beat 10-man Sevilla 3-2 in extra time to win the UEFA Super Cup, making Zidane one of just four men to win the European Cup and the Super Cup as both a player and a manager (the others: Johan Cruyff, Carlo Ancelotti, Pep Guardiola). After lifting yet another trophy, a group of Real Madrid players invaded Zidane’s press conference and gave him an unexpected shower.
Dirk Nowitzki does a Simone Zaza impression during charity match
Some time has passed since Simone Zaza’s cartoonish penalty in Italy’s shootout loss to Germany in the Euro 2016 semifinals, but German NBA star Dirk Nowitzki isn’t going let him forget it. During a charity match in Mainz, Germany, Nowitzki replicated Zaza’s high-stepping run-up and crap shot, then laughed at Zaza’s endless pain.
Andrei Arshavin scores wonder goal in Kazakhstan
Believe it or not, 35-year-old Andrei Arshavin is still playing football. Though he’s a long way from his days with Arsenal, playing for Kairat in the Kazakhstan Premier League, he’s still got some of the moves that made him a standout performer back at Euro 2008 and he showed this in a match against Taraz.
Belgium posts open call for national team manager applications
Belgium sacked Marc Wilmots after only making it as far as the Euro 2016 quarterfinals with their supposed golden generation before losing to Wales. However, they are apparently so devoid of ideas for a replacement that they have posted a job listing on the Belgian FA’s website along with an open call for applications.
European football falls victim to Pokemon Go epidemic
Most of the guys are looking for new #pokemon 😳😄🙈 @Aubameyang7 @Dembouz #gonzo pic.twitter.com/a3jQ06XaNa
— Marcel Schmelzer (@Schmelle29) July 14, 2016
If you see professional footballers running around the pitch while staring at their phones during matches this season, it’s because they’re playing Pokemon Go — a mobile game that has pretty much usurped pornography as the most popular thing on the internet in just a matter of days since its release.
Red Bull Salzburg player wears Red Bull Leipzig shirt during Champions League qualifier
Oh, the problems of modern football. Red Bull Salzburg played a Champions League qualifier against Latvian champs FK Liepaja and defender Andreas Ulmer was caught wearing a Red Bull Leipzig shirt. If you’re wondering how this could go unnoticed before it ended up on Ulmer’s back, let’s compare the two shirts.
Animated highlights of Euro 2016 more beautiful than the tournament itself
Euro 2016 won’t go down as the most entertaining or enjoyable for anyone but Portugal fans, but this animated short by Case Jernigan turns it into a work of art. Plus, it’s only two minutes and 17 seconds. No extra time necessary.
Brendan Rodgers not embarrassed about embarrassing Champions League qualifier loss to Gibraltar club
In his first competitive match with Celtic, Brendan Rodgers faced Gibraltar Premier Division champions Lincoln Red Imps and lost 1-0. With Antonio Calderon Vallejo instead of Anthony Bardon, this was the Red Imps’ starting XI…