When 22-year-old Fortuna Düsseldorf midfielder Kerem Demirbay was sent off by referee Bibiana Steinhaus in a 2. Bundesliga match, he told her “women have no place in men’s football.” His club wouldn’t stand for his sexism though, and came up with a clever “punishment” by having him referee a girls match on Saturday.
Nicklas Bendtner thinks it’s high time everyone starts taking Nicklas Bendtner seriously. The Wolfsburg striker ironically dubbed “Lord” Bendtner told 11Freunde (via the Guardian):
“I don’t say yes to every interview request. I am tired of being portrayed as an idiot. And even journalists who I trust are not capable of describing in words what I am feeling when I am not playing.”
Yes, the man who was photographed with his pants falling down outside a nightclub, drunkenly demanded free pizza at a pizzeria, was fined and banned for revealing sponsored underwear during Euro 2012, was fined and banned from driving after being caught drunkenly going the wrong way down a road in Copenhagen, posted this image to Instagram, and is even the subject of an article asking if he is “the most stupid player in Premier League history” is tired of being portrayed as an idiot.
But that didn’t stop him from saying more dumb things in the very same interview.
“I have always had a huge desire but perhaps not always the right perspective. I used to think that a forward’s responsibility was to score goals. Now I know that you have to run as well.”
That’s not a 16-year-old academy kid saying that. That’s a 27-year-old professional footballer saying he only just realized the importance of running to his job. And there’s more.
The Dane also expanded on why the tiger is his favourite animal, having described himself as the “tiger who never gives up” towards the end of last season.
“The tiger stands at the end of the food chain. He eats to survive, without any compassion, he doesn’t even feel it. He is the predator par excellence, an animal of dangerous beauty.”
Oh, Nicklas Bendtner. You are truly the tiger of ridiculousness.
Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Marco Reus are teammates, in-match Batman and Robin cosplayers, and ultimate BFFs. They even have a synchronized warm-up routine that might qualify as the best ballet I’ve ever seen.
If that didn’t completely melt you heart, here are a few more things that will finish the job…
Perhaps inspired by the success Bavarian clubs have had with their special Oktoberfest kits, Cologne have now launched a…unique…new strip for their city’s annual carnival, which begins in November.
With halloween coming up, Bayern mascot Berni the bear decided to hit the streets of London during the club’s trip to face Arsenal in the Champions League and startle and/or annoy random people. The result is…strange.
It seems Berni hasn’t quite grasped the concept of Halloween just yet. Pretending to drive a bus isn’t really a part of it.
Thomas Müller once again proved that he can always be relied upon to do what’s needed for his team when he scored the only goal in Bayern’s win against Werder Bremen. And after the match, he demonstrated this in another way by providing a timely dog bark while Philipp Lahm praised his “dog’s nose” to the media.
There is nothing Thomas Müller can’t do.
This is just spectacular. Red Bull Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer tried to take a shot off the rebound in a 2. Bundesliga match against Nürnburg, but the ball ricocheted off a defender and hit him in the face, sending him to the ground.
Elsewhere, in Bochum’s 5-0 win over Greuther Fürth, a defender deflection worked to Terrazzino’s advantage, setting up a terrible attempt to clear the ball off the goal line…
1860 Munich’s team doctor employed a unique method of treating an injured player during Friday’s match against Arminia Bielefeld. Instead of treating captain Christopher Schindler with traditional medicine, he slipped as he approached Schindler and accidentally kicked him in his injured leg.
Logic might tell you that this is the worst thing that he could have done to the player, but it actually worked. Schindler returned and played out the rest of the match. Checkmate, western medicine.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicle of unfortunate events.
The eating habits of professional footballers have become increasingly regulated and scrutinized over the years, but Werder Bremen II player Melvyn Lorenzen might be the first to ever get left back for an away trip because of his choice in travel snacks.
It’s that time again. Time for Bayern Munich to take a break from being the embodiment of their opponents’ worst nightmares, put on some leather shorts and drink a bunch of beer. These are the best images from their boozy excursion…
