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Phil Jones defends like something out of a nature special

In a match that featured Chris Smalling as captain of Manchester United, Phil Jones’ golden retriever on an icy pond method of defending was the oddest thing to happen during the first half of Man United v Arsenal. Hilarious and ultimately somehow effective, but still odd.

84-year-old FFA chairman falls off stage during A-League trophy presentation

Just as he put his hands on the A-League trophy to present it to Melbourne Victory after their 3-0 win against Sydney FC in the Grand Final, 84-year-old FFA chairman Frank Lowy fell off the stage. The joy of the moment quickly turned to fear as he players looked down at the billionaire, unsure what to do.

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Swedish killer says he targeted Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Notorious Swedish killer Peter Mangs claims in a new book that he targeted Zlatan Ibrahimovic in 2010. Mangs was sentenced to life in prison in 2010 for two murders and eight attempted murders over a seven-year period in Zlatan’s hometown of Malmo, Sweden. The attacks were racially motivated, which is also why he wanted to kill Sweden’s national team captain.

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Liverpool fans fly “Rodgers out, Rafa in” banner over Anfield

Copying Man United fans’ “Moyes out” banner from last season, a group of Liverpool supporters arranged to have a “Rodgers out, Rafa [Benitez] in” banner flown over Anfield before Saturday’s match against QPR. It should be noted that former Liverpool manager Benitez is currently employed by Napoli, though he could be out of a job at season’s end.

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If superheroes had their own Sunday league

YouTube channel Ronnie Street Stunts released this video a few weeks ago, but if, like me, you’re just seeing it now, it’s worth a watch. The premise is simple: two teams of fictional characters from Superman and Wonder Woman to Super Mario and Hermione Granger play a football match against each other with no superpowers barred.

I think the main takeaway from this video is that Jose Mourinho and Gandalf have similar managerial styles.

Russian defender smashes car into a pole at 105 mph, escapes with minor injuries

Anzhi Makhachalka defender and Russian international Andrey Yeshchenko ran his Nissan GT-R through a roadside electrical pole at 105 mph. Amazingly, he walked away from the crash.

From the Moscow Times:

Miraculously, Yeshchenko is seen in the video emerging from the wreckage. He later attended a medical examination and doctors declared him to have escaped from the crash with minor injuries, the report said.

The footballer was driving at 170 kilometers an hour at the time of the accident, an unidentified police source was cited as saying by LifeNews.

That means Argentine footballer Ever Banega suffered worse consequences when he forgot to set the handbrake on his car and it rolled over his foot than Yeshchenko did after losing control and hitting a pole at 105 mph. I’m not sure if there’s a lesson in that.