Brendan Rodgers is Celtic’s new manager, ending a rather productive spell away from the game (boxing! a Times Square marriage proposal! daring fashions!) after he was sacked by Liverpool last October. A lifelong fan of the club, Rodgers seems to be a perfect match for the Scottish champions and has excited their supporters.
The following is a transcript of Brendan Rodgers’ conversation with Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell immediately after signing his new contract.
Calabrian side Crotone FC have won promotion to Serie A for the first time in their history, so to prepare for their new challenge, they have unveiled an unsettling statue of a half shark, half man footballer that will surely strike fear into the hearts of all their opponents.
The club’s nickname is the Sharks (Squali), so there is some inspiration for this creature other than the effects of hallucinogenic drugs.
Francesco Totti might regret his decision to play another season with Roma when he meets this thing.
Silverware experts have agreed that the Europa League trophy has simply spent too long in Sevilla’s possession to be released back into the wild or another club’s possession. As a result, the trophy must now stay with the Spanish club forever.
A guy in an England training kit invaded the team’s first pre-Euro 2016 training session and no one really cared. The man jogged towards the players, who were taking a water break at the time, kicked a couple of balls towards empty nets, and jogged away without anyone doing much more than watch him do what he pleased.
Sevilla came back from 1-0 down to beat Liverpool 3-1 and win a record third consecutive Europa League title. Obviously a second cup final loss in one season is enough to dampen the spirits of anyone on Liverpool’s side, but a few people had worse experiences in Basel than others.
Harry Kane is on the cover of the new issue of Forever Sports magazine and this is one of the images from that shoot. I have no idea what’s going on here.
Proving that there is absolutely no sponsorship opportunity Man United will turn down, the club with an official ready meal partner for Korea is now painting children blue to promote films.
Twice a year, goths descend upon Whitby, England to celebrate all things goth with their heavily eyelinered brethren and as part of the festival, Real Gothic FC face the local side in a match known as El Gothico.
Monday was a good day for Jamie Vardy. He was named to England’s Euro 2016 squad and took part in Leicester’s title parade. So he needed to wear something that reflects his status as a rising star who is refining his image for the international stage. After all, this is a man who just launched his own V9 Academy to help get non-league players the coaching they need to make the step up to the next level like he did.
And that’s why he went with a “Chat shit, get banged” shirt — the catchphrase that originated from a 2011 Facebook status update written by a then unknown Vardy after his move to Fleetwood Town and is now an ass tattoo.
