A man as cartoonishly animated as Miguel Herrera was always going to burn out rather than fade away as Mexico’s coach. So maybe it’s fitting that right after winning the Gold Cup, his first trophy with the national team, he was sacked for allegedly punching a TV pundit in the neck at Philadelphia airport.
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Jose Mourinho is trying to make everyone’s head explode before the season even starts
Jose Mourinho seems to have achieved a life changing realization this summer. That if you say things that turn everyone’s brains into unproductive goop before the season even starts, it will make it that much easier to keep them in a perpetual state of distraction throughout the campaign.
Sampdoria’s crazypants owner threatens to do a striptease if they beat Genoa
Sampdoria owner Massimo Ferrero, who is a crazy person, has announced he will take off his clothes if his side beat Genoa in the Derby della Lanterna this season.
Sergio Romero might need our help
Manchester United have announced the signing of goalkeeper Sergio Romero and something seems very wrong. Is that the look of a man who is happy to join a great club like Man United or someone in mortal danger?
But that’s just one picture. Maybe we’re jumping to conclusions here. Let’s see another…
This video is about Hulk, but Andrei Arshavin’s laugh steals the show
Red Bull produced a series of videos based on the premise that Hulk doesn’t know his own incredible strength. In this particular video, Hulk attempts to blow out the candles on a birthday cake, but ends up blowing the whole cake into a teammate’s face. But all of that irrelevant. All that truly matters is our dear Andrei Arshavin’s laugh.
Referee accidentally blasts Mexico players with disappearing spray
The referee in the Gold Cup final accidentally started Mexico’s title celebration a little early when he shot disappearing spray at them (surprisingly, this did not make them disappear).
These footballer album covers are spectacular
Designer Emilio Sansolini asks the question “What if these football players were music stars?” and his answers are just wonderful. Here are some personal favorites…
DTotD: Zlatan elbows John Terry in the head during friendly
Apparently Daring to Zlatan means elbow opponents in the back of the head during preseason friendlies in Charlotte, North Carolina. Though, to be fair, John Terry didn’t seem bothered.
This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.
Images from the 2018 World Cup preliminary draw in Russia, presented without comment
Galatasaray-Udinese friendly abandoned due to flares and smoke bombs
A friendly between Galatasaray and Udinese in Austria was abandoned because of crowd trouble. This amazing for two reasons:
1) It was a friendly AND it was held in neutral territory.
2) There were only, like, 20 people in attendance.