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Spider-Man sits on top of dugout, watches non-league match

When Spider-Man attends a match, he sits where he wants. And as we saw during a Sunderland-Man City match back in 2014, sometimes he even invades the pitch. But during a match played by Nelson FC of the North West Counties Football League, he plopped himself down on top of the dugout and no one seemed to mind.

According to the club’s Twitter account, Nelson are the “first English side to defeat Real Madrid away from home.” So there’s your new fact for the day.

Ghana’s goalkeeper brought his lucky Spider-Man figure onto the pitch for AFCON semifinal

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The African Cup of Nations semifinal between host nation Equatorial Guinea and Ghana was marred by crowd violence that forced an extended stoppage of play late in the second half and put Ghana’s players and fans in danger. But Ghana still won 3-0 to advance to the final, where they will face the Ivory Coast, thanks in part to goalkeeper Brimah Razak’s good luck charm.

Razak brought his favorite Spider-Man action figure onto the pitch with him and placed it next to his goal. And with that comforting presence at his side, he kept a clean sheet to help his team reach the final.

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