The end of Argentina/Morocco yesterday, essentially the start of the Olympics, certainly belongs here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ar...s-invade-pitch
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The end of Argentina/Morocco yesterday, essentially the start of the Olympics, certainly belongs here: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/ar...s-invade-pitch
San Marino have doubled the number of wins they have recorded in their senior history tonight - beating Liechtenstein 1-0 in the Nations League, the exact same score against the exact same opposition as their only other win back in 2004.
That was a friendly though; this one is the Nations League and is their first ever competitive win. The San Marino fan Twitter account is going mental.
There'll be sore heads in the morning!
It must fairly suck for Liechtenstein though. The one highlight of their season, ruined.
Sunderland West End v Yarm & Eaglescliffe in the Northern League Division Two at the weekend.
Sunderland West End 5-2 up into injury time.
Yarm & Eaglescliffe ended up winning 6-5.
Certainly up there with the more unusual antics of mascots...
Lazio fire far-right eagle mascot handler over his social media penis posts
Fair to say he's known for being on the, eh, hard right...
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/a...s/clydxyv94k8o
I dont know why but this made me laugh a lot.Quote:
A Bulgarian top-flight team has apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player, only to discover he is still alive...
'The situation was not pleasant, but in the end we have to be positive.'
Poured himself a brandy and seems happy to be facing into extra time!
Surprisingly not a unique issue - Ndaye Mulamba, one of Zaire's 1974 World Cup squad, had a minute's silence held for him at the 1998 African Cup of Nations, after he had apparently and very specifically died in a diamond mining accident in Angola. He lived another 20 years and used the occasion to try raise awareness of the way the World Cup squad in general had been mistreated in the meantime. Probably other examples too.
I don't know if they're less likely to happen now (because there's so much quick information) or more likely to happen now (because there's so much quick disinformation...)
Dunno where to put this. Mental mental mental.
Always had a soft spot for Hibs. Really feel for them. Always loved Eastern grounds and the atmosphere their fans bring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsrBGrg3vJA
Liverpool player gets sent off for taking off his jersey after a previous yellow card. Three things strike me as odd about this: 1) Why take off your jersey when you score (I know it's the fashion but seriously ?)? 2) Why take off your jersey when you score against a team in a division below you and which is doing badly there as well? 3) Why take off your jersey when you're on a booking and don't give me he forgot in the ecstasy of the moment of scoring against mighty Southampton in the Carabou Cup?
Then again, why do players get booked for this stupid celebration ?
It was to stop crowd incitement wasn't it? Agreed, stupid rule.
The Canadian Premier League was played last night between Ottawa and Calvary(featuring former Ireland U16 player Tom Field) in an active blizzard
Curacao the smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup... only 155K people and about the size of the Isle of Man!
https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/a...s/c14p3dmdld1o
and the inspiration for one of my favourite cheap cocktails when i was a youngster... Blue Lagoon.
I know this guy isn't well liked by some fans, but this is really good
didn't know where to put this but was just at one of the best games i've been to.
Tigres v Cincinnati FC in Monterrey in the CONCACAF equivalent of the champion's league last 16.
Cincinatti won the first leg 3-0 (away goals are still a thing here). So it feels like a mammoth task.
Atmosphere in the stadium is incredible. Tigres scored 2 in the first 10 minutes. The last 10 mins before half time, it really feels like a third goal is coming, there are several cleared off the line and Cincinatti are camped in their own box but they make it to half time. Angel Correa, formerly of Atletico Madrid and world cup winner is looking incredible. There's also a hulk of a lad called the buffalo playing up top who scored the first (a uruguayan called Rodrigo Aguirre) and talented mexican lad called Ozziel Herrera playing up along side him who scored the second.
As soon as the second half starts, Herrera puts one top corner, looked amazing live, replays suggest that the keeper should have done better. 3 minutes later Aguirre scores a scissors kick to make it 4-0 and 4-3 on aggregate. Still 40 mins to go. Tigres start to sit back. Cincinnati have their first time in the game where they string a dozen passes together and first time they get into the Tigres final third. After about 10 mins of pressure, Cincinnati score. They now lead on away goals. Tigres press and press. Cincinnati do their best to time waste. They have shots cleared off the line, they hit the post from a point blank rebound. They win a penalty (and second yellow for the defender) and VAR rules that there was an offside somewhere in the build up. Tigres bring on a 40 year old Gignac (remember him?) and he has a big chance in stoppage time but the keeper saves it. Tigres make a sub in the 94th minute after 2 more in the 87th min, meaning they have 0 defenders on the pitch. Then in the 99th minute, Gignac lays it off to one of the subs who rattles it in the bottom corner. Absolute pandemonium... Beers and limbs flying everywhere