This is a truly spectacular effort from Vancouver’s Robert Earnshaw vs Seattle. From a good 35 yards out, Earnshaw connects with the ball as hard as little legs will allow. Unfortunately, Earnshaw is left red faced as his hoofed free kick takes an immediate upward trajectory into orbit.
[Insert Rugby related joke here.]
If you’ve seen a worse free kick than this, we’d like to see it. As always, entries on a postcard.
Well, nothing gets your team geed up for a match more than forming a huddle while one player takes a knee and proceeds to urinate on the pitch. This was the thinking behind Gremio’s Douglas as he marked his territory on the Maracana pitch by cocking a leg and letting a stream of urine trickle out from his shorts.
Unfortunaltey for Douglas, the pre match ritual didn’t prove to have the desired motivational affect as Gremio played out an uneventful 0-0 draw with Fluminense in the Copa do Brazil.
Perhaps for Douglas, when nature calls, everything else takes a back seat, even if that means taking a piss at the most inopportune time. Much like this fan found out when he popped to the porter cabin, only to miss a goal.
Juan Mata brings a long diagonal pass under his spell with a lovely first touch during Manchester United’s 3-0 win over Ipswich in the Capital One Cup. You can’t get much closer to a perfect touch than that, but the pass could have been a little better.
Sao Paulo booked their place in the Copa do Brazil semi finals on Wednesday after a 3-0 win over Vasco da Gama.
Alexandre Pato scored the pick of the bunch, lashing home a fantastic 30 yard strike. To celebrate his goal, Pato almost managed to injure himself after he hopped over the advertising hoarding and momentarily disappearing behind it.
How to tame Mario Balotelli? A question Milan manager Sinisa Mihajlovic now has the pleasure of trying to answer following Balotelli’s loan return to Milan.
Many a manager has tried to keep Balotelli in line, including the likes of Jose Mourinho and Roberto Mancini, but perhaps Mihajlovic has found a technique that might just do the job.
After Balotelli failed to pull off a fancy flick during his sides game against Udinese on the weekend, Mihajlovic gave the Italian a gentle kick up the backside. Expect the firmness of the kicks to increase as Balotelli’s antics become more and more common.
The Liverpool loanee Mario Balotelli picked up his first league goal for Milan since his return with a stunning free kick during the same match.
Manchester United booked their place in the next round of the Capital One Cup after a routine win over Ipswich.
Wayne Rooney got the ball rolling, before Andreas Pereira double United’s advantage with a superb free kick.
In form Anthony Martial came off the bench to seal the win with his 4th goal in as many games.
Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood could breath a sigh of relief last night after Villa secured a 1-0 derby win over Birmingham City in the Captial One Cup, thanks to the head of Rudy Gestede.
Sherwood, under pressure having already lost one derby against WBA in the league at the weekend, got a much needed, moral boosting win after Rudy Gestede powered home a trademark header in the second half.
Pep sums up how we were all reacting to Robert Lewandowski’s incredible 5 goals vs Wolfsburg.
