This Week’s Top Goals

Fastest Red Card in History

In yesterday’s World Cup 2014 qualifier match between Iran and Bahrain, Rashed Al Hooti (Bahrain) was sent off after just 40 seconds of gameplay. Leaving his side playing with 10 men for the whole game. This might be the fastest sending off in history in an international match.

The fastest red card ever that I could find is for a Japanese player after just 4 seconds.

Lebanon vs Kuwait Match Highlights

Kuwait managed to grab a point after Lebanon were awarded a penalty in the 85th minute. Kuwait’s second goal was scored just a minute after Lebanon’s Hassan Maatouk converted from the spot kick to get his second goal of the night. Musaad Nida scored Kuwait’s first equalizing goal inside of 5 minutes of the second half.

Group standing after 3 games:

S. Korea 7
Kuwait 5
Lebanon 4
UAE 0

Football Contrast: The A-League

Yesterday I came across the video above showing some bloopers in the Hyundai A-League (Australian League). And today while not even looking for it, I stumbled on last season’s top 10 goals in the A-League.

Carlos Tevez is A Sorry Excuse For A Football Player

During last nights Bayern Munich vs Manchester City UEFA Champions League and while Man City where losing 0-2. Mancini decided to do a couple of tactical changes. First was taking out Dzeko and putting De Jong in I remember saying that the next substitute will of course be Tevez coming on but the game finished and Tevez hadn’t set foot on the field.

It Turns out that Mancini actually planned to play Tevez but he refused to warm-up and even play. The guy is refusing to do what he is paid for. What a disgrace.

Mark Hughes’s defense of Tevez is questionable as they both have the same agent.

PES 2012, Really??!!

I just hope this crap isn’t in the final version.

Man United vs Man United

This year’s Manchester United’s squad is full of talent. The picture above shows the starting 11 and what is considered the 2nd 11. They cold play either 11 in the premier league and still would be contenders for the trophy.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ankle After The Champions League Game Against Zagreb

The guy needed stiches on his right ankle after the game due to a harsh tackle.

Cristiano Ronaldo
"It’s important to have a good start in the Champions League. We are very happy with three points we took, but I’m not so satisfied with the refereeing. I hope we never have this referee again. People talk of fair-play, of protecting good players, but I never get any of that. I don’t understand a thing. I’m sad because I hear referees saying they will protect skillful players, but while some are untouchable it seems I can be mauled."

Via Real Madrid

Neymar Got Talent

I’ve only seen videos of Neymar diving and faking an injuries, but the guy legitimately looks like he got some serious talent. No wonder both Barcelona and Real Madrid are scrambling to sign him.

Nature Hates Football

Nothing is scarier than mother nature as we are all finding out more and more in the past few months. But there have been a few instances of nature when it was targeting football.

Struck By Lightning

In October of 1998 in South Africa, A premier league soccer match in Johannesburg was brought to an abrupt end when lightning struck the ground.

Half the players from both teams – the Jomo Cosmos and the Moroka Swallows – dropped to the turf.

Several writhed on the grass holding their ears and their eyes. Spectators and coaching staff ran onto the pitch to help. Fortunately no-one was killed.

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A similar incident occurred just a couple of days later in Congo were 11 players (all from the same team) died after being struck. The other team was accused of witchcraft. Couldn’t find the video of that incident.

All 11 members of a football team were killed by a bolt of lightning which left the other team unhurt, a Congolese newspaper has reported.

Thirty other people received burns at the match in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kinshasa daily newspaper L’Avenir said local opinion – known to believe in charms and spells – was divided over whether someone had cursed the team.

The two sides were drawing 1-1 in the match in eastern Kasai Province when the lightning struck the visiting team.

"The athletes from [the home team] Basanga curiously came out of this catastrophe unscathed," the paper said.

There was no official confirmation of the report – a rebel war affects much of the east of the country.

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Blown Away

In 2007, Orlando Pirates and Black Leopards, two football teams from South Africa, are hard at play when nature turns violent. Watch as advertising boards wreak havoc on-field.