Well, that was embarrassing.
Stuttgart edged 10-man Werder Bremen 2-1 for its first win of the season on Saturday, but Die Roten nearly threw the three points away — quite literally.
With Stuttgart nursing a 1-0 lead with a man advantage after Milos Veljkovic was sent off in the first half, Borna Sosa threw the ball into the back of his own net. From a throw in. From about 30 yards out.
What?
Bayern Munich suffered a surprise setback in a 1-1 draw with Augsburg on Tuesday. Then the German giants were handed their first loss of the season with a 2-0 defeat to Hertha Berlin on Friday. But all the Hertha Berlin vs Bayern Munich highlights were upstaged by one wild moment involving three players and center referee Marco Fritz.
It’s Paris Fashion Week and with Ligue 1 essentially all wrapped up already, a couple Paris Saint-Germain players decided to schmooze it up in the City of Light on Friday. One Brazilian in particular stood out, and for once it wasn’t Neymar.
Dani Alves stole the show at Paris Fashion Week with some stellar sunglasses and some sexy high heels.
Regardless of your politics, what has transpired this week in Washington, D.C., has been nothing short of unprecedented. Multiple allegations of a Supreme Court justice nominee committing sexual assault have enraged everyone all along the political spectrum.
Fortunately, we found a few people in the U.S. capital who have shown a modicum of decency and sanity in these crazy times.
Here they come now!
Washington D.C.
Football is about winning as well as entertaining. In the end, people pay a ticket to cheer for their teams as much as they want to have a good time. Nutmegs serve this purpose. Even after a boring 0-0 tie, a good nutmeg can save the day and make fans leave the stadium with a smile.
In the following examples, I would say that smile lasted over a week. Time to see some magic!
Ronaldo (R9) at Inter Milan
Querétaro survived a late comeback attempt from Dorados de Sinaloa to advance 2-1 in the Copa MX Round of 16 on Wednesday at La Corregidora. But Los Albiazules players may have been more excited about meeting the Dorados coach than the win itself.
Who could blame them? The club is coached by Diego Maradona, who once won the World Cup in Mexico. After the match, Querétaro players invaded the Dorados team bus in search of photos with the Argentine legend.
After finishing Apertura Copa MX group play with a record of three wins, one draw and a +8 goal difference, Club América grabbed the No. 1 seed in the knockout bracket, setting up a clash with No. 16 seed FC Juárez, which advanced to the knockout stage by the skin of its teeth as the seventh-best second-place finisher.
That feeling you have is one of extreme déjà vu: This is elementary school recess all over again. You’ve drafted teams, painstakingly setup field dimensions, bickered and argued over whose cone-defined goalmouth is unfairly sized and now it’s finally time to play — there’s not much time left in recess now.
Kickoff!