The Gegenpress got together with Total Football and gave birth to 100 children before dispatching them in a 33-33-33 formation for a 24-minute friendly against Scotland’s Dundee FC on Thursday. After six minutes of prematch handshakes, the latest footballing ideology smashed the opposition 5-2.
While many of you were out enjoying hot dogs, fireworks and America on July 4, Scottish club Rangers was busy embarrassing itself on the European stage.
Back in European football for the first time in six years, Rangers looked poised to advance past the first round of Europa League qualifying after taking a 1-0 lead in the home leg against FC Progrès Niederkorn.
Progrès Niederkorn, which finished fourth in Luxembourg, had scored all of one goal in its history in European competition coming into Tuesday’s match.
With the Russia World Cup less than a year away, we here at The18 asked ourselves who are the best (and worst) fans in the world.
We’ve compiled a list below of superlatives to break down what makes each country’s fans unique, for better or worse.
Note: We limited results to nations that are or have been regular World Cup qualifiers. Scroll to the bottom for the best and worst fans.
A lot of people like to moan about international football, but it can be really fun if you approach it with a no f**ks given attitude — just follow the example set by San Marino’s social media team during their qualifier against Germany. If you didn’t follow any of Saturday’s UEFA qualifying, here’s what you missed.
#1. Norway And Martin Odegaard Won’t Be At The 2018 World Cup
Mikey Johnston is only 18 years of age, but he has undoubtedly just had the best weekend of his life.
Whirlwind debut day for Mikey Johnston! #MondayMotivation pic.twitter.com/S5tOsL1EbO
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) May 8, 2017
Reason number 586 Kolo Toure is the coolest and best human being in the world:
@Arsenal invincible and @celticfc defender Kolo Toure inadvertently reveals this famous pop star as his guilty pleasure. #celticfc #AFC pic.twitter.com/VgDYwpnqL4
Celtic are a club full of technicians, beautiful human beings with excellent character. They have the perfect manager to lead them: Brendan Rodgers. The Northern Irishman is going to be leading them for a good while longer, as the club has announced signing the former Liverpool and Swansea manager to a four-year contract extension.
In his first year as Celtic manager, Rodgers has already won the league with games to spare without losing a match, and gone to the Champions League group stage.
Celtic clinched their sixth Scottish Premiership title in a row this weekend.
This is how they celebrated:
Kolo... Kolo, Kolo... #6inarow pic.twitter.com/N2ZxlwQCHB
— Celtic Football Club (@celticfc) April 2, 2017
When he scores, Celtic winger Scott Sinclair is “magical, wonderful.”
So sings the Hoops ultras supporters group, the Green Brigade, whenever the player, signed over the summer by Brendan Rodgers, does something spectacular.
The Green Brigade’s ode is to the tune of “The Logical Song“ by Supertramp, and it’s infectious.