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Arsenal Faces Tidal Wave Of Backlash For Cutting Beloved Mascot Gunnersaurus After 27 Years
Arsenal’s iconic mascot is no more. In August the club announced that it was going to layoff 55 employees because of monetary losses due to the pandemic. It has been revealed that Gunnersaurus — Arsenal’s loving sideline dinosaur since 1993 — has also been let go, per The Athletic.
Juventus Vs. Napoli Descends Into Chaos After Positive COVID-19 Tests
One of the top Serie A fixtures of the season descended into chaos on Sunday when Napoli failed to turn up for their match at Juventus after their local health authority told the players to stay at home following positive COVID-19 cases.
With the Serie A league refusing to call the game off, Juventus arrived at the Allianz stadium in Turin in their team bus one hour before the scheduled kickoff time while Italian media reported no sign of Napoli.
Discrimination Is So Bad In America, Landon Donovan’s USL Club Forfeit Its Final Two Matches
“We will speak. We will act.”
That was the promise made by San Diego Loyal SC players after teammate Elijah Martin was racially abused in a match against LA Galaxy II last week. The USL club had a plan to join together with Wednesday night’s opponent, Phoenix Rising, to halt the match in the 71st minute to raise banners with the phrase in a show of solidarity against white supremacy.
Insane Time-Wasting In Portugal’s Top Tier Is Soundtracked By R.E.M.’s ‘Everybody Hurts’
After losing 2-0 to Santa Clara in their Primeira Liga opener, the pressure was on Marítimo to secure a result against Tondela on Saturday.
Things started off well enough with Rodrigo Pinho finishing from close range in the 34th minute to open the scoring for Marítimo, but things turned sour when defender Fábio China was handed a straight red for the denial of a goal-scoring opportunity in the 41st minute.
Five Players’ Digestive/Urinary Systems That Shamelessly Decided Game Time Was Bathroom Time
Tottenham’s Eric Dier shocked viewers during an intense EFL Cup tie with Chelsea when he abruptly departed the field to use the facilities. The moment only got more embarrassing when Jose Mourinho chased down the tunnel after Dier to encourage his player to finish his business faster.
Eric Dier Exits Pitch Mid-Match To Drop A Deuce While José Mourinho Chases After Him
An urgent trip to the bathroom for Tottenham's Eric Dier led to the surreal sight of the defender running off the pitch during Tuesday's League Cup match against Chelsea — with coach Jose Mourinho chasing down the tunnel after him.
Spurs were trailing 1-0 with 15 minutes to go when Dier raced off the pitch and darted towards the dressing room, quickly followed by a furious Mourinho whose side were briefly down to 10 men in their fourth round home clash.
Watch As Croatian Team Scores And Rowdy Parrot Joins The Celebrations
For the second time in the span of ten days, a parrot has decided it wants to dabble in the mystic arts of soccer. The majestic birds have long been barred from participating in the sport with Tottenham loanee Troy Parrot being the only known one playing at the professional level.
President Of Paraguay’s Most Successful Club Given Lifetime Ban For Match Fixing
The president of Paraguayan club Olimpia, one of the most successful in South America, has been banned for life from football after being found guilty of match manipulation, global soccer body FIFA said on Monday.
Creative Turks Manage To Find A Way To Get A Flare On The Field Even Without Fans
One tradition that American sports fans hardly — if ever — utilize is lighting flares for sporting events. Whenever I see fanbases in certain parts of Europe light up their stadiums in a fearsome red glow, I diagnose myself with severe F.O.M.O.
Look at these Galatasaray flares and tell me it wouldn’t be cool to experience this atmosphere at least once.