All Entries in the "WTF?" Category
FIFA Interviews Maradona… and cannot stop asking about Brazil!
FIFA published the second part of the interview with Diego Maradona, Argentina’s god and coach. The funny part is, FIFA would not stop asking questions about Brazil. Ok, Brazil plays Argentina on September 5th and if Brazil wins, Seleção already qualifies for the World Cup while Argentina would be in serious trouble (could this cost [...]
Brazilian Courts Say that Fixing Results is OK
Some of you may remember the scandal of result fixture in the 2005 Campeonato Brasileiro. At the time, referees Edílson Pereira de Carvalho and Paulo José Danelon were caught being bribed by “investors” to fix results that would benefit their bets in international websites. When caught, Carvalho was even jailed and confessed his participation. The [...]
What up Manchester United?
What was that? Manchester’s loss to Burnley, even if not at the Old Trafford, by 1 – 0 has been the biggest upset so far in the EPL. Alex Ferguson’s squad played like sheits and was easily dominated by Burnley’s players.
Owen played and could not really do much after missing a clear shot from a [...]
Refs Biased Towards the Home Team, Finds Research
So a “new” (at least to me) study found what we already new: referees are biased towards the home team. The study called “The Influence of Social Forces: Evidence from the Behavior of Football Referees” by Thomas J. Dohmen was published in the Economic Inquiry in July of 2008. One of the findings is that [...]
Team Forgets Goalie at the Airport
Atletico-MG will face Flamengo tonight in Rio. And it seems the club is really in a rush to not allow Palmeiras take the first spot. Goalie Aranha was a bit late for the flight and his teammates had no doubt: leave him behind. When Aranha arrived at the airport he realized he not only missed [...]
Ronaldo Gets a Lipo
Ronaldo was going under a surgery to get metal 12 screws to help in the recovery process of his broken hand (as the picture shows). But he did more than that. Aware of the fact that he was going to miss from 8 to 10 matches, the forward also got a liposuction in the abdominal [...]
Video: Luxemburgo Teaches How to Publicly Humiliate One of His Players
The victim was Santos’ midfielder Roberto Brum. The player was going to be replaced and took forever to left the pitch, which result in a yellow card. it was his third yellow card and he got suspended for the next match. Luxemburgo reacted to that. Overreacted.
Photo: Football Players Cannot Levitate
Defender Jean Rolt tried to prove the opposite in the match against Flamengo…
… and failed.
Romário spends the night in jail.
For a player who has been awarded FIFA’s Best Player of the Year, scored over 1,000 goals and played in the top clubs around the globe, it must be hard to suddenly spend a night in jail. Talk about change.
This past night, Brazilian ex-footballer Romário had to sleep on the floor after being taken [...]
On the Air, TV Commentator Calls Player “Son of a Wh#re”
Ex-ref and now TV commentator Oscar Roberto Godoi forgot his mic was on in the final momentos of Copa do Brasil. When goalie Felipe froom Corinthians grabbed the ball and fell, Godoi uttered the already classic phrase: “can’t lay down, son of bitch, or [the ref] will have to fuckin add more time[to the stoppage [...]
