Prat tries to make name for himself - was possibly bullied at school
Everyone knows how multiple bookings work in football. Sometimes a scuffle or incident needs to be resolved with more than one player being carded, so the referee shows the card to each player he needs to book. Until now that is.
With all the undiluted racial stereotyping of a Daily Mail editorial, German referee Thomas Metzen decided to come up with a more efficient system. Shame one of them wasn’t a second bookable offence to really put a dampener on his routine (which had clearly been carefully rehearsed in the bathroom mirror!).
This one’s for you, pooch
Germany striker Patrick Helmes had revealed pre-match that he was hoping for a goal against England to dedicate to his dead dog - and he duly delivered. When Helmes took advantage of the Scott Carson/John Terry fiasco to find the net, his first reaction was to point to doggy heaven.
The Bayer Leverkusen striker had said: “My dog was just like a little baby to me. I wept all day long after she died. Now every time I score a goal I point my finger to the heavens and think about Emmy. Read more »
The walking wounded Fabio Capello is without
With Theo Walcott the latest withdrawal from the England squad after dislocating his shoulder (Arsene Wenger probably popped it out before he left the Emirates), we look at what could have been FabCap’s team against Germany tonight if they weren’t all crocked. Read more »
Racial stereotyping for dummies
England’s inexperienced squad were hoping to get some much needed practice ahead of their friendly against Germany but those pesky Germans had other ideas. Miroslav Klose and company were up first and had put their beach towels on all the best spots on the training pitch!
Karlsruhe’s Maik Franz was eager to show just how annoyed he was at being sent-off during his side’s defeat to Schalke last night. Sadly, he chose the wrong piece of stadium furniture to pick on. The hard as nails chair took Franz’s best blow with ease and very nearly knocked the German off his feet!
Just days after Off The Post brought you Harry and Paul’s mickey take of obscure little countries with never-ending national anthems, and we spotted this happening in the real world. The Wales players think the anthem is over, the crowd cheers because they think it is over, the commentators think it is over and start talking again, but the band has other ideas. Play to the whistle, boys, or at least the trumpet.
