Alhaji Righteous De Ambitious: World Cup 2010 Blog: “Unfriendly Friendlies: Hernanes Unleashes His Inner de Jong” plus 1 more

Thursday, February 10, 2011

World Cup 2010 Blog: “Unfriendly Friendlies: Hernanes Unleashes His Inner de Jong” plus 1 more

Unfriendly Friendlies: Hernanes Unleashes His Inner de Jong

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 03:10 PM PST

Brazil’s Hernanes greeted France’s Karim Benzema with a very unkind handshake this evening, that in the form of a Nigel de Jong* to the chest. He was obviously sent off for his unfriendly greeting, landing instant infamy in the land of the YouTube and semi-creative GIFs.

Of course while the tackle was unfriendly, he was given consolation from Jeremy Menez of Roma, archenemy to Hernanes’ Lazio.

See? Even horrendous tackles can bring people together.

* Source: Urban Dictionary.

When you are unexpectedly kicked in the chest by a male or female wearing cleats. Has a tendency to break multiple ribs which then puncture lungs causing internal bleeding and death.

That Guy just got De Jonged!

(Benzema would get his revenge, too.)

David Trezeguet’s ‘98 Shirt Stars In The Score II

Posted: 09 Feb 2011 08:14 AM PST

score The script reads likea straight-to-video sequel of the Robert De Niro/Edward Norton movie The Score: Customs officials have priceless French artifact in their possession, only they don’t quite know the true identity of what they hold, readying it for destruction.

Only David Trezeguet’s shirt from the 1998 World Cup Final, though valuable, isn’t exactly priceless and this one is missing the elaborate heist aspect in which the artifact is saved from the fire so that it can be stolen.

This one burned. Burned, burned, burned.

Collector: angry. Very, very angry. Because while customs officials thought the shirt was a counterfeit, it wasn’t.

Oliver Demolis bought the shirt from a Brazilian over the internet and had agreed to pay 7,350 euros ($10,030), which he is now trying to claim back through the courts.

"It was a well-known seller and the jersey was official. It was the last piece in my collection," he told newspaper Le Dauphine. "When I went to get it they told me the shirt had been destroyed by customs because it was counterfeit. I went mad."

You have to wonder if,

a. by “last piece in my collection” he means the entire France side from that World Cup final. Sounds possible at the very least.

b. and if so, why the hell did he give out his real name? A real life De Niro’s going to be burrowing into his rumpus room in the middle of the night very shortly.

So basically this is The Score II, only this one involves lawyers and tearful memorabilia collectors rather than the staging of an epic heist.