1) There has been so much focus this week on the transfers, the wheeling and dealing, those Super Mario unveiling videos – but what about the football? In Portugal, the Taça da Liga, the national cup, came alive before kick-off, with cardboard boxes dancing away before the match ball was delivered in an unimaginable showboating style. It certainly gives this, hardly mundane delivery in May a run for its money.
2) Bend It Like Beckham? Bend It Like Emile Smith-Rowe. An outstanding effort into the top corner from the young Arsenal midfielder. Talking of the sublime, how about some Neymar slapstick, with the Paris Saint-Germain star opting to control the ball on his back, on this occasion, but this, against Hamari Traoré was rather sneaky, wasn’t it? Or Ricardinho, just doing his thing. And with the sublime, must go the ridiculous: feel free to make your own jokes when we tell you that this bloke’s name is Dodo.
3) Houston sports radio hosts lose the run of themselves quite significantly.
4) With seconds to go, witness the feel-good factor on court at Evanston Township High School in Illinois.
5) And Straubing Tigers ice hockey player Stefan Loibl is giving a casual half-time interview when Der Eismaschine attacks.
Our favourites from last week’s blog
1) The Andre the Giant documentary trailer is here. And here he is on Letterman.
2) Lyth and Finch team up for a first amazing catch. And a second one!
3) But a groundsman shows them how it’s really done. Plus some comedy here.
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