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The director of the Rapids, Jeff Plush, presented the President with a shirt from the Denver team, with the number 10 on the back, “reserved for the team leader”. Obama, on receiving the gift, said: “Like me and Messi, at the same level”.
Barack knows what’s up.
Copa America Primer: Group A
Just some quick info on each team to get you caught up before the the tournament later today.
Courtesy of ESPN
GROUP A
Argentina
Coach: Sergio Batista
Captain: Javier Mascherano
Copa America best: Winners (14)
It has been a long time since Argentina last lifted a major title - 18 years to be precise. Now given the chance to break their duck on home soil, La Albiceleste would become the outright leaders in Copa America history if they were to pick up the title again. With Maradona’s efforts at the World Cup behind them, Batista intends to get his side to play like Barcelona to get the best out of World Player of the Year Lionel Messi and he has one of the competition’s most talented squads at his disposal.
One to Watch: Sergio Aguero. With Messi hogging the limelight, Aguero may not get much of a chance to shine, however as he is currently seeking a move away from Atletico Madrid, he will be keen to impress.
Prediction: Winners.
Bolivia, Colombia, & Costa Rica after the break.
ESPN publishes DirtyTackle’s FAKE Messi ghost quotes as if they were real
From DirtyTackle, Yahoo Sports:
Despite the first words of the post’s headline being “Future News” and it being clearly categorized as “nonsense,” ESPN wrote about these fictional quotes (ahem, without crediting their source) in which Messi says his ghost will not accept Real Madrid’s spirit money in the afterlife as if they were things he actually said.
The original article (w/ FAKE quotes):
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This is the second time in a month that news sites have published DirtyTackle’s imaginary football conversations as real. The first time being some ridiculous Cesc Fabregas quotes. Bwahaha You’d think ESPN would be more careful about the news they post…
P.S. If you’re not familiar with DirtyTackle, you are missing out on some incredibly hilarious football related banter.
Adidas All in: Lionel Messi
Messi confronted by puppet of himself during charity match
Instead of joining up with Barcelona for their preseason tour, Lionel Messi brought a bunch of his friends together for a charity match in Mexico City on Sunday. As he walked off the pitch for halftime, he was ambushed from behind by a credentialed man with a goofy looking Messi puppet on his hand, but Leo kept his head down and ignore that thing so hard that it’s amazing it didn’t explode.
(Source: Yahoo!)
This is Lionel Messi (a.k.a. ‘Smerssi’) as a Smurf
Inspired by The Smurfs movie now repelling audiences around the world, the people at Globo’s Bola nas Costas blog decided to work their photoshop magic and turn a bunch of footballers into the little blue cartoon creatures. This is the result.
We particularly like Smurf Messi’s goatee and “Come at me, bro” stance. Smerssi will fight you. But if he’s a little too hard for your liking, then the Ronaldinho Smurf might be the one for you…
Via DirtyTackle
