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February 12, 2011
SportsFilter: The Saturday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
When did corsets become part of a high school football uniform? Here's a different crop of the same photo.
posted by rcade at 11:35 AM on February 12, 2011
Yay for Gio!
posted by grum@work at 12:42 PM on February 12, 2011
Wayne Rooney scores an incredible goal in today's Manchester derby.
posted by grum@work at 02:04 PM on February 12, 2011
I can't think of a better-executed bicycle kick. Let's see if ESPN puts it as its number one play of the day: it should be SportsCenter catnip.
posted by etagloh at 03:01 PM on February 12, 2011
That Hugh Janus link is amazing! I wish I was Gio...
posted by hincandenza at 03:47 PM on February 12, 2011
I'm not a soccer guy, but damn if Wayne Rooney and those sorts of links aren't pushing me to start watching more often.
posted by wfrazerjr at 06:28 PM on February 12, 2011
First link is down, so try this one.
Also, his celebration fits him perfectly.
"Look at me. I. Am. AWESOME."
posted by grum@work at 12:18 AM on February 13, 2011
That was one of those goals that reminds me why I watch sport. If you'd put it in a movie, I'd have scoffed; if you'd put it in a video game, I'd have thought it was a glitch; somehow it could only exist in the real world. It was like one of those shots Federer hits every now and then - you can't quite believe what you've just seen, and then you can't stop watching it again and again.
On the negative side, I predict an upsurge in spinal injuries on Monday morning as children seek to recreate the goal in frozen concrete playgrounds up and down the country, whilst screaming: "Roooooooo Naaaaayyyyy!"
posted by JJ at 01:15 AM on February 13, 2011
Second link down, third link available.
And animated .gif of the kick:
posted by grum@work at 09:51 AM on February 13, 2011
FA Premier League apparently does not want anyone to see the kick, the way they keep taking down video. Must think they are going to make a million or more on the replay. Here's another link, just to see if able to keep ahead of the copyright police.
posted by graymatters at 10:02 AM on February 13, 2011
Impossible goal at the perfect time. I love the reaction of the crowd and the Man U bench.
posted by rcade at 10:13 AM on February 13, 2011
On the negative side, I predict an upsurge in spinal injuries on Monday morning as children seek to recreate the goal in frozen concrete playgrounds up and down the country
Which is probably how Rooney started, in emulation of Hugo Sanchez.
posted by etagloh at 05:59 PM on February 13, 2011
[double]
posted by etagloh at 05:59 PM on February 13, 2011
All the way from Rome to Dallas, catch a bit of Superbowl fluff before it floats under the couch until next year.