17
Jun

Say hello to Neymar the barber

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Image via @Njunior11

Not only can the young Brazilian score incredible goals, looks like he can give a pretty good haircut too.

In preparation for their Confederations Cup clash with Mexico, midfielder Lucas Moura decided he needed to look as fresh as possible. Neymar decided to lend a helping hand and give his teammate a brand new buzzcut outside of their team hotel.

If it doesn’t work out for Neymar at Barcelona, he might just have a second career to fall back on.

17
Jun

Tahiti official Twitter account goes berserk over lone goal vs Nigeria

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Nearly everyone expected massive underdog Tahiti to get crushed by every opponent they faced in the Confederations Cup, and that’s precisely what’s happened so far after their 6-1 defeat at the hands of Nigeria.

While they may not have the most talent in the tournament, you can argue that Tahiti has more pride than any other team. They have considered it a blessing to be in the tournament at all and are enjoying every minute of it.

Despite being blown out, the official Tahiti football Twitter showed just how much pride they have:

Alright, maybe that last tweet was a little overambitious, but credit Tahiti fans and supporters for getting behind the team no matter what.

17
Jun

Balotelli scores game winning goal, dedicates it to rapper Drake

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There are three certainties in life: death, taxes and Mario Balotelli making headlines.

In the past two months alone, the Italian striker offered his girlfriend to Real Madrid players if they could come back from a 4-1 deficit against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals, he took his $300,000 Ferrari onto a go kart track after he was banned from go karting, and he got himself into a Twitter battle with Usain Bolt.

Late in Italy’s Confederations Cup match vs. Mexico, Balotelli broke the 1-1 draw with a 78th minute game winning goal. After the match, he dedicated the goal to his favorite rapping superstar:

Drake was kind enough to retweet the dedication. Whether or not Drake reacted to Balotelli’s goal like Italy’s famous broadcaster Tiziano Crudeli remains a mystery:

15
Jun

Trecker’s Brazilian Travels Day 4: Worth the fight

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Photo: Jamie Trecker / FOX Soccer

By Jamie Trecker

BRASILIA, BRAZIL

Brazilian security forces sent out the alert at 8:14 local time: avoid the TV tower and stay off the roads.

Security forces worked to “sanitize” the area around the Garrincha, closing off roads, trying to divert cars and pedestrians. They separated the people into two streams: the folks in yellow, and everyone else. The ones in yellow were going to see their national team play; everyone else was going to sit in the road and block the way in.

Some 57,000 security forces have been deployed across the country. I know, because I got a press release that was supposed to be reassuring. It sounded desperate instead.

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15
Jun

David Luiz meet…Davi Luis? Wait, really?

Now, we all know who David Luiz is, right? The tall, gangly Brazilian rock with the bouncy afro at the heart of the Chelsea defense. Okay. So put your hand up if you’ve heard of Davi Luis; the tall, gangly, Brazilian rock with the bouncy afro at the heart of the Galicia defense.

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Yep, you heard, and from the picture above, you’ve seen right. David Luiz has his very own doppleganger! Not only do the two sport the same trademark Sideshow Bob look, they’re both central defenders from Brazil and have almost identical names. Unreal!

Understandably, we aren’t the only ones to spot the uncanny resemblance according to the 19-year-old. According to Luis himself:

”I do not know him (Luiz). Only from the television. Everywhere I go people say I look like him. Everyone talks to me about it. Who knows, maybe one day we will play together?! I’m left-footed. He is right-footed. It would be a great partnership!”

Well, that combination would certainly confuse attackers (and everyone else) around the world.

(H/T 101GG)