Sir Alex Ferguson’s last chewed gum sold for $640,000

Well come on, who didn’t see this coming?

Someone at The Hawthorns on Sunday supposedly recovered Sir Alex Ferguson’s last ever piece of gum chewed as Manchester United manager. Of course, it quickly found its way onto ebay, where the gum sold overnight for nearly $640,000.

We’re a little disturbed by how many people fought over this piece of dry, yet saliva-infused, memorabilia, nor can we even be sure of its authenticity. But apparently all proceeds go to charity, so that’s nice.

The listing read as follows:

Used chewing gum: RARE. Recovered from The Hawthorns. Clear perspex/wooden case.

Unofficial merchandise, rumoured to belong to Sir Alex.

After 1,500 games of intense chewing as manager of Man Utd, here lies Fegie’s last piece of chewing gum.

All proceeds go to the MU Foundation charity.

May

CSKA Sofia fans dig grave for club owners in middle of pitch

A group of CSKA Sofia ultras dug a grave in the middle of the pitch at Sofia’s Bulgarian Army Stadium in an effort to show their, umm, displeasure with the club owners.

The headstone reads “Titan,” which is the name of the owners’ company, a Bulgarian firm that specializes in waste management. Since taking over the club in 2008, the owners have repeatedly been the target of CSKA fan protests for their perceived mismanagement of the club. Indeed, the club finds itself in dire straits financially. Just last season, CSKA avoided a three-year European ban due to debt-related issues.

Maybe the ultras’ message is a little extreme, but it certainly gets the point across.

Image via: World of Sport

Apr

Barnsley forced to wear Crystal Palace away kits!

Before Saturday’s Championship tilt between Crystal Palace and Barnsley, referee Kevin Stroud decided that the visitor’s black and blue striped away kits, as well as their red home kits, were both too similar to Crystal Palace’s red and blue striped home uniforms.

The solution? Barnsley was forced to borrow Palace’s away kits!

The game itself ended in a 0-0 draw, making Palace’s kit sponsors the only real winners!

Mar

San Lorenzo puts Pope Francis’ face on jerseys, promptly wins game on own goal

You couldn’t make this stuff up.

After learning that the newly elected leader of the Catholic church, Pope Francis I, was an avid supporter of Argentinian side San Lorenzo, the team proudly had “Papa Francisco” badges put on their jerseys for the game against Colon.

And wouldn’t you know it, thanks to the power of the papal stickers, the “Saints” (yes, of course that’s their nickname) won with a little divine intervention: an own goal from the opposition!

Here’s the goal in question:

Mar

Prison inmate becomes professional soccer player

A Russian drug dealer in a previous life, Maxim Molokoedov is turning his life around.

While serving a three-year sentence in a Chilean prison for drug trafficking, Molokoedov managed to get on the prison soccer team and eventually found a second chance through his natural gift. Talent scouts from local club Santiago Morning received word of the talented Russian inmate, and obtained permission to let him leave the prison to practice with the team until he served his sentence.

Now, Molokoedov is a full-time squad member for the Chilean Second Division club and remains in the country under a working visa.

Jan

I guess they play the footy a little differently in Thailand?

In this game between Muangthong United vs Gyeongnam, some player from one of those two teams has the genius idea of diving to the ground and heading the ball over to his teammate in what we must say is the most bizarre set piece we’ve ever come across.

Oh yeah, it failed miserably.