When seven year-old Martunis was found on an Indonesian beach after the Indian Ocean tsunami, his world was turned upside down. Being forced to survive on puddle water and stray noodles scattered around from the destruction, Martunis was only days away from losing his life.
You can never be too sure about how you will affect someone’s life. Our actions, words, and emotions can do so many different things across the 6 degrees that separate every single human being in the world. It is almost impossible to track how this affected that, there.
Facundo Roncaglia is a right-back for Geneo.
Facundo Roncaglia has had a respectable career that has seen him play for Boca Juniors, Espanyol, and Fiorentina. He has made 6 appearances for the Argentine national team, and has done little — as far as I know — to tarnish a reputation that is nothing if not respectable.
Neymar’s red card against Colombia in the Copa America - which will see him miss the rest of the tournament - has been one of the most talked about points in the competition thus far, and Brazilian legend and commentator Ronaldo just weighed in on the forward’s action.
As one of the most prolific players to put on the yellow and green of Brazil, Ronaldo’s disappointment and criticism of Neymar perfectly sums up the current mood of the country and their hopes of progressing in the tournament.
In an attempt to regain pride for Brazil after their early World Cup exit, Neymar may have just embarrassed the nation yet again after being sent off in their Copa America match against Colombia.
After the final whistle blew with Colombia in the lead, Brazil’s poster boy came head-to-head with Murillo who seemed to egg him on. One thing lead to another resulting in Neymar attempting to headbutt the Colombian defender. Naturally, Carlos Bacca rushed over to protect his teammate by violently shoving Neymar away. Both players were sent off for unsporting behavior.
Apparently Artuto Vidal took Chile’s shocking tie against Mexico in the Copa America way harder than most people expected. That, or he really just didn’t care at all and decided to go out and party. In any regard, Vidal, one of the most important players on the Chilean National Team, got into a car crash last night while driving under the influence.
Getting in your last minute touches can be important for a pre-match warm-up, but kicking the ball into a sea of fans isn’t the best way to exit. From what was supposed to be a playful pass into the crowd by Brazil’s number 10, came an embarrassing knock in the face.
Neymar accidentally kicked the ball he was juggling at a young boy as he watched the Brazilian team board their bus before a Copa America match against Peru. After realizing that the boy was hurt from the incident, he was escorted onto the team bus to receive a souvenir he will cherish forever.
Mario Gotze, the man that scored the game winning goal of the 2014 World Cup Final, has been labelled as one of the biggest flops of the year.
According to a study put out by kicker, 183 Bundesliga players participating in a yearly survey have voted Mario Gotze the second biggest flop in the league, behind only Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart.
Oooooh, Croatia is in trouble.
The Italian FA has reportedly filed a claim against Croatia because during the Italy vs. Croatia Euro 2016 qualifier Friday (which, it's worth noting, had to be played in an empty stadium because of racism), someone had mowed a swastika into the field.
Yikes. Seattle Sounders 2's Sergio Mota did a bad thing. A really bad thing. The bad thing he did was kicking LA Galaxy II's Adrian Vera in his crotch with both feet. Mota was rightly sent off, although that probably won't stop Vera from seeming a little jumpy and talking in a high-pitched voice than usual for the forseeable future. Getting hit in the nuts hurts. Getting kicked in the nuts, with two, cleated feet, must be the worst feeling in the world. Adrian Vera is pretty damn tough if he kept playing after that.