Mario Balotelli missed the first two minutes of Nice vs. Nantes because his shoes were too tight. I'll admit, I thought a video titled "Balotelli suffers bizarre wardrobe malfunction" would be a lot more interesting. Still, we much take what we can get.
(Editor's note: This is the perfect excuse to leave this here:)
Jose Mourinho generally gives off an air that he thinks he's the smartest man in the room. We guess even the smartest man in the room forgets the alphabet sometimes.
"We don't have A, B, C, D, E, F, G..but we have L, M, N, S, O, P" pic.twitter.com/DiflA8Ky5B
— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) March 19, 2017
"Bicho" is Spanish for "bug".
Bicho, a player in the Spanish third division, put his own twist on the scorpion kick with this excellent goal:
Stunning scorpion kick goal by Racing Ferrol's Bicho of the Spanish 3rd tier! (Via Galicia) pic.twitter.com/kcTBxHl0EN
— PlayerPro (@PlayerProSoccer) March 17, 2017
Fenerbahce central defender Martin Skrtel is known for a few things: crunching tackles, the occasional mental lapse and looking like a movie villain. He is not, however, known for golazos.
But maybe that's about to change. Watch this, y'all.
And now we bring you a long-range solo goal from....Martin Skrtel?! pic.twitter.com/tmQEhewdBw
— Planet Fútbol (@si_soccer) March 17, 2017