Posted on 27th June 2013
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
Didn’t think you could be sent off for a poor first touch? Think again. Ukrainian U21 captain Olesandr Noyok receives his second booking just four seconds after his first yellow. Why? A terrible first touch of course.
A classic of the pre-season variety from Buckley Town as their player receives the ball out wide, gets away with a nightmare-ish first touch before running the length of the pitch to score with an absolutely sublime finish. Hats off that man.
Tondela are dangerously close to dropping out of Portugal’s top tier and can do without their attackers failing to do the basics: like passing the ball into an empty net. Rafael Barbosa may live to regret this.
What is the worst penalty ever taken? It’s a question that is probably impossible to answer. This didn’t stop Chelsea’s Conor Gallagher though, who tried to solve it with a genuine contender for worst-ever with a woeful preseason panenka.
During what was one of the hottest weekends of the year football fans have once again had to voice complaints about their treatment – particularly around access to water and other heatwave essentials such as sun cream.
