And finally… Brazilian physio flees pitch

Posted on 12th September 2013

This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.

A physio from Brazilian club Aparecidense had to flee the stadium and receive protection from armed police after getting involved in the game. Since it was in the last minute of a crucial play-off you can see why opponents would be a bit ticked off.

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And finally… dog on pitch

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And finally… head over heels

Posted on 22nd June 2018

The World Cup’s well underway, and there’s been goals and incidents galore. From VAR penalties to long-range screamers we’ve had the lot, but we fear for Milad Mohammadi that this particular clip may live longer in the memory than any act of brilliance at this summer’s tournament. Shades of Zaire 1974 levels of farce as the Iranian attempts a throw-in…

And finally… Brazilian physio flees pitch

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