Posted on 28th November 2013
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
And finally… is sometimes drawn towards the darker things in football – terrible fouls, diving strikers, that sort of thing – but let’s not forget that fair play hasn’t disappeared from the game. This clip warms the heart, see a genuine display of sportsmanship below.
Jadon Sancho is the unlucky star of this week’s #ICYMI – seen here shooting wide from six yards out against Hertha Berlin to the indifference of a phantom crowd piped down the wires from an empty Westfalenstadion. Strange times.
Lille’s Nicolas Pepe is our latest entrant into the dodgey penalty section of the And finally… archive seen her dragging his shot meekly wide against Amiens. The penalty looked a bit iffy, with hints of a dive, so maybe it was for the best.
To Denmark for this week’s And finally… where Odense Boldklub hosted Helsingborg in a friendly. Anders Randrup brought the occasion to life with this truly remarkable own goal, beating his own keeper from 30-plus yards…
To Serie B for this week’s And finally… where Salernitana goalie Alessandro Micai scored a bizarre own goal while attempting an eye-catching diving-punch. Michai’s tom foolery cost the Salerno side dearly as Benevento took all three points.
