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A player in Thailand learned the hard way that celebrating too early can lead to catastrophic results. And by catastrophic we mean hilarious.

A video from a 7-on-7 game in Thailand has gone viral after a player started celebrating a goal before the ball had gone into the net. The youngster shot on what he thought was an open goal and began doing a multi-part celebration toward his team’s bench.

What he failed to notice was that an opposing defender courageously cleared the shot attempt off the line.

Thailand player celebrates early

A local United States men’s national team fan got an incredible eight hours of sleep Tuesday night after deciding to turn off the USMNT vs. Mexico friendly at halftime. Mexico went on to win the game 2-0 but the fan didn’t see the ending of the game anyway.

“I knew I was in for a rough time when the game kicked off at 9:30 at night,” the fan living in the central time zone said. “I had no idea how boring it would be though.”

A Copa del Rey red card in the preliminary round of the competition has gone somewhat viral after a player punted the ball into an opponent’s face.

During Wednesday’s game between Astur and Promesas EDF, chaos erupted near the sideline that would see two red cards. Two players were battling for the ball as it went out of play and an Astur player shoved an opponent into the wall close to the sideline.

Lionel Messi aided a young pitch invader’s escape on Saturday during Inter Miami’s 1-1 draw vs. Charlotte. Watch as Messi helps pitch invader with a little push to jumpstart their escape.

During the game a young fan made a mad dash for the Argentine to quickly snap a selfie. Messi spotted security hot on the fan’s tail and quickly got the photo before the fan had to make a rapid departure.

Lionel Messi helps fan escape security

We just witnessed another classic Mourinho moment.

Jose Mourinho, one of the most successful managers in history, also known for his crazy antics and unique personality, has gone viral once again for his reaction to a refereeing mistake during a Süper Lig match in Türkiye.

Watch: Jose Mourinho laptop protest following wrong offside call

The Portuguese manager, who began managing historic Turkish club, Fenerbahçe, this summer, was not happy with an offside call that denied his team from doubling their lead against Antalyaspor on Sunday.

Bayern Munich icon Thomas Müller rarely puts a foot wrong with a pedigree of German precision and killer instinct. During a Bayern training session, the 35-year-old finally made a mistake as he tripped and ate metaphorical feces.

Thomas Müller trips during training

The CBS Champions League crew with Kate Scott, Thierry Henry, Jamie Carragher and Micah Richards is already hitting their stride with entertainment and hysterical content. One moment that has gone viral involves Richards and David Beckham’s sticky stuff.

England and Manchester United legend Beckham surprised the crew on Tuesday and provided gifts which included his homemade honey called “DBee’z Sticky Stuff.” Richards, Henry and Carragher received the honey.

New U.S. men’s national team head coach, Mauricio Pochettino, held his first press conference since being officially announced into the USMNT’s bench on Tuesday.

This season the UEFA Champions League is bigger than ever before (literally) as a new format will see eight games per club and a total of 36 teams competing. 

American soccer fans know all too well the struggles of trying to watch games in the middle of the day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We at The18 are fortunate enough to spectate Champions League games, but we know others don’t have that privilege.

The best we can do is provide these seven excuses/hacks to watch the big games while on the clock in the office this season.