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Dutch star Memphis Depay was the catalyst for a huge fight during Thursday’s Campeonato Paulista final after the Corinthians star stood on the ball in the final seconds of the game.

Corinthians led Palmeiras 1-0 on aggregate and needed to bleed a few more minutes off the clock to lift their first trophy in six years. In the 90th minute Depay had the ball in the corner and cheekily stood on top of it.

The Palmeiras players weren’t impressed with Depay’s showboating.

Depay stands on ball resulting in brawl

A mix-up for the ages took place in Bulgaria as top flight club FC Arda held a moment of silence prior to their game on Sunday for former player Petko Ganchev. There was one tiny issue… Ganchev, 78, is still very much alive.

Before kickoff vs. Levski Sofia, players from both teams stood at midfield in silence as a tribute to Ganchev. The former Arda player was running errands at the time of his tribute, but when he got got home to watch the game his wife was in tears thinking he’d died.

Bulgarian club honors former player who is still alive

Lazio have parted ways with their falconer, the Serie A club said on Monday, after local media reported that he had shared images of his penile implant on social media.

Juan Bernabe, the man in charge of flying the club's eagle mascot before kickoff, was let go after Lazio became aware of the photographs and videos on his social media accounts.

Lazio falconer fired

Real Madrid’s 2-1 victory vs. Valencia on Friday was so chaotic that a video of Jude Bellingham emptying and tossing a water bottle at the opposing goalkeeper went unnoticed until Saturday.

Friday’s madness saw a late comeback from Real Madrid and a Vinícius Jr. red card in the 79th minute following a VAR review. The sending off came after the Brazilian forward got into a skirmish with Valencia goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski.

The annual award for the best soccer player in the world is called the Ballon d’Or. The fan-favorite best flop of the year isn’t an official award; however the people refer to it as the “Fallon d’Floor.” 

The 2024 calendar year saw some incredible flops from the biggest names. A litany of players careened their bodies toward the Earth in hopes to persuade a referee to bring a whistle to their lips.

UEFA must want to watch the world burn as groups for 2026 World Cup qualifying were drawn on Friday with one group catching everyone’s eye. Group K of UEFA WCQ features England and two incredibly bitter rivals… Serbia and Albania.

Serbia and Albania have intense political tension and have only played each other twice with the last meeting being in 2015. UEFA have rules in place during draws for certain nations and clubs not to face each other in fear of violence.