It’s typical. You wait for ages for a decent long-range header then two come along at once. A few days ago, Boca Juniors’ Martin Palermo scored his 200th Argentinean league goal with a freak 43-yard header. And then, with bus-like regularity, Panithinaikos midfielder Kostas Katsouranis bagged a similar - albeit slightly less impressive - brain cell-killing effort.

Check out Palermo’s forehead of steel after the jump…

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Probably the best U-14 football brawl you will see today

Approximately 100 per cent of football matches in South America feature an outbreak of violence, something that is apparently taught from a young age.

In this recent encounter between Boca Juniors and River Plate’s U-14 sides, a brawl was sparked when the ref awarded a late penalty. Boca’s coach Roberto Pompei interjected to show his disgust with the decision, and within seconds a massive ruck broke out.

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Madrid’s Fernando Gago bags another famous Argentinean

Fernando ‘Lady’ Gago may have lost his Real Madrid squad number to some new Brazilian chap, but at least his luck on the lady front continues. Following romances with the lovely Luli Fernández and the even lovelier Pía Martinez, the Argentinean has started actress Micaela Vázquez. She is best known in South America for her roles in dismal-looking soap operas Chiquititas, Rebelde Way and Floricienta.

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Yet another Sports Illustrated beauty destroys a nuclear family

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First recorded sighting of extremely rare event a bit of a disappointment

Spectators at the friendly between Boca Juniors and River Plate in Argentina this weekend can count themselves amongst the fortunate few to have ever witnessed a “batgoal”, in which the scorer knocks the ball over the line while hanging from the crossbar.

An event as rare as a sighting of a rothschildianum orchid in the wild, this batgoal, while not much to look at, was clearly too much for the referee to take in. He swiftly parped his