Impressive kid already exaggerating injury at a Premiership level
If anyone needs proof that a little bit of nepotism goes a long way, this is it. Over the weekend, Julio Cesar Baldivieso opted to give his 12-year-old son Mauricio Baldivieso a run out with Bolivian top flight side Club Aurora.
The nipper, who turns thirteen tomorrow, came on in the 35th minute in an away match with La Paz, and was given a rather nasty introduction to the world of professional football. At around [0.50] in the video Baldivieso is brought down with a challenge that left him in tears. This reaction would have brought his ability to handle football at the top level into question had he not saved grace by rolling around on the floor with all the aplomb and conviction of a true international star.
Baldiviesois now thought to be the youngest South American debutant, smashing the record set by 13-year-old Peruvian Fernando Garcia in 2001.
In Saturday’s fiercely-competitive Moscow derby between Spartak and Lokomotiv, a topless fan fancied a piece of the action. Spartak were 2-1 down at the time, and defender Radoslav Kováč decided to take the intruder out of play the only way he knew how.
For his assistance in removing the extra man from the field, Kováč received a yellow card. Frankly, he was lucky: a tackle from behind with no attempt to play the ball should really be a straight red.
In his post-game email this week, Arsene Wenger tried to defend Abou Diaby’s thoroughly dangerous challenge and subsequent sending off by describing the incident as a ‘protective tackle’. What does that mean? Is it like a defensive strike on goal or an attacking penalty save?
Jan Koller’s tasty challenge on VfL Bochum’s Christoph Dabrowski in the German Bundesliga 1 last weekend makes Mr Cole’s gauche effort from last week seem a little meek in comparison. And no, Koller wasn’t sent off either.
Warning: video is NSFW, as it contains a brief glimpse of man chicken swaying in the wind. It’s well worth watching, however, for a dangerously high tackle performed by a mascot, followed by an impressively athletic celebration.
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