Pull down your pants and say Gooooooooal!
Posted on November 18th, 2008 – 10:51 AMBy Michael Rand
From MR, with story and photo via the AP:
In the latest fashion statement out of Italy, soccer players are dropping their shorts to score goals. Catania, a team in the country’s top division, unveiled the new look while taking a free kick. The players lined up in a wall and dropped their shorts in an effort to block the goalkeeper’s vision.
The Sicilian team carried out the maneuver to perfection Sunday. Three players dropped their shorts practically to their knees so Torino goalie Matteo Sereni couldn’t see the kick by Giuseppe Mascara, who scored during Catania’s 3-2 victory.
Catania is coached by Walter Zenga, a former goalkeper on Italy’s national team.
“This is a strategy that Zenga tries continually in training,” Pietro Lo Monaco, the club’s chief executive, told RAI state radio Monday.
Former referees coordinator Paolo Casarin called the move “unsportsmanlike and in bad taste.”
“It’s a trick that should not be tolerated anymore by the referees,” he said.
Lo Monaco replied: “A trick? I wouldn’t say so. It’s up to the referee to decide if it should be penalized, otherwise I don’t see where the problem is. … Good taste is relative.”
We don’t have much to add to that other than: 1) Soccer is awesome. 2) Chris Cooley approves. 3) Tight briefs? So European.
6 Responses to "Pull down your pants and say Gooooooooal!"
The players…dropped their shorts in an effort to block the goalkeeper’s vision.
Somewhere, Dino Ciccarelli’s attorney bemoans not having this defense at the ready 20 years ago.
Sean Avery’s dance may change significantly.
Pull down your pants and say Gooooooooal!!!!!
Here I thought this was a blog about Joker’s mating rituals. I missed the al on the end of Gooooooooo
If that doesn’t call for a no pants dance I don’t know what does.
DANCE!
Nice one Mike! I’ll make sure to link to it.
Here’s a youtube video….
