Every Tuesday, theScore highlights the most outlandish moments from the wacky, sometimes daft, and perennially entertaining world of football. Here’s what made us smile – or cringe – on the pitch this past week.
Messi picks a fight he can’t win
Who says international friendlies are friendly? Not Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani, who asked Argentina’s Lionel Messi if he wanted to fight during a clash in the heartland of South American football – Israel – last Monday.
Messi was apparently involved in a burst up against Cavani. Apparently Cavani wanted to fight Messi and he [Messi] responded by “Whenever you want”
— Hagrid ✸ (@SirCatalunya) November 18, 2019
Drug deals land former forward in prison
Remember Koke? Not the one who plays for Atletico, or the one who transferred to Schalke and subsequently broke his leg immediately. The other Koke, a fleshy forward who played for Marseille and Aris Thessaloniki.
Well, that Koke was apparently the head of a hashish trafficking network and one of 21 people who were recently arrested by Spanish police as part of a massive drug sting. This column fancies highlighting a variety of post-playing careers, though in no way …read more