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With Real Madrid facing Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League semifinals, Spanish sports paper Marca decided to take a tour of the German club's Westfalenstadion in order to learn a bit more about the opposition. The thing they found most intriguing about the notoriously loud ground? The two jail cells reserved for matchday troublemakers.

From Marca:

One of the most curious things about the home to Borussia Dortmund is located in the north end of the stadium, where less than 15 metres from the stand there is a small police station with two prison cells - one for the home fans (on the right) and one for the away fans (on the left). "We made two in order to avoid any scuffles between the opposing fans" MARCA was told by a guide at the German stadium.

Each cell can hold up to 130 brawlers and/or drunks. They are soundproof to ensure the people they hold are truly being punished by not being able to hear what's going on with the day's match.

Jose Mourinho's famous handcuff gesture

David Beckham brought his three sons to PSG's training session on Friday because he's David Beckham and he can do whatever he wants. The boys got to have a nice little kick around with their dad's teammates, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva.

Beckham's oldest son, Brooklyn, who had a trial with Chelsea earlier this season, teamed up with his youngest brother, Cruz, to keep the ball away from Silva. But even when goofing around with a bunch of kids — David Beckham's kids — Silva still tried to put in a high boot on Brooklyn because he has clearly learned a thing or two from his time with Zlatan.

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To whom it may concern,

Put on your imagination cap and allow me to take you for a ride.

You are a 27-year-old Spanish footballer who is playing his first season in the wonderful Premier League. When you first arrived, people did not know who you were. Even your teammates at Swansea City thought your name was "Pikachu." But from your very first match, you scored goals. A total of 17 so far this season to put you joint third in the league. You even helped your club win the Capital One Cup. Now people know your name and they have you in their pretend fantasy teams.

"You will definitely be shortlisted for the Professional Footballers' Association Player of the Year Award," everyone says, sometimes while you are using the bathroom. You did not expect this type of honor in your first season here, but you start to believe them. It makes you feel excited like a drunk Santa Claus. You even decide to have a small party to celebrate the release of the shortlist.

You make a reservation at the

The LA Galaxy already received their Tiffany & Co. championship rings for winning their second straight MLS Cup and offered one as a sweepstakes prize for a lucky fan. But at their match against Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, April 19, they'll give away replica rings (not made by Tiffany & Co., mind you) to the first 17,000 fans who enter the stadium. A limited number will also be sold in the club shop that day.

If you can't get to the Home Depot Center, you could still be in luck. The Galaxy were kind enough to provide two of the replica rings for us to give away though DT. So here's what to do for your chance to win one and feel exactly like David Beckham:

-Write a brief poem about Galaxy striker Robbie Keane. It can be in any form you like, it just has to be about Robbie Keane.
-Like the DirtyTackle.net Facebook page and post your poem in the designated comment thread on that page (poems submitted through email or anywhere else will not be counted).
-On Friday, April 26 we'll pick our two favorite poems as the winners and we'll also publish several of the best submissions on DT.

So good luck! Here's something to inspire you...

Adidas recently launched the 2013/14 Chelsea home kit without actually showing it and challenged fans to buy it sight unseen (because wouldn't it be great if people just gave you their money without asking any question?). Well, at least one man did buy the shirt without seeing it and to reward his blind faith, Chelsea midfielder Juan Mata was enlisted to make the delivery.

Mata and a camera crew went to the man's office and after getting past the receptionist, who didn't know who he was or if he had an appointment, tracked down proper employee. The stunned, "What is happening right now?!" look on his face is only topped when ata mentioned that he heard the fan plays a bit of football himself and challenged him to a kick around outside the office.

Once outside, the fan — now wearing his autographed shirt — went hard against Mata, playing a bit more physical than the Spaniard expected and nutmegging him before getting a little too cocky and attempting an overly ambitious chapeu. Juan Mata laughed.

At the end of Gremio's 1-1 draw against Chilean side Huachipato on the final night of Copa Libertadores group stage matches, a spat between the two managers started a large and at times comical brawl. Gremio manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo was blamed with antagonizing his Huachipato counterpart, Jorge Pellicier, with his laughter and snide remarks.

In the video above, former Real Madrid coach Luxemburgo can be seen smiling and running towards the tunnel as tempers flare. When he reaches the riots cops, he stops and attempts to dodge the charging Huachipato players, but slips and is left in a vulnerable positions as the fight engulfs him. Players from both sides and several fans get involved and the Huachipato ball boys even attempt to do their part by chucking balls into the melee while the riot police try to herd everyone into the tunnel.

Once everything calmed down, Luxemburgo tried to defend himself. From the AP:

[Also: Time names Mario Balotelli one of the world's most influential

Neymar's rapid domination of all corners of Brazilian culture continues with his new comic book, which debuts later this month. The series was created in partnership with legendary Brazilian cartoonist Mauricio de Sousa, who quickly became frustrated with Neymar's ever-changing hairstyles.

From the AP:

Neymar will be portrayed as a child with his own football-playing friends and his well-known Mohawk hair style. The first issue is called "A boy with talent.''

Other Brazilian players who have become children's comic book characters include Pele, Ronaldinho and Ronaldo.

At the launch event for the comic, De Sousa admitted that it's difficult to draw Neymar since his hair keeps changing. Neymar added that as he would go from blond to brown and long to short, De Sousa would call him to bemoan the inconsistency.

The series will include Neymar's real-life family and friends and De Sousa sees it spreading beyond Brazil and to the rest of the world like his other footballer based comics. The

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Mario Balotelli has been named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in the world for 2013. The list has previous included the likes of Lionel Messi and Didier Drogba, but 22-year-old Balotelli is the only footballer to be named this year and one of four athletes along with LeBron James, Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn and tennis player Li Na.

Chelsea legend and Watford manager Gianfranco Zola, who coached Balotelli for a bit of his time with Italy's U-21 team, wrote the blurb that accompanied Mario's inclusion in the "icons" section of the list. Zola says:

From afar, people may think he’s a madman, but he isn’t. Mario is a lovely guy, very humble and very funny. I can assure people he has always been a pleasure to deal with. He has returned to Italy from England as the main man with lots of attention. Now he has to ensure he keeps control and keeps focus. Mario loves the pressure, but to succeed, it is about finding balance.

The combination of Balotelli's developing