Man City beat Chelsea 2-1 on Sunday to advance to the FA Cup final. City seemed like they would stroll to an easy victory after they went up 2-0 just after halftime, but Chelsea, FA Cup winners in four of the last six years, pushed back and only lost 2-1 with City getting a bit of help from referee Chris Foy. An example: in the 81st minute, Kun Aguero, who scored City's second goal, got away with a comical and blatant two-footed lung into David Luiz's rear end like Super Mario jumping into a warp pipe.

FC Dallas defender George John scored headed in a late winner against the LA Galaxy and before he could even celebrate, he was on the ground and bleeding after getting struck by a beer bottle thrown by one of his club's own supporters.

The initial header off Dallas' 87th-minute corner kick came back off the bar, finding George John in the right place at the right time to finish it off and take three points at home. But as as soon as he scored, he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time as a beer bottle came flying out of the stands and into the back of his head. John went down clutching his bloody scalp as his teammates gathered around and the crowd celebrated the goal.

Though the joy of the moment was lost, George John received treatment, got cleaned up and seemed OK aside from the cut. Still, it was a scary moment, especially for a player with a history of concussions who was forced out of Dallas' last match at halftime with another head injury.

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Barcelona have decided to keep Lionel Messi (along with Jose Manuel Pinto, Andres Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Jordi Alba) out of Sunday's match against Real Zaragoza as he continues his recovery from a hamstring injury. So with his weekend free, Messi and his partner, Antonella Rocuzzo, took their five-month-old son Thiago to the beach.

Normally very private, Messi shared a rare picture of his family on Facebook and the resemblance between him and his son is quite striking. Not only are they almost the same size now, but they also have similar haircuts and the same effortless smile that says, "Oops! I just scored four goals on you and now I'm going to watch cartoons."

Messi made a cameo appearance to inspire Barcelona's comeback as they eliminated PSG from the Champions League earlier in the week, but with a 13-point lead in La Liga, his health won't be risked relegation threatened Zaragoza.

UPDATE: DT's own Ryan Bailey adjusted the image to illustrate the resemblance. Or something like that...

Zinedine Zidane is quite a busy man, what with his job as director of football for Real Madrid, the part-time pursuit of getting his coaching badges and the ethereal nature of being Zinedine Zidane. Yet a bold approach from the French fourth division club in his wife's hometown has convinced him to invest in the financially strapped team.

A shrinking local economy in Rodez, France and resulting budget cuts caused Rodez Aveyron Football to drop from the third division to the fourth. The club that played in Ligue 2 from 1988 to 1993 ended up going into debt and with their backs against the wall, turned to Zidane when he happened to be in town.

From the BBC:

When the club's owners realised Zidane was spending time in the area at his in-laws, they plucked up the courage to see the star and ask him to help their financially troubled club.

And, as Zidane told the BBC's World Football programme, he was more than happy to come on board as an investor.

"Some people came to see me about their

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Harry Redknapp was supposed to be QPR's savior this season. Instead, relegation seems likely after three straight matches without a win and only six left to play. So desperate times call for desperate measures. Like throwing away a suit and and tie with the club's crest on them. And yes, he knows that sounds crazy.

From The Mirror:

“I ditched my club suit this weekend, and my club tie.

“I’ve stayed with the wife after 45 years, I really don’t want to ditch her, she’s the best thing in my life.

“After that I’ve ditched everything else.

“It’s stupid. When I was at Bournemouth I had a club suit and I think we went about 26 games unbeaten and it used to walk to the ground on its own.

“I wore it every week - same shirt, suit, shoes and tie.

“It’s silly, isn’t it? What does it have to do with anyone scoring a goal? Nothing.

“If you win you wear the suit the next week and if you lose then it’s the suit’s fault. It’s crazy.”

After all the players they've bought in and all the money they've

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Bayern Munich manager Jupp Heynckes has already won the Bundesliga by a 20-point margin and also has his team in the semifinals of the DFB Pokal and Champions League. And yet since January it has been public knowledge that he will be replaced by former Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola next season. So when Bayern drew the Barca in the Champions League semifinals, it set up a hellacious few weeks of questioning for Heynckes on the subjects of Guardiola, his former club and his influence on his next one.

On the very same day of the draw, Heynckes set the tone for how he will be handling any and all questions that reference Guardiola or the possibility of asking him for advice. From Reuters:

"Respect me and my work," Heynckes curtly told reporters on Friday. "I have never consulted anyone or asked for advice.

"I do not need anyone to study an opponent."

Keep in mind Heynckes is a man who has his team in position to win the treble this season and has already been replaced. He led Real

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The Champions League semifinal draw at UEFA headquarters put Bayern Munich up against Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund against group-stage foes Real Madrid. In addition to separating the two Spanish and two German sides, this also set up the opportunity for a few different outcomes that each carry the potential for drama, intensity and mass destruction. So let's examine each of the potential pairings for the final at Wembley and the entertaining horror they might bring.

Bayern v Dortmund -- The all-German final. Though Bayern ran away with the Bundesliga title this year, Dortmund won the previous two and would be eager to get the last laugh this season by giving Bayern a third Champions League final defeat in four years. After admitting to having a hair transplant in January, Dortmund manager Jurgen Klopp is filled with a renewed sense of confidence. With fellow hair transplant recipient Wayne Rooney as his spirit animal, Klopp could summon the force to distract Bastian Schweinsteiger

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It shouldn't be surprising that a man who decided to conduct a marriage proposal via satellite during an interview at the Champions League quarterfinal draw would make a silly statement. Yet the fact that PSG sporting director Leonardo felt the need to say that his side's quarterfinal tie against Barcelona would have gone much differently if it took place in a bizarro world where Lionel Messi played for them instead of Barca is still worthy of a small plaque for achievements in the obvious.

After the injured Messi came on in the second half of the second leg to inspire Barca to score the goal that allowed them to advance on away goals, Leonardo shared his highly developed theory. From AS:

"We scored and had a chance to make it two. We had the Nou Camp trembling, and that is massive. I think Barcelona were frightened during the game. I'm sure that if Messi had been on our side we would have won 6-0", said PSG sporting director Leonardo after the match.

Is this a subtle way of warning