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A Stoke supporter named Carl is so against the club's likely appointment of Mark Hughes as their next manager that he attached a "HUGHES OUT!" sign to his vehicle and drove around town on Wednesday. Hughes previously lasted just one season as Fulham manager and less than a year with relegated QPR. Carl, who is preemptively outdoing Chelsea fans' treatment of unwanted interim manager Rafa Benitez, obviously feels Hughes isn't the man to replace Tony Pulis.

From the BBC:

He said: "It is not just me, it is the thoughts of 90% of Stoke fans. Security made me move on from the Britannia so I drove around.

"I parked on motorway bridges and people were beeping their support at me and taking photos.

"He is not a long-term appointment, look at his track record, but it looks as though he is going to be appointed anyway."

So, 90 percent of Stoke fans don't want Hughes, but only Carl decided to drive around all day to express that sentiment. Everyone else must have been too busy doing things to

France began the group stage of the U-21 Toulon Tournament against the USA and won rather easily by a score of 4-1. The first goal of the match came from France captain Alexandre Coeff, who backheeled a free kick into the top corner with one foot planted like a flamingo (rather than a full scorpion kick) before falling forward.

It was an impressive bit of skill and control, but the Lens midfielder celebrated like he tapped it in on an empty net. Meanwhile, the bar for goal of the tournament has now been set pretty high.

The second leg of the Malaysian FA Cup semifinal between Pahang and JDT was abandoned to crowd trouble and as the players headed down the tunnel, a cat showed what it thought of the situation by defecating on the pitch. While the commentators laughed heartily, the feline strolled out onto the deserted pitch and did his business before attempting to bury the evidence.

Animal pitch invaders are nothing new, but they do seem to be getting more brazen in their actions once out there. In seasons past, the famous Anfield Cat proved to be a delightful interruption to a match between Liverpool and Tottenham and a black cat darted through a CONCACAF Champions League match in Toronto. There was also the Blackburn chicken(s) among many, many others. But earlier this season, a crazed martin bit a player during a match in Switzerland and now we have cats defecating in the middle of Malaysian stadiums.

The animals are clearly showing their dominance over our sporting events. Let's just hope the

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Being a professional footballer can lead to many surreal moments in life and Lazio's Senad Lulic experienced this after he scored the only goal in the Coppa Italia final against city rivals Roma. Fans are so appreciative of his efforts in the first ever Rome derby in the Coppa Italia final that they are literally stopping him in the street to kiss his foot.

Says Lulic (via Football Italia):

“It has been two days since the Final and I still can’t believe it. This was just an incredible evening. I finally realised what the Rome Derby means when I saw everyone in tears – not just the fans, but the players and kit staff too.

“The day after the game people would stop me in the street and kiss my right foot, the one I used to score the goal!

“I only got the goal, so I really don’t deserve all the credit for the victory. This whole team made history.”

So the Pope has people wanting to kiss his ring and Senad Lulic has people kissing his shoe. Let's just hope no Roma fans see him in the street, because they're more likely to use a crude stabbing tool on him instead of their lips.

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With the Bundesliga and Champions League winner's medals already around their necks, Bayern Munich just have the DFB Pokal final against Stuttgart left to win to complete the treble. The final match of Bayern's season comes six days after their Champions League success in London. Though some might worry about a potential lack of focus after the much deserved parties that followed their Champions League win, Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge isn't one of them.

Around 1 a.m. the night Bayern beat Borussia Dortmund 2-1 at Wembley, Rummenigge said a few words at the club's victory party and gave everyone reassurance that they would have a chance against Stuttgart even if they're still a bit drunk.

From FCBayern.de:

[Assistant manager] Hermann Gerland has said: ‘Party time!’ Yes, open fire. I know we have another final in six days, but I think we still have a chance even with 1.8 mg [blood alcohol level]!

(Applause)

I wish you all the best! Have a great party! And let's listen to

An Ecuadorian match between Deportivo Quito and Barcelona SC last week had a bit of a Matrix moment when Barcelona's Argentine striker Ariel Nahuelpan dodged an excessively high boot from Javier Chila. Nahuelpan then shoved that leg (and the body it was attached to) back to the ground and the ref showed Chila a red card for his dangerous act.

This has been the Dirty Tackle of the Day: a chronicling of unfortunate events.

You know how after losing the Champions League final to one of your biggest rivals all you want to do is go home and eat ice cream and not have to watch a surprise 30-person flashmob hired by your club's kitmaker to serenade you with a fully choreographed, Glee-like rendition of Primal Scream's "Movin' On Up" in London Stanstead Airport? Well, now Borussia Dortmund know that too.

The day after losing 2-1 to Bayern Munich on an 89th minute goal in the Champions League final, Dortmund players and staff were standing in the terminal when a man started to beatbox and others broke out in dance. The players tried to ignore the odd airport behavior until another man with a guitar emerged and began to sing the sugary tune.

Unsurprisingly, the most positive reactions to the performance came from bystanders who didn't just suffer the biggest disappointment of their professional careers less than 24 hours earlier. The players, meanwhile, mostly just looked confused by the strangers singing to

With Jose Mourinho and Watford honorary life president Elton John in the stands at Wembley, Kevin Phillips fired Crystal Palace to promotion back to the Premier League with an extra-time penalty in the Championship playoff final. This single match has been estimated to be worth anywhere from £120 million to the made-up sum of £3@Q courtillion, depending on how confused the person beating you over the head with the match's importance is, and Watford defender Marco Cassetti was the man who gift wrapped it and handed it over to Palace.

After 90 scoreless minutes at Wembley, Cassetti attempted an ill-advised challenge from behind on Wilfred Zaha and only swept away the Man United bound winger's feet instead of the ball. Cassetti was booked and Palace were awarded a penalty, which Phillips stepped up to the spot to take. He put his shot past Watford keeper Manuel Almunia and that proved to be difference.

It's a painful way to go out for Watford, who staged an unbelievable comeback against Leicester in the semifinal to get this far, but there really is no easy way to lose a game like this.

Far better than all the money and emotion on the line is the fact that Ian Holloway and his wonderful rants are returning to the Premier League. Holloway AND Mourinho back in the league? Yes, next season is going to be delightful.