A massive pitch invasion in Port Said, Egypt, following a match between defending champions Al Ahly and fourth-place Al Masry has, according to state television, led to at least 74 deaths and more than 1,000 injured in one of the most horrific and large-scale instances of football stadium violence in recent memory. The violence appears to have far more to do with politics and the country's recent revolution than it does with the sporting event that preceded it, though.

Outnumbered riot police and members of the military appeared to do little as thousands of Al Masry fans poured out of the stands after their side won the match 3-1. They then chased Al Ahly's players and fans into a corner of the stadium before throwing rocks and bottles at them. Others were beaten with sticks and stabbed.

From Al Jazeera:

Al-Ahly football players were trapped in the changing room along with supporters. [...]

"This is not football. This is a war and people are dying in front of us. There is no movement

Some of you might argue the classification of this as a "dirty tackle" since the kid in yellow and green leaps over the attempt at a leg sweep like a grasshopper. But! Even more painful than that tackle would've been had it connected is the ensuing, body-contorting whiff from the grasshopper kid. Maybe not in the physical sense, but in the pride department. Until he realizes he could be the next Robin van Persie.

Anyway, this clip has a certain grace to it. It's like a ballet.

Though Ronaldinho hasn't been paid in months, a new deal has been reached to ensure he gets what he's owed, he's still training with Flamengo and still focused on getting results for the club. And as Flamengo head into the second leg of their Copa Libertadores tie trailing Real Potosi (who share a ground with Nacional Potosi, of recent scorpion kick fame) 2-1, Ronaldinho was uncharacteristically serious in training on Tuesday.

After successfully executing a nice little bicycle kick in training from a few inches in front of goal, Ronaldinho is quick to silence his impressed teammates by sternly repeating that it was "normal, normal, normal." Sure, it was only a bicycle kick from very short range during training -- nothing special for a guy who was scoring from behind the goal during training this time last year -- but it's still worth a bit of applause from those of us who aren't Ronaldinho.

Video via 101gg

Brest fans have their priorities. (@ChintOA)

Amidst attempts to pass legislation that would destroy Internet freedoms and the U.S. Department of Justice's takedown of file-sharing site MegaUpload, Internet users around the world are rightfully worried about this wonderful thing that allows me to help you be less productive. And football fans are no different. They too have had enough of governments' attempts to trample our precious freedoms.

So during Brest's Ligue 1 match against Ligue 1 leaders PSG last weekend, fans held up banners warning those in power that there are just some lines they better not cross and certain websites they better not target. The banners read:

"MegaUpload OK ... YouPorn never!"

Brest lost the match 1-0 on a 6th minute goal from Milan Bisevac, but the result would be secondary to their point. After all, that is just football. This...is Internet porn.

All the stuff being covered outside the unfriendly confines of the award-winning Dirty Tackle...

DirecTV Colombia inserts Atletico Madrid's Falcao into 300/the way Pepe actually sees football matches. [YouTube]

Speaking of Pepe, here's Crackovia's fake Pepe singing a parody of Michel Telo's "Ai Si Eu Te Pego" about stomping Messi. [Brasil Mundial]

The new Umbro Universitario de Deportes shirt is classy. [TBG]

Liverpool accidentally included racist fan in official site's match highlights. [KCKRS]

The next Carlos Tevez trolls Man City after joining Man Utd. [FCF]

The destruction of WPS as explained by The Dark Knight. [Sporting News]

The savior of calcio. [IBWM]

Mario Balotelli best dressed? [Kickette]

Sebastien Le Toux forced out of Philadelphia. [Times Herald]

Shock as moron discovered in 45,000 capacity football stadium. [NewsThump]

When transfer deadline day rolls around, Sky Sports News' Jim White gets more excited than a puppy attached to a leash made of bacon. So excited, in fact, that sometimes his mouth is so overeager to spit out the latest transfer dealings that it creates a perfect sized opening for his foot.

So while recapping the day's moves as Big Ben ominously struck 11 p.m., instead of declaring that striker Bobby Zamora had joined Queens Park Rangers, it sounded like White announced that "Bobby Zamora has gone from Fulham to Coons Park Rangers." Clearly his Scottish accent and excitable nature conspired against him to produce a muddled combination of syllables, but it's still an unfortunate occurrence in his big moment. Especially given all the more intentional instances of racist slurs and behavior in English football of late.

Next time, just remember to breathe, Jim.

Wayne Bridge looking excited. (SAFC.com)

After turning down a move to Celtic last summer, playing just 78 minutes of first team football with Man City this season and having his manager suggest that he now spends his Saturdays playing golf, Wayne Bridge has joined Sunderland on loan until the end of the season. Presumably, he will actually play football there. The following is a transcript of the former England international's first meeting with new manager Martin O'Neill.

O'Neill: Wayne, welcome to Sunderland. We're glad to have you here. You got dressed up for the big unveiling I see.

Bridge: Actually, I haven't changed my clothes in about three weeks.

O'Neill: Well, we've got a new shirt for you right here if you want to change now.

Bridge: Do I have to?

O'Neill: Yes. If you're going to play for Sunderland, you have to wear the shirt.

Bridge: Play? Oh, like Call of Duty. I went to the launch of that game. I didn't have to wear a special shirt to play it, though. Pretty sure I was just wearing this.

Goodison Park pitch invader brought his own cuffs. (Reuters)

A pitch invader managed to handcuff himself to Joe Hart's goalpost during Everton's Premier League match against Manchester City at Goodison Park. The match was halted for about five minutes as police had to bring out a set of bolt cutters to pry the agitated man off the pitch.

His reasoning for the protest didn't seem to have anything to do with the game or the clubs involved, though. He wore an anti-Ryanair shirt in reference to the Dublin-based discount airline and he seems to do quite a bit of protesting against them and their allegedly nefarious recruitment practices. Here's a video of the same man (apparently his name is John) pleading his case against the airline.

So it seems he chose the match only for its media spotlight and not because he wanted to force Man City to bury Carlos Tevez up to his chin in sand or make Marouane Fellaini cut his hair.