Join Now  | 
Home About Contact Us Privacy & Security Advertise
Soccer America Daily Special Edition Around The Net Soccer Business Insider College Soccer Reporter Youth Soccer Reporter Soccer on TV Soccer America Classifieds
Paul Gardner: SoccerTalk Soccer America Confidential Youth Soccer Insider World Cup Watch
RSS Feeds Archives Manage Subscriptions Subscribe
Order Current Issue Subscribe Manage My Subscription Renew My Subscription Gift Subscription
My Account Join Now
Tournament Calendar Camps & Academies Soccer Glossary Classifieds
Who shot Bonucci?
by Samuel Charles, December 10th, 2012 9:19PM
Subscribe to Soccer America Daily


MOST READ
TAGS:  video


[VIDEO PICK: Off the Post] Today's title isn't the name of a whodunit, or new Hollwood blockbuster, it's what Nicklas Bendtner tweeted after Leonardo Bonucci's hilarious dive late in Juventus’ 1-0 win at Palermo:

"who shot bonucci? ;) haha" -- went Bendtner’s tweet.

This zinger, directed at Bendtner’s own teammate, generated quite a buzz, and it involves two players headed in very different directions.

Bendtner, 24, played 31 EPL games for Arsenal four years ago, scoring 15 goals in all comps. Loaned to lowly Sunderland last year, now to Juve, where he has zero goals in 8 appearances, with two starts.

Bonucci, 25, finished a second year in Serie B four years ago, but he was a fixture for Coach Antonio Conte’s unbeaten Italian champions last season, got a 5-year-deal from Juve in April, and he’s a major part of Serie A’s stingiest defense again this year. The 6-foot-3 defender started five of Italy’s six games at Euro 2012, including the final.

Still, Bendtner may be right when he implies there’s a grassy knoll at the Stadio Renzo Barbera, how else do you explain this lamentable laydown?

Check out that bizarre arm action ...



We’ve included Juve’s goal, mostly to show Mirko Vucinic setting the table for Stephan Lichtsteiner, with his perfectly timed and executed backheel, just after halftime…



No comments yet.

Sign in to leave a comment. Don't have an account? Join Now


AUTHORS

ARCHIVES
FOLLOW SOCCERAMERICA

Recent Soccer America Daily
Rogers-for-Magee, hometown boys return home    
[MLS SPOTLIGHT] Three months after announcing he was gay and retiring from soccer at the age ...
Tampa Bay and Atlanta eye outright lead    
[NASL SCHEDULE: Week 8] After winning their 2012 Soccer Bowl rematch with Minnesota United FC last ...
Timbers put unbeaten road record on line    
[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 13] The Portland Timbers sit third in the Western Conference with one loss ...
What They're Saying    
"I seriously felt like a coward. These kids are standing up for themselves and changing the ...
Seaton scores in Richmond win    
[USL PRO REWIND: Week 10] D.C. United's latest homegrown signing, Jamaican U-17 Michael Seaton, and midfielder ...
Charlotte remains unbeaten with 2-2 tie    
[USL PRO REWIND: Week 10] The Charlotte Eagles (3-0-4) remained unbeaten with a 2-2 tie against ...
Tijuana concedes late tie; Hoffenheim coasts    
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Americans Edgar Castillo and Joe Corona will have to head back to Brazil in ...
Busch Stadium friendly draws standing-room crowd    
[CHELSEA-MANCHESTER CITY] Manchester City kicked off the international summer friendly season with a bang, rallying from ...
Soumare deal is win-win for all parties    
[MLS TRANSACTIONS] Few deals seem to work out for all parties, but the Bakary Soumare trade ...
New York and FC Dallas look to solidify leads    
[MLS SCHEDULE: Week 13] MLS finishes its third month Memorial Day weekend with six games Saturday ...
>> Soccer America Daily Archives