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Of all the World Cup-related ads, we got the most chuckles from this marathon knee-slide celebration in an insurance company’s pitch.

Dele Alli in Statue of Liberty dress, Jesse Lingard performing a touchdown dance with body roll, and Jamie Vardy attempting an American accentfeature in an effort by U.S. comedian and TV host James Corden to get Americans to support England at the World Cup. Also appearing are Harry Kaneand Kyle Walker.

Achilles, a deaf Russian cat, follows in the tentacles of Paul the Octopus, the German mollusk who did a superb job of predicting 2010 World Cup results. So far,Achilles is one for one.

World Cup-bound Polish defender Michal Pazdan‘s quick reaction may have saved reporter Sylwia Dekiert  from injury when a lamp blew over during their interview.The 30-year-old is now known as  “Kung Fu Pazdan.” Najlepszy obroca w kraju. Nie mam wtpliwoci. KungFuPazdan.@sport_tvppl @TVP pic.twitter.com/LM9XvZarMmJune 7, 2018

The TV commentators were briefly confused when the Ecuadoran players hit the deck — until they figured out that a swarm of bees had invaded the second division clash between LDU Portoviejo and MantaFC.

Maybe this swamp soccer in St. Petersburg, Russia, is more fun than it looks.

Using corner flags, players herded away the 180 bovine field invaders, but too much manure remained for the game to continue. On the English island of Guernsey, Thrive Physiotherapy FC was leadingCentrals 2-1 in the final game of the season. “There were deposits all over the pitch, everyone found it very amusing,” Nick Leigh-Morgan told […]

The Galaxy’s 6-foot-5 Zlatan Ibrahimovic  smacked Montreal’s 5-foot-6 Michael Petrasso  on the ear for his 13th career ejection and his first in MLS.Playing without Ibrahimovic for more than half the game, the Galaxy managed a 1-0 win thanks to Ola Kamara‘s 75th minute strike. After Video Review, Zlatan Ibrahimovic receives a red card for violent […]

Vancouver managed to tie FC Dallas 2-2 with only one shot on target (a PK) thanks to this close-range own goal by Maynor Figueroa.

Elfsborg defender Robert Gojani‘s 19-yard back pass would have been easy for his goalkeeper Kevin Stuhr to control had he not moved outside the goal area. The gift helped Hacken to a5-0 win.