BLANCO - EL PRESIDENTE
Former footballer and Mexico international Cuauhtemoc Blanco could run for president of Mexico for the 2024 elections. Blanco, who featured for Mexico in three World Cups and who won the Confederations Cup, move into politics after retiring from football, and has served as Municipal president of Cuernavaca and, currently, Governor of Morelos. A member of various left-wing socialist groups and parties, he is believed to be popular among the Mexican people due to his footballing past, hence his desire to campaign for president. Some say politics and football don't mix. Blanco, undoubtedly, would disagree.
Former Mexican football star Cuauhtémoc Blanco is reportedly open to running for president in 2024. As crazy as it sounds I've a feeling he could end up winning. https://t.co/W69UFRokln
— Duncan Tucker (@DuncanTucker) October 29, 2019
BUSTED, BRANISLAV
When at a sporting event, there can be nothing more embarrassing than not realising you're on the big screen for everyone to see. You could be picking your nose, scratching your backside, or both, like Joachim Low. Sadly for Branislav Ivanovic, it was his innovative tactics masterclass on the bench, signalling player positioning by moving one finger in behind the other. His realisation that everyone is looking at him is priceless.
Branislav Ivanovic’s face when he realises he’s telling the whole stadium their tactics
— ESPN UK (@ESPNUK) October 31, 2019
(via @zenit_spb) pic.twitter.com/is1q0augpy
TWO-FOR-ONE ON JAPANESE SCREAMERS
It seems like goals from the halfway line in Japan are like London buses - you wait ages for one, then two come along at the same time, in the same game, by the same team, within two minutes. Montedio Yamagata's Shun Nakamura initially scores with a lovely lofted effort over goalkeeper Masahiro Okamoto, who really does not cover himself in glory just a minute later, as he scampers back to ultimately fail in stopping a bouncing strike from Tatushiro Sakamoto. A fairly impressive couple of minutes of horrendous goalkeeping.
Japanese team scores two goals from halfway line in 90 seconds pic.twitter.com/UZzWJwSk3q
— Guardian sport (@guardian_sport) October 29, 2019
CR7 IS BOX OFFICE
Juventus aren't in great form at the moment, as they had to rely on a 96th minute penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo to defeat Genoa this week. A dull game for the most part, but CR7 made sure the spotlight was fully on him eventually, as within just a few minutes in injury time he scored what he thought was the winner, saw it disallowed, got up, won a penalty moments later, and then scored it to win all three points for the Bianconeri.
ALL HAIL KING DIEGO
Diego Maradona is a god in the eyes of some Argentine football fans, and ones in Napoli too, but if you can't treat him like a god, at least treat him like a king. That is exactly what Newell's Old Boys did for Diego upon his return to the club as head coach of Gimnasia in a fixture between the two teams this week. The World Cup winner was given a commemorative plaque, a kit, and, of course, his own throne to watch the game at the side of the pitch. How did he repay the gesture from Newell's? He guided Gimnasia to a 4-0 away victory, of course.
Newell's Old Boys prepared a special throne for Diego Maradona from which he could watch his Gimnasia side. Because benches are for losers. pic.twitter.com/aLYdUkZLQA
— Daniel Edwards (@DanEdwardsGoal) October 29, 2019
