At halftime of the Xerez v Barcelona match on Wednesday, a man named Miguel Ramon Rubio won $715,000 for scoring a goal from midfield. And holy crap was he lucky to score — that sucker looked like it was going to die well before it reached the line but it somehow just kept going and made Mr. Rubio a sweet chunk of recession money.

Not one but two other guys hit the post, which really has to make you want to cry. Anyway, congrats to Miguel. There really is nothing quite like a chubby guy in a football kit winning a buttload of money.

via Dirty Tackle

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The hype surrounding the the Classico matchup between Barcelona and Real Madrid, is hitting a fever pitch right now.  Everyone is talking it up and comparing opinions.  Here’s one of the TV spots making the rounds.  If the video is to be believed, Puyol and Albiol may just end up duking it out to decide the winner through fisticuffs.

I’d take Puyol.

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The soccer world really missed out when Nike scheduled the unveiling of the new FC Barcelona rooftop soccer field on the Montalban Theater in Los Angeles last week.  A theater named after Ricardo Montalban, and Oliver Khaaaaaaaaan! was nowhere to be found.

But football on the roof is the new trend as cities with limited space look for new paths to open pastures.  Here is a look at cities around the world capitalizing on the thin air up on high.

Montalban Theater, Los Angeles Ca.

Shibuya Excel Hotel Tokyu, Tokyo Japan.

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