There were not one, but two mesmerizing soccer videos unleashed on an unsuspecting public recently, so let’s get to them (and vote on which one was better!).
First, Dirty Tackle points us to some very feisty action in a women’s college game between Oregon and Oklahoma State last week. Two players (according to this recap, Oregon’s Mercedes Walters and Oklahoma State’s Kyndall Treadwell) get tangled up, then more tangled up, and pretty soon Walters is just throwing Treadwell to the ground. The video:
According to the news report in the video both players were ejected, and it’s easy to see why. Brooks Peck, author of the linked writeup, poked fun at the seemingly desperate need the anchor had to refer draw a parallel to Elizabeth Lambert’s pony tail pull, you’ll notice upon close enough inspection that Treadwell indeed pulls Walters’ ponytail at the :07 mark.
Peck also makes the assertion “that female footballers are tougher that their male counterparts,” and there’s certainly nothing in this video that suggests otherwise. No flopping here – that fall to the ground is genuine.
And next, we have the Icelandic team Stjarnan, already famous for this reel-em-in celebration. With the bar set that high, they have to do some pretty outlandish stuff to top themselves. Enter the Human Toilet. Only the footage can do it justice, so:
So, yes, that also happened. (H/T to SPORTSbyBROOKS) And it was more than a bit surreal, if we do say so ourselves. And now that you’ve watched both, IT’S POLLIN’ TIME.