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Sepp Blatter hospitalized after nervous breakdown
Being suspended for corruption hit him hard.
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Y’all have been super mean to Sepp Blatter, and he’s not handling it very well. The (theoretically) outgoing FIFA president was recently admitted to a hospital after suffering a nervous breakdown. He’s expected to make a full recovery, but this is a reminder of how much the entire Western world hating you can affect your health.
Keepy-uppies of the day
Steven Gerrard once said that what Lionel Messi can do with a ball, Joe Cole can do with an orange, so here’s Messi juggling an orange. (r/soccer)
In the news
Continuing with that theme, Gerard Pique says Barcelona would struggle on a rainy Tuesday in Stoke. (Telegraph)
Here’s what Karim Benzema said to Mathieu Valbuena and a childhood friend about an alleged sex tape. (Daily Mail)
Michu has joined the team his brother coaches in the fourth tier of Spanish soccer. (Guardian)
Isco is out of the Spain team and faces a fight to get fit for El Clásico. (AS)
You should be reading
Mohamed Mohamed on how Leicester is making a chaotic style work for them. (Stats Bomb)
Kieron O’Connor on West Ham’s finances. (Swiss Ramble)
Daniel Taylor on Brian Clough and Nottingham Forest’s incredible 1977-78 season. (Guardian)
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