OFF THE BALL

The end is nigh

November 5, 2011
By Dominic Raynor
Off The Ball never rests in its mission to scratch around the underbelly of professional football to find the most bizarre, humorous and inexplicable stories.

This week, Mario Balotelli is to be burnt on a bonfire, a bum-grope goal celebration whips up a storm in Iran, Mexican side Jaguares signal the end of life as we know it, Celtic midfielder Kris Commons pranks the press and Lionel Messi is nominated for the annual Lionel Messi award.

Jaguares replace shirt names with Twitter ...

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