April Fools’ Day, Soccer-Style
This year, more than ever it seems - soccer bloggers and newswriters engaged in that annual practice of producing fake news for this time-honored tradition. ESPN contributor Ives Galarcep posted a good one on his Soccer By Ives blog, and although it seemed far too obvious to those in the know on the actual situation, it nonetheless likely fooled some casual observers. His clever post this morning claimed that Bruce Arena was hired as the new Mexico manager, literally only hours after Hugo Sanchez was dismissed. The story had a funny photo of a very lonely-looking Arena in a Mexican setting, too.
Recommended Reading: If you have time to read only one silly April Fools’ post today, I would like to suggest the “Run of Play” historical survey. There are many great examples of April Fools’ jokes here — and they are all very real and very well documented instances from the world of soccer. Here’s the link, http://www.runofplay.com/2008/04/01/greatest-april-fools-day-tricks-in-football-history/
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