In the absence of Tevez, one can only hope that Balotelli does something completely mental.

Tags: Manchester Derby

Except they didn’t.

Somehow, everyone involved in their national program– directors, coaches, players, and even the fans– failed to realize that a home draw against Sierra Leone would NOT earn them qualification to AFCON.  When you play for 0-0, you never win, right?

Dance it up, South Africa.  At least there’s always the rugby.  Wait.

Not quite as riveting as the Ronaldo special, but I stumbled across a couple documentaries on Zlatan Ibrahimovic from yesteryear.  The first takes a look at his final season at Malmo as they struggled for promotion and he his big money move.  The second examines his life at Inter as he reflects on his superstardom.  It’s pretty interesting to see the change in his personality as a young, cocky firestarter to a more mature, cocky firestarter (with a few extra goals to his name).

Check them out after the jump if you’re so inclined.  Only then will you be permitted to mock his current samurai haircut.

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