Dominic Wilcox is an artist who makes, among other things, watch sculptures – the type which operate better in a glass encasement than inevitably shattering against the nearest solid object. He made one for football which was on exhibit in London recently.

The Beautiful Game, 2011 A footballer holds aloft a trophy in the form of a pound symbol (£) as three prospective WAGs fight for his attention.

Modern football has never been so appropriately captured.

Have you ever seen a referee so cool?

Whenever a mass protest occurs in which physical violence is an imminent threat or has already occurred, you’re bound to see a referee fleeing like the alien arrival scene in a blockbuster film, mouth gaping, tears flowing and “Mommy” clearly audible. The gentleman who this match in Brazil between Nacional and Fast Clube knows of no such response, despite already having been belted to the ground and swarmed upon.

The yearly list of football club annual revenue is out yet again and the gap between the two Spanish behemoths and the rest of the field is growing ever wider. Despite the trophy success of last year, Barcelona has lost the financial Clasico to Real Madrid…yet again (lucky number seven in a row) – and it wasn’t terribly close. (Can €30m be close?)

Also, Schalke – yes, Schalke – despite the rumblings of their financial issues the last few years, snuck into the top 10 because of last year’s semifinal CL run.

It’s all about the Champions League.

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Manchester United is also drifting from the pack, with next year’s Europa League-inspired dropoff likely to displease and possibly result in nasty emails toward the general direction of Basel.

This takes down February’s best footy related video award easily.

Kei Kamara of the Kansas City Wizards dons the gorilla suit for a series of pranks during a set of real or staged interviews. It doesn’t really matter – it’s all awesome.

It is also very likely Cyprion Hedrick wet his pants.

What do you say to this?

Holy @#$%.

Incredibly, everyone from Samsunspor – Turkish Super Lig – survived and the team bus is the only thing which netted catastrophic damage. And as evident from the video, no signs/warnings appeared that, ya know, a train was steaming in.

Someone’s likely to see a change in employment status for this.

All that will reside in this hotel room are Adriano, the trainer, leafy greens and some cardio equipment.

You just know this is going to be like the movie where the overweight kid gets caught with a cache of candy bars in his bunk at camp.

The Brazilian club Corinthians are keeping their striker Adriano “detained” inside the team’s hotel in an effort to force him to lose weight.

The club said Adriano, who has been fined several times for missing training, would be put on a strict diet inside the hotel at the team’s headquarters, eating only what doctors give him and training three times a day.

No matter what happens, though, whether he loses the weight or not, he’s still got a future date with reality tv and Ronaldo for a Biggest Loser type competition.

The set-and-finish own goal is one of extreme rarity, such that it should have its own show on some science channel. To deflect a ball into the net is one thing, but a composed boot, if shanked? That’s truly special stuff.

The gentleman in question is Ashraf Soliman of Maccabi Umm al-Fahm. The men warming up near the goal sum it up perfectly.

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A pitch invasion took center stage during the first half at Anfield this evening, if only because no one else could. There’s something in here about the cat being more productive than Andy Carroll, too.

Also, it already has at least three Twitter accounts. Of course. (One of them.)

Another cat, a black one, bolted across the Camp Nou pitch this weekend, possibly an ominous harbinger for their title defense. (Or would a white one be worse?)

Cats, man. They’re taking over.

Beyond anything which Mario may or may not be doing…what an odd sequence to catch during a game, isn’t it? Fans get caught doing things quite often, but not players seated in cushy boxes.

That said….Mario makes a coke can disappear. I think. Which is pretty nice. Though I imagine the higher ups would prefer he be watching the game.

He’s still no Rafa, either.

A bit mind-blowing.

Borussia Dortmund’s president has confirmed his side received a ?2 million ($2.6 million) loan from Bundesliga rival Bayern Munich to help stave off bankruptcy. Bayern president Uli Hoeness revealed details of the 2003 loan at a fans’ meet in Hamburg over the weekend.

Dortmund president Hans-Joachim Watzke tells the Ruhr Nachrichten newspaper, “Yes, I can confirm a loan.”

Dortmund flirted with bankruptcy in the seasons after its 2002 Bundesliga success, only pulling back from the brink in early 2005.

Inconceivable generosity in the ruthless world of football.

In hindsight, however, you’d have to think Bayern would request the loan be repaid with an interest rate of Mario Gotze. Who was like four* at the time, so how could they have known?

* – Possible hyperbole.