Derby Weekend in Photos

By: Corrine | October 27th, 2009

The past weekend gave us some of the most intense footi we’ve seen all month! There were derbies in virtually every league – some which consisted of badge kissing, Bitchface™, badly behaved ballers (holy red cards, Batman!) and even beach balls!

Here’s a mini photo recap of the derbies from the weekend:

1) Fenerbahce vs Galataray
Don’t let the confetti fool you – this actually wasn’t a cup final but I suppose you can get away with an over-the-top celebration when you crush your arch rivals 3-1. Unfortunately, no sign of garment removal is evident in this photo, but at least Alex de Souza was gracious enough to take his socks off for us. Thanks man.

2) River Plate vs Boca Jrs.
Ah, the Superclasico of Argentina never fails to pump up the drama. In this one, we saw two red cards (one for each team) in the span of only five minutes! Here’s a snap of Matias Almeyda and Martin Palermo fighting for the ball. But for which one?

3) Liverpool vs Manchester United
We weren’t really sure if Fernando Torres qualified as HABs material, but no one can disagree that Vidic was the manliest man on Merseyside Sunday. I think that is precisely what Torres was discovering for himself in this photo, having the best view in the stadium and all.

4) Club America vs Chivas USA
We can only imagine what Mosquera’s bump looked like under 3D glasses.

5) Botafogo vs Flamengo
Even though Brazil’s biggest derby over the weekend was between Internacional and Gremio, we couldn’t resist sharing this picture of Adriano celebrating his goal against rivals Botafogo. Adriano probably left Europe for the unlimited chicks and cervesas back in his homeland, but little did he know that he’d become a guy magnet as well!