Totti - Il Capitano

It's a slow Friday, tomorrow Roma host Atalanta in a rather important match, so forgive me if I decide to devote a column to my favorite player.

Bosnian Cup Match in Mostar Halted after Fans Chase Visiting Team Off Pitch

Things got ugly in Wednesday's Bosnian Cup match between FK Velež Mostar and HŠK Zrinjski Mostar in the ethnically divided town's derby match when Zrinjski fans invaded the pitch to chase visiting Velez players. The incident occurred in second half stoppage time right after Rijad Demic scored for Velez.

[VIDEO] TIS Commercial with Hope Solo & Alex Morgan

The folks at the World Wide Leader have put together another soccer related This is Sportscenter commercial, this time it features the lovely Alex Morgan and the lovely Hope Solo.

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[VIDEO] Amazing Header from Odd Grenland-Tromso Match

Jone Samuelsen scored this amazing mid-field header during a recent match between Odd Grenland and Tromso in Norway. Odd Grenland ended up winning the match, 3-1.

MLS Video Features Houston Dynamo President Chris Canetti

MLS's latest entry in their video series, Soccer Jobs, features Houston Dynamo President Chris Canetti. Canetti has been with the Dynamo since 2006 when he moved to Houston to serve as the club's first Chief Operating Officer. Canetti was promoted to team president in 2010, after the club's first president, Oliver Luck, left Houston to become the Athletic Director at the University of West Virginia.

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Try to Ruin Maradona's Photo Opp, He'll Kick You

Leave it to Diego Maradona, who is currently coaching Al Wasl in Dubai, to kick a fan trying to ruin Maradona's photo opp with a banner. As you can see in the video below, a fan tried to lift the banner in an effort to see the footballing legend, Maradona, who was already getting frustrated with people trying to get into the photo frame, decided to teach the fan a lesson by kicking him in the hand.

Al Wasl went on to win the match against Emirates with a 3-0 scoreline.

Copa Sudamericana Match Called Off, Cause, Sometimes, Streamers do Hurt

Last night the Copa Sudamericana match between Nacional of Uruguay and Universidad de Chile had to be called off early in the second half after a linesman was hit in the head by a streamer, yes a streamer. As you can see in the video below, the linesman ended up collapsing to the ground after the streamer roll hit him on top of the head. Universidad de Chile was leading the match, 2-0, when it was called off, meaning the Chilean side advances to the round of 16 on a 3-0 aggregate.

On Tuesday night, the Copa Sudamericana match between Emelec (Ecuador) and Olimpia (Paraguay) was also suspended in the second half after Emelec fans threw objects at Olimpia's keeper, Martin Silva. Highlights from that match are embedded below. Olimpia ended up advancing to the round of 16 with an aggregate of 4-2.

[VIDEO] Hope Solo v. Steve Nash for FIFA12: It's in The Game

EA Sports will be rolling out FIFA12 next week here in the United States, and as part of its marketing campaign they pitted Hope Solo against Steve Nash:

Ouch for the Ball Boy

Poor kid:

Roma Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg Kicked in Head During Match

There was a scary moment in Serie A's big Saturday evening match between Inter and Roma at the San Siro in Milan when Roma Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg was kicked in the head by Inter's Lucio. Although the kick to the head does not appear to be intentional, Stekelenburg clearly lost consciousness before hitting the ground and Lucio was awarded a yellow card. Stekelenburg ultimately regained consciousness in the locker room before being transported to the San Carlo Hospital for medical tests. Italian news agencies are reporting that Stekelenburg did not suffer any major injuries, though, it's not clear if the Italians consider a concussion to be a major injury or not.