That Rascal

So match day three of the Bundesliga season was, no, sorry, match day four, I should say, The cold is throwing me off, I feel like, because I didn't cover Matchday 3.

Anyway, Matchday 4 of the Bundesliga season was last weekend.

We started off on Friday night by Munich 7, Union Berlin 0.

I mean, it was obviously going to happen, but still, it is a bit depressing when it does happen.

There was a funny moment from the Union Berlin social media account.

I think this was put on Twitter, or the platform formerly known as Twitter, but they had a sort of joking attack on Laminia Mao.

because of the Ballon d'Or they say said quote couldn't that 19 year old rascal from Barcelona have just kept his mouth shut Kane and Alisa are really on fire today and proving that they are Ballon d'Or material I'll be honest at the time that I saw that I had no clue what the context was because I don't really follow football gossip per se and I definitely don't like to follow Ballon d'Or gossip because it is beyond tedious but apparently Lamini Maul had said that he was the rightful winner of the Ballon d'Or and said that scoring goals doesn't matter I mean, in the grand scheme of things, I mean, mate, scoring goals does in fact matter, especially in the team sport of football.

I mean, I know what he's trying to say, but like, even in the context of the Ballon d'Or, it is quite stupid.

And I wonder what former teammate Robert Lewandowski would say about that.

when he was robbed of the Ballon d'Or in 2020, despite a goal-scoring record that just automatically demanded the win.

But anyway, not the point.

So, apparently this would have angered Michael Alise and Harry Kane.

I mean, I know athletes often... use anything to try and motivate themselves.

But to be honest, having heard Michael Alise talk about football, Mr.

I shoot and it goes in, I don't think he's the sort of person to get wound up by that or alternately anything.

And I don't know if Harry Kane would really care.

either you know who did care laminia fans on social media who seem to have taken on the mantle from messi and ronaldo fans on social media of just being absolutely insufferable and who really attacked union berlin after what was 100 a joke just to try and you know get over what was happening On Friday night.

Laugh so you don't cry and all that.

And yeah.

Just really weird.

The whole conversation around the Ballon d'Or.

Is just tiring.

And to be honest.

The Ballon d'Or in the last few years.

I've stated my annoyance with it in the past on this podcast.

So match day three of the Bundesliga season was, no, sorry, match day four, I should say, The cold is throwing me off, I feel like, because I didn't cover Matchday 3.

Anyway, Matchday 4 of the Bundesliga season was last weekend.

We started off on Friday night by Munich 7, Union Berlin 0.

I mean, it was obviously going to happen, but still, it is a bit depressing when it does happen.

There was a funny moment from the Union Berlin social media account.

I think this was put on Twitter, or the platform formerly known as Twitter, but they had a sort of joking attack on Laminia Mao.

because of the Ballon d'Or they say said quote couldn't that 19 year old rascal from Barcelona have just kept his mouth shut Kane and Alisa are really on fire today and proving that they are Ballon d'Or material I'll be honest at the time that I saw that I had no clue what the context was because I don't really follow football gossip per se and I definitely don't like to follow Ballon d'Or gossip because it is beyond tedious but apparently Lamini Maul had said that he was the rightful winner of the Ballon d'Or and said that scoring goals doesn't matter I mean, in the grand scheme of things, I mean, mate, scoring goals does in fact matter, especially in the team sport of football.

I mean, I know what he's trying to say, but like, even in the context of the Ballon d'Or, it is quite stupid.

And I wonder what former teammate Robert Lewandowski would say about that.

when he was robbed of the Ballon d'Or in 2020, despite a goal-scoring record that just automatically demanded the win.

But anyway, not the point.

So, apparently this would have angered Michael Alise and Harry Kane.

I mean, I know athletes often... use anything to try and motivate themselves.

But to be honest, having heard Michael Alise talk about football, Mr.

I shoot and it goes in, I don't think he's the sort of person to get wound up by that or alternately anything.

And I don't know if Harry Kane would really care.

either you know who did care laminia fans on social media who seem to have taken on the mantle from messi and ronaldo fans on social media of just being absolutely insufferable and who really attacked union berlin after what was 100 a joke just to try and you know get over what was happening On Friday night.

Laugh so you don't cry and all that.

And yeah.

Just really weird.

The whole conversation around the Ballon d'Or.

Is just tiring.

And to be honest.

The Ballon d'Or in the last few years.

I've stated my annoyance with it in the past on this podcast.