I call that "Gamesmanship"

A player for Mexican side Chivas de Guadalajara has been suspended from the Copa Libertadores (Latin America's version of the Champions League), for faking coughing in an opponent's face, making him believe he had swine flu. Chivas faces Chilean club Everton in a Round of 16 match.

Also, for our YCS readers (or Chilean soccer players) who are still under the belief that they may die from swine flu, consider this. 125 people were infected in the United States, a country of roughly 300 million people. Taking that same proportion, and using the seating capacity of all 31 NFL stadiums, that would come out to less than one person.

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More Fire Front Office Brilliance

Tonight Chicago Fire play a friendly match at Toyota Park against Mexico's Club America. Naturally the Chicago local media are freaking out because of the latest thing to kill us that hasn't.



The Fire are passing out hand sanitizers to fans entering the game tonight, which easily qualifies as the worst promotional item ever.

But in more idiot-headed moves, the Fire have sold 100 tickets in Section 8; the Fire's supporters' section to Club America's Barra supporters from Mexico City. I'm sure this won't result in any problems.

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