Last week we were all treated to drunk UCLA coeds as they ran through campus in their panties. Yes, I know, SbB is a sports site, and those images and the backstory had little-to-nothing to do with athletic endeavor, save a teeny or two raising their hummingbird heart rate as they panted past Pauley Pavilion.
But I’m happy to now report that the worlds of sports and underwear have indeed collided - and that that magnificient meeting came twice this month exactly where it belonged, on international soccer pitches.
First there’s photos and video of Frenchman Yoann Gourcuff from early in December.
And more recently, Mirko Vucinic dressing down after celebrating a goal in an Italian League game last weekend:
Last week we posted a thing about basketball overtaking soccer as the world’s most popular sport. After watching those videos, I’ve concluded the shift in popularity has nothing to do with China.
6:24 pm on December 15th, 2008
Those guys are just trying to land a sweet underwear endorsement deal like David Beckham:
http://www.sportsbybrooks.com/david-beckham-signs-underwear-deal-with-armani-14657
6:35 pm on December 15th, 2008
It's Brandi Chastain in reverse.
6:38 pm on December 15th, 2008
Why can't Heather Mitts ever celebrate like this?
7:17 pm on December 15th, 2008
I'd personally enjoy seeing Brazil's national women's team celebrate like this. Ain't no booty like a Brazilian booty!
2:24 am on December 16th, 2008
Here's hoping underwear celebrations in men's sports never catch on in the U.S. It was hard enough watching the one in the movie "Slapshot," but imagine having to sit through a lifetime of ESPN replays of Kirk Gibson doing his lawnmower pulls circling the dumbfounded Dennis Eckersly wearing nothing but boxer shorts and a smile. No, no, no. Please no.