10 things we loved this weekend: Robertson, Calvert-Lewin, Caballero…
Plenty of footballers continued to show their class this weekend, while one young Leeds United fan took the initiative to open transfer negotiations on behalf of the club.
Elsewhere, we have a classic throwback clip from the Bundesliga and some textbook non-league dogs.
We’ve rounded up everything that caught our eye this weekend.
Hans Jorg Butt
FFS.
This month in 2004 Leverkusen goalie Hans Jörg Butt scored a penalty and then immediately conceded a goal while still celebrating when Schalke's Mike Hanke scored directly from kick-off. pic.twitter.com/wbonynCZlY
— Long Lost Players (@LongLostPlayers) April 18, 2020
Jurgen Klopp
A classy message for a local Liverpool hero.
‘You are always welcome at Melwood and Kirkby. I’ll show you around Kirkby personally.’
Classy message from Jürgen Klopp to legendary Melwood gateman Kenny Grimes who is retiring after more than a quarter of a century of service to #LFC pic.twitter.com/jt92IRnFGT— James Pearce (@JamesPearceLFC) April 18, 2020
Andy Robertson
Another one of the good guys.
Aymeric Laporte
An excellent gesture.
Classy gesture by Man City’s Aymeric Laporte:
For an auction to raise money for health workers the father of French boxer Alexis Vastine donated his son’s London 2012 Olympics outfit.
Sadly Alexis died in 2015.
Laporte bought the outfit… And gave it back to Alexis’s Dad. 👏
— John Bennett (@JohnBennettBBC) April 19, 2020
Dominic Calvert-Lewin
If you know, you know.
You are, as always, a bulky chipmunk. Quarantine routine from my isolation inspiration station. Ciao Bella Insatiooooo. 😂😂 @realbobmortimer pic.twitter.com/wIHJjUQWhe
— Dominic Calvert-Lewin (@CalvertLewin14) April 17, 2020
Non-league Dogs
Still the best Instagram account around.
Daniel Auton
The young Leeds United fan wrote to Brighton to offer all his saved pocket money £15.07 to make Ben White’s loan move at Elland Road permanent.
Brighton wrote back to politely reject the offer, but what they don’t know is our deputy editor Rob is willing to match Daniel’s offer in the hope it’s now too good to turn down.
💙 Thanks to young @LUFC fan Daniel who recently wrote to us regarding @ben6white. 👏
We've replied accordingly 👇#BHAFC 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/lFpxMQWo1w
— Brighton & Hove Albion (at 🏡) (@OfficialBHAFC) April 18, 2020
Didier Digard
We’ve all been there.
Ex Middlesbrough midfielder Didier Digard has been reminiscing to @lequipe about his career. Asked about coaches he says that he never understood a word that Gordon Strachan said. "I left for Nice because of it. I can't even tell you if it was English or not."
— Jeremy Smith (@jeremysmith98) April 19, 2020
Willy Caballero
Frightening.
Looking good, @Willy_Caballero! 😂 pic.twitter.com/jFkLHgvq2j
— Chelsea FC – #StayHomeSaveLives (@ChelseaFC) April 18, 2020
Ian Wright & Roy Keane
With an excellent addition of Alan Shearer at the end.
This is brilliant. 😂
Ian Wright planned to meet Roy Keane and Wright turned up 2 minutes late so Keane done one 👏👏
I love Keano man 👊🇾🇪pic.twitter.com/fM5QGVFskl
— UTFR 🇾🇪 (@ManUtd_HQ) April 17, 2020
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