From famous haircuts to the World Cup of arm folding, Daily Shorts takes a light hearted look at the world of sport.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi has unveiled a new look to rival Cristiano Ronaldo, Sonny Bill Williams and er Kim Jong-Un.
On his first day back training with the Catalan club since his World Cup final appearance, the striker revealed a new hair cut that had a striking resemblance to the style of North Korea's supreme leader.
Messi will be hoping to once again rule La Liga with an iron fist when the season begins on August 24.
Supreme lob
Marechal Rondon futsal player Márcio attempted an outrageous backheeled lob during the Brazilian league game against Jaraguá on Monday ... and scored.
Márcio received the ball from his goalkeeper and, twisting his body, took aim with a backheel as it hit the ground. The Jaraguá goalkeeper, on the edge of his area, was caught out as the ball flew over him and into the net. Incredible scenes.
Say what?
NFL rookies react to their player ratings for upcoming edition of video game Madden 15. Not many of them are impressed.
Vine of the day
#ThatAwkwardMoment When you are handed Magners to celebrate with instead of Champagne. http://t.co/KVyrkmqed7
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Who won the World Cup of arm-folding?
Tim Howard made 15 saves in one match, James Rodríguez scored six goals in five games and Toni Kroos touched the ball 730 times, but which footballer stood up when it really counted and folded his arms with the proper combination of confidence, panache and charisma? Benoît Assou-Ekotto, that's who. The World Cup is long gone but incase you missed it, this feature is well worth checking out.
From the rugby field to the trenches of the First World War
The world went to war a century ago and, like all aspects of society, sport suffered its casualties. As Huw Richards puts it in this retrospective article for ESPN: "Trench warfare, which periodically sent men over the top in doomed assaults on machine-gun toting adversaries, might have been designed specifically as a means of killing rugby players."