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Bog Standard

Toilet humor has long been the reliable retreat of your Daily, and we are always mindful of notable bog-related stories and key events, particularly within football. Readers were entertained to find out that a prominent writer a well-known presenter has a West Brom-themed urinal within his residence. Spare a thought for the Barnsley fan who interpreted the restroom rather too directly, and was rescued from a deserted Oakwell after falling asleep on the loo midway through a 2015 losing match by Fleetwood. “His footwear was missing and had lost his mobile phone and his headwear,” explained an official from the local fire department. And everyone remembers at the pinnacle of his career at Manchester City, Mario Balotelli entered a community college to use the facilities back in 2012. “He left his Bentley parked outside, then entered and inquired the location of the toilets, afterward he visited the teachers' lounge,” an undergraduate shared with a Manchester newspaper. “Subsequently he wandered through the school like he owned the place.”

The Restroom Quitting

Tuesday marks 25 years from when Kevin Keegan quit from the England national team following a short conversation within a restroom stall with FA director David Davies deep within Wembley Stadium, following that infamous 1-0 defeat against Germany in 2000 – the national team's concluding fixture at the famous old stadium. As Davies remembers in his diary, his confidential FA records, he had entered the sodden beleaguered England dressing room directly following the fixture, seeing David Beckham weeping and Tony Adams motivated, the two stars urging for the suit to bring Keegan to his senses. Subsequent to Hamann's direct free-kick, Keegan had trudged down the tunnel with a blank expression, and Davies discovered him collapsed – reminiscent of his 1996 Liverpool behavior – within the changing area's edge, whispering: “I’m off. I’m not for this.” Grabbing Keegan, Davies worked frantically to salvage the situation.

“What place could we identify for a private conversation?” remembered Davies. “The tunnel? Full of TV journalists. The locker room? Packed with upset players. The bathing section? I couldn't conduct an important discussion with the national coach while athletes jumped in the pool. Merely one possibility emerged. The lavatory booths. A dramatic moment in England’s long football history happened in the old toilets of an arena marked for removal. The impending destruction could almost be smelled in the air. Leading Kevin into a compartment, I closed the door after us. We stood there, facing each other. ‘You cannot persuade me,’ Kevin stated. ‘I’m out of here. I’m not up to it. I'll announce to journalists that I'm not competent. I'm unable to energize the team. I can't extract the additional effort from these athletes that's required.’”

The Aftermath

Therefore, Keegan stepped down, subsequently confessing he considered his tenure as national coach “without spirit”. The two-time Ballon d’Or winner added: “I found it hard to fill in the time. I ended up coaching the blind squad, the deaf team, working with the ladies team. It's a tremendously tough role.” The English game has progressed significantly over the past twenty-five years. Regardless of improvement or decline, those Wembley toilets and those two towers are long gone, whereas a German currently occupies in the coaching zone Keegan formerly inhabited. Tuchel's team is considered among the frontrunners for the upcoming Geopolitics World Cup: National team followers, value this time. This particular anniversary from one of the Three Lions’ darkest days acts as a memory that circumstances weren't consistently this positive.

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Quote of the Day

“There we stood in a long row, wearing only our undergarments. We were the continent's finest referees, premier athletes, inspirations, adults, parents, strong personalities with high morals … yet nobody spoke. We scarcely made eye contact, our eyes shifted somewhat anxiously as we were summoned forward in pairs. There Collina examined us thoroughly with a chilly look. Quiet and watchful” – previous global referee Jonas Eriksson discloses the embarrassing processes referees were previously subjected to by former Uefa head of referees Pierluigi Collina.

Soccer Mailbag

“What does a name matter? A Dr Seuss verse exists called ‘Too Many Daves’. Have Blackpool suffered from Too Many Steves? Steve Bruce, along with aides Steve Agnew and Steve Clemence have been dismissed through the exit. So is that the end of the club’s Steve obsession? Not exactly! Steve Banks and Steve Dobbie stay to take care of the first team. Total Steve progression!” – John Myles

“Since you've opened the budget and distributed some merchandise, I've chosen to type and make a pithy comment. Ange Postecoglou states that he picked fights in the schoolyard with youngsters he knew would beat him up. This masochistic tendency must account for his decision to join Nottingham Forest. Being a longtime Tottenham fan I'll remain thankful for the second-year silverware yet the only follow-up season honor I predict him achieving near the Trent River, if he remains that duration, is the Championship and that would be some struggle {under the present owner” – Stewart McGuinness.|