November 4, 2005
Smelling like farenheit
If you happen to know who Kasey Keller is, you'll probably find this a bit humorous (he's an American goalkeeper playing for a German team, Borussia Mönchengladbach):
(courtesy of Seitenwahl):
Mascot is now deeply afraid of Kasey
10/24/2005
Jünter, Borussia's mascot, has admitted being afraid of what comes next in the relationship with Kasey Keller after that post-match incident on Saturday. Jünter exclusively said: "Kasey is a mad dog, I know from the first day he was around. Everyone remembers how he gave me a gulp of his isotonic water after Bielefeld last season and not just at that point I thought he would be a great animal welfarist. He always looked after me, slapped on my back and so on. It was great, I thought he would be a good friend. But now I feel we could be at a turning point. Not just how he snared me out there, how he roughly smashed me onto the cold and wet floor, but also how he encouraged other members of the team to catch me whenever possible has let me being afraid of what might be around the corner. Believe me, this guy is dangerous to public safety!"
However, Borussia's supporters liked what they saw. The post-match incident was one of the hottest topics in the hours after the win over Kaiserslautern. Lucky Kasey, the German FA has confirmed smashing your own mascot is not something one could receive a ban for ...
Here are the shocking images (click here and scroll down if you can't see them here for whatever reason):
