“OK, everyone, when I say ‘śnieżkami’ start lobbing your snowballs at the players. Ready? … Snieżkami!” There’s nothing like a group of rowdy Polish soccer fans pelting some innocent soccer players with snowballs, or as the Internet tells us, śnieżkamis.

The referee above, Frederick Geldhof, called his thought it-was-an-injury “no laughing matter.” We dare you to observe the moment when we see exactly what it was that hit Geldhof in the head – and spurred on that dramatic reaction – and agree with him. [Who Ate All the Pies via Reddit]

The rivalry between Al-Masry’s and Al-Ahly’s football clubs is one of the most hotly-contested in Egypt, but fan tempers ran tragically high – resulting in the deaths of over 70 people and counting – after Al-Masry beat Al-Ahly 3-1 today in Port Said, Egypt.

You’ve seen fans run onto the field. You’ve seen fans run onto the field, impersonate referees, and possibly incite bench-clearing brawls. You’ve even seen field-rushing dogs. But have you ever seen that rarest of beasts – the dual field rusher/handcuffer?

Fights during games = no big deal, usually. Fights between teammates? Somewhat bigger deal, but still, they happen. Fights between teammates when something good happens to their own team? Well…

FIFA has a problem with the 2014 World Cup. No, not pretending the favelas of Rio don’t exist, though we imagine it’ll try its hardest. No, this problem has to do with…beer.

The best assorted links from across the web (and what you should watch on TV tonight) for Wednesday, January 18th. Photo h/t to Barry Petchesky. After the jump, our starting five:

Oof. It’s amazing how well ESPN soccer pundit and former Arsenal defender Martin Keown handled being hit in the face by a soccer ball, mid-sentence, on TV. Because had I been hit in the face with a soccer ball, mid-sentence, on TV, and the fans in front of me started cheering, I would have a) cursed, b) challenged no one in particular to a fight, c) cried, or d) all of the above.

‘Ouch’ does not begin to describe it. Gillingham winger Chris Whelpdale’s scrotum was split open on a tackle during Monday’s 2-1 win at Crawley. “It’s a horrific injury,” manager Andy Hessenthaler told BBC Radio. “It’s absolutely disgusting. He’s going to be very sore, and I’m sure his wife won’t be too happy either.” Whelpdale probably won’t play in Friday’s game with Dagenham & Redbridge… you know, because his scrotum was split open. [BBC]