It’s a shame Tuesday night’s sports news cycle was dominated by an all-time terrible college football game, and we stand accountable for letting this pretty neat bit of news fall through the cracks. Over 40 active and retired American soccer players visited Newtown, Conn. to play soccer with the kids in town.

Looking for doppelgängers is an American pastime. You watch Chris Bosh, you think Velociraptor. You see Stephen Colbert, you think Bob Saget. The feeling of a successful “call” is the best feeling us non-athletes will ever experience. It’s true glory. This is our Olympics. Our Miracle On Ice.

The Mia Hamm & Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge took place in Washington this weekend. By all accounts it was a good time, but one very odd (and kind of scary) moment occurred in the stands.