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 Bird gets pummeled by football (video)
Bird gets pummeled by football (video)
Australia vs Uzbekistan in the AFC World Cup Qualifier. Amazing action involving an injured bird getting sconed in the opening minute!
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Lucas Neill Hammers A Bird
Soccerlens.com — The video says it all: Hat tip: Rob Parker "Lucas Neill Hammers A Bird" was originally published at Soccerlens.com - Football News. ...

Lucas Neill & Randy Johnson: Bird Hunters
The Offside — Lucas Neill & Randy Johnson: Bird Hunters By: chris | September 11th, 2008 If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it twice: the field of play is not a place for animals . Well Lucas Neill is doing his part to rid the pitch of these pests, as he did yesterday against Uzbekistan. At 1:10 of the above video, Lucas looks up, eyes his target, takes aim and fires a daisy cutter at the little feller who was trying to close down the passing lanes. The crowd goes wild and an unnamed humanitarian from Uzbekistan tries to get the wounded bird off the pitch with no success. Eventually the bird gets up and starts wandering around the pitch ...

VIDEO: Lucas Neill nearly killed a bird
The Beautiful Game — It's a way into the clip. You can skip ahead or watch a bird flutter around on the field for a while.

Bird destroyed by a soccer ball
Guyism » celebs — I love the description by the guy who posted this video (once you read it, you'll know it was a guy): "Amazing action involving an injured bird getting sconed in the opening minute!" How can I top that? Lucas Neill, you have a phone call on line one from PETA. H/T: The Spoiler ...

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