Yes, I have the same feeling: was it a joke? Anyway, I would say
this is another ("Eat your heart out, Pelé"?):
I'd guess is the same mature line of reasoning that brought to the world the
demolition derbies. Some of you could take Manchild post, on World Football Championship starting day, as a pretext for lame jokes on images of Schumacher playing football, but I know you wouldn't dare.