Super-keen canine determined to take corner kick

Forget Neymar. Forget Edinson Cavani. Forget PSG. The best on-field dispute over a free kick in soccer this weekend occurred on Saturday night in Argentina. It featured one San Lorenzo player … and a dog.

A super-keen canine somehow found its way onto the pitch during a match between San Lorenzo and Arsenal while San Lorenzo prepared to take a corner.

The four-legged friend even got a few quality touches in. Seriously, its ball-control was impressive.

Two Arsenal players tried to bargain with the dog, while one picked up the ball and tossed it over to the corner flag. But the pup only had eyes for the ball, and raced over to the corner, where it seemed intent on taking the set piece.

This dog wasn't about to let anyone spoil its day. Pic: Twitter

Unfortunately, it lost the argument with San Lorenzo’s Alexis Castro, who tried (and failed) to lift the dog up and remove it from the pitch. Eventually, two men on the sideline realized that the best way to allow the players to get on with the game would be to get a second ball to distract the dog.

But after the match, our canine friend didn't appear too pleased with the resolution:

Barking up the wrong tree. Pic: Twitter

Yes, that's the same dog.

Yes, a local TV station jokingly tried to interview it.

And yes, it sunk its teeth into the microphone.

All in all it was a highly eventful experience for the pesky pooch, proving the old adage true that every dog has its day.

For those of you who prefer cats, here's a video of a kitten invading an MLB game.