SUMMARY
- Orlando City's faced Tigres UANL in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
- The Match ended in a draw with both teams failing to score.
Late on March 6, Orlando City’s Round of 16 matchup against Tigres UANL ended in a scoreless draw at home, marking the team’s return to Concacaf Champions Cup action. In the Concacaf competition, the clubs have drawn three straight games, never losing to one another. Orlando City will have all to stake in the rematch next week in Mexico as a result of the outcome.
However, to add a bit of spice to this boring draw between the two sides the soccer community spotted the American’s doppelganger Tupac at the match. He was first shown on TV and the commentators were talking a little about him, this was the moment when he went viral on social media.
Tupac is alive!
— SC Braga (@SCBragaOficial) March 6, 2024
Not only that, the Portuguese soccer club SC Braga also took a bite of the ongoing joke as they commented on a viral X post. The official SC Braga post commented, “Tupac is Alive!” on X (formerly Twitter) which saw the funny side along with the soccer community trolling the fan too.
Sporting Braga’s position in the Portuguese League
Portuguese sports club Sporting Clube de Braga, also known as Sporting de Braga or just Braga, is based in the city of Braga. Most well-known for their men’s professional soccer team, which plays in the Estádio Municipal de Braga in the Primeira Liga, the first division of Portuguese soccer.
✋ Cumplicidade 🤚#JuntosPorMais pic.twitter.com/mfmb5vTfEl
— SC Braga (@SCBragaOficial) March 6, 2024
Currently, they are 4th in the Portuguese League and have been in good touch of form recently. Braga is a well-known team in Portugal but has not made a huge mark in European soccer. However, Braga rose to prominence in the 2000s, ranking fifth among Portugal’s most decorated clubs after the Big Three.
The club has also experienced some success in European tournaments, having made it to the final of the UEFA Europa League in 2011. Also, they won the final of the UEFA Intertoto Cup in 2008—being the only Portuguese club to do so.
Famous athletes’ reaction to Tupac Shakur’s death
In addition to becoming one of the most important rappers of all time, Tupac Shakur was a fervent supporter of equality. Numerous NBA players have declared Tupac to be their all-time favorite rapper. Not only the NBA players but also the Boxing icon Floyd Mayweather and soccer star Benzema are Tupac’s biggest fans.
Floyd Mayweather says he witnessed Tupac’s murder in Las Vegas: “I was living right here in 1996” pic.twitter.com/MexaDrAV4E
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) July 27, 2023
However, Floyd provided some insight into Tupac’s death and also said he was a close friend of his, they used to live close by, and was disheartened when he heard about his death. “The car pulled up beside Tupac, the car pulled right here and shot Tupac at this light, car went that way. I was living here in 1996 when Tupac got killed. I never tell nobody, Only the close people with me know,” said Floyd Mayweather.
Soccer star Karim Benzema usually posts Tupac’s songs on his Instagram posts and stories and is a huge admirer of him. At times, he has also been vocal about his admiration for the American rapper. Tupac is one of the greatest rappers of his generation and is remembered by his fans to this date.