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At Atletico Madrid, they love a temperamental cult hero. Diego Simeone, Diego Costa… combustible men who might explode at any moment tend to fit in well.

So it's no surprise Turkish midfielder Arda Turan is a big hit with Atletico fans. Aside form being a pretty handy player, he has a fuse so short, he makes Costa look positively zen-like. After all, the Chelsea man (as far as we know) is yet to throw HIS OWN BOOT at a linesman.

That was precisely what Turan decided to do earlier this week, during the Copa del Rey quarter-final against Barcelona. Probably seemed like a good idea at the time.

Still, some good has come from it. In a stunningly quick turnaround, his Atletico team mates got him a birthday cake (he's 28 today) which is not only shaped like his boot - it even features a little reenactment of the infamous footwear fling.

What's next? Chelsea players getting a piñata shaped like Emre Can's ankle for Diego Costa?

By the way, if you haven't seen Turan's crazy boot throw yet, make sure you take a look: