Kill All the Golfers

Hertha Berlin needs Carl Spackler.

The Bundesliga side faced an unusual challenge this week in the days leading up to its first match of the season. As head coach Pal Dardai's squad headed out to training on Thursday, they saw this:

The mole damage, not the dude's ass. You can still train if you've got a guy's ass on the pitch. Not so much with a network of mole tunnels under your training ground.

Spackler will have to try a different approach, however, as moles are a protected species in Germany with a fine of up to 50,000 euros ($57,773) if killed or injured.

Hertha Berlin, which finished 10th in the Bundesliga last season, features America goalkeeper Jonathan Klinsmann (yes, that Klinsmann). Known as Die Alte Dame (the old lady), Hertha was a founding member of the German Football Association in 1900. Football clubs get nicknames for a lot of reasons. If Hertha's known as the Moles in years to come, it'll be an improvement.