Weird week in football: Nicklas Bendtner birthday edition

Every Monday, theScore will highlight the most outlandish moments from the wacky, sometimes daft, and perennially entertaining world of European football. Here's what made us smile - or cringe - on the pitch this past week.

In the spirit of all things idiosyncratic in football, we'd be decisively daft not to mention the birthday of the world's greatest striker, Nicklas Bendtner.

Now 29, the former Arsenal forward has had a decorated career, capturing an FA Cup, DFB-Pokal, and the Scudetto in 2012-13 with Juventus, though among all his accomplishments, football's finest quotes stand out among the rest.

Below are six quotes from the Danish international. Four are real, two are not. Answers are at the bottom of the page:

A) If you ask me if I'm one of the best strikers in the world, I say "yes" because I believe it.

B) I should start every game, I should be playing every minute of every match and always be in the team.

C) Wenger called me, said "Do you want to be the next Thierry Henry?" I said "Who?"

D) There is a price to pay as well for us players. Personally, I think I pay a big price with my body, my time.

E) I've won everything there is to win in football. Have I won the World Cup? No, neither has Pele or Maradona, the other greats.

F) I want to be top scorer in the Premier League, to scorer at the World Cup, and with five years, I want to be among the best strikers in the world. Trust me, it will happen.

Worry not, Nottingham Nicky - there's still time.

In the spirit of the droll Dane, here's a look at the Weird Week in Football:

A dusting of Dutch dong

Courtesy of Heracles' groundscrew, Saturday's Eredivisie match against Groningen was played despite some snow. That's not to say the Heracles staff did an amazing job of clearing the winter offering, with a suspicious looking strip of snow left on the pitch.

In the end, it was the hosts who got the shaft, with Groningen going ninth thanks to a 4-1 victory.

Love is blind, some referees are not

For those who were not glued to their television sets this past weekend, the Guam Super League featured a puzzling incident after NAPA Rovers forward Ashton Surber scored a dazzling overhead kick in his side's 5-1 victory over Guam Shipyard.

After slotting home his acrobatic effort, Surber ran to the touchline to face his girlfriend, tearing off his kit to reveal the words "MARRY ME?" Surber was promptly carded for his indiscretion. No word yet if the striker's demands were met.

Claws and effect: Pets paws Mexican match

Mexico's top flight has gone to the dogs and also a cat, apparently,

During Sunday's LIGA MX tilt between Pachuca and Chiapas, a pair of furry friends stole the show, momentarily halting the fixture on two occasions.

First, it was a dog who casually darted across the pitch before a feline fled the match official five minutes from time.

Rather than curtailing El Perro's presence at the club, it appears as if Pachuca welcomed the pup into the locker room, reportedly making the pooch a trial off-fur to join the Hidalgo behemoth on loan.

Nicklas Bendtner quiz results: Actual quotes - A), B), D) & F)