Earth’s top gardeners and plants sign contracts in planetary twist on a classic sport.

In an unexpected alliance, extraterrestrial gardeners have taken a bold approach to improve their underperforming intergalactic football league by signing up Earth’s finest horticulturists. Picture a global array of roses and tomatoes lining up for a tackle on the pitch, as their human counterparts strategize between pinches of soil and throws of blossoms. Who knew that the secret to scoring touchdowns lay in compost and photosynthesis? As the Earthlings adjust their pruning shears for precision passing, one can’t help but wonder if the real winner here will be the planet’s flower beds—or simply the scoreboard.