"I seem to be under the weather right now. Try again later :(" i.e. we killed it.
He didn't mistake the football player with a rugby player, a cricket player or else. And +1 for the emoji
Wonder if it was the ball logo on the player's shirt, the greater popularity of football , or something else that helped it distinguish.
I uploaded a photo of the planet Saturn and it guessed that it was dish. It got the shape right.