Thanksgiving is here, and that means the holiday season is upon us. Here at The18, we understand that not all of our readers reside in the United States, and, accordingly, probably do not care about Thanksgiving - but that is no reason for us to pass the buck on spreading holiday cheer, or, as is more likely the case, awkward, strained, family reunion mojo. ’Tis the season.
Cristiano Ronaldo may be the odds-on favorite to win the Ballon d’Or, but Lionel Messi is not going out without a fight.
Messi scored hat-trick and added a scoring record to the annals of his personal achievement, and he has made a habit of doing both of those things recently. Just over the weekend, Messi scored another hat-trick and broke a different scoring record. Then it was La Liga’s scoring record, now it is the Champion’s League’s all-time scoring record.
In fact, every time that Lionel Messi has broken a scoring record, he has done it while scoring a hat-trick.
It was only a matter of time. Leo Messi needed 10 more goals at the start of the season to break Telmo Zarra’s all-time La Liga scoring record and, 12 games into the campaign, the legendary Argentine broke the record in typical Messi fashion. La Pulga netted his 20th La Liga hat-trick in Barcelona’s 5-1 victory over Sevilla, giving him 253 career La Liga goals. Check out the video Barcelona made congratulating Messi on his achievement:
Arsene Wenger told Arsenal's website that he thinks the MLS is a good place for past-their-prime European players.
Swiss fourth division side FC Grenchen cut all 11 starters after a 10-0 loss to a youth team.
In the past couple of days, reports have surfaced that arguably the best soccer player in the world, Lionel Messi, could leave his club since boyhood, F.C. Barcelona. Or he couldn’t, you all know how these things go.
Only a united UEFA has the power to bring about change within Sepp Blatter’s FIFA, but it’ll never happen
Xavi Alonso was recently quoted in the Spanish newspaper Marca saying that Manuel Neuer is the best goal keeper he has ever played with, and that it would be “absolutely fair” if he won the Ballon d’Or. It certainly is hard to argue with him.
The Faroe Islands upset Greece in a EURO 2016 qualifier.
It is a typical morning in Joensuu, a moderately-sized college town in Finland. There is a slight chill in the air of this industrial city on the Pielisjoki River as 23-year-old American Nathan Stockie wakes up and plans out his day. He has plenty of time to kill, as he does not have to be at work until 4:30pm that afternoon. What type of work does an American do in a Finnish town that does not require him to be there until 4:30? Bartender? Bouncer? Not quite. You see, Nathan is a professional footballer.