No top-flight club celebrates Oktoberfest like Bayern Munich, whether it’s players getting sloshed in lederhosen or jerseys created specifically for the beeriest time of the year. This season the German giants kicked off Oktoberfest in supreme style, with a delicious Leroy Sané free kick vs. Bochum that, like a frothy Märzen, really set the mood for a 7-0 victory on Saturday.
Cuando un equipo es campeón, sus aficionados no quieren despertar. El sabor del triunfo y la sensación de ser invencibles son adictivos y difícil de abandonar. Todos sabemos, sin embargo, que algún día la realidad volverá a morder.
En el universo del Cruz Azul, actual monarca de la Liga MX, esa mordida ocurrió ante el Monterrey, en las semifinales de la Champions League de la Concacaf. Y ¡ouch!, qué dolorosa fue.
After a disappointing third-place finish at the Olympics, the USWNT set out on what was supposed to be a victory tour of sorts with a pair of friendlies against Paraguay in September and two more against South Korea in October. With the U.S. only “celebrating” an unsatisfactory bronze medal, the four-time world champions took out their frustrations on a Paraguay squad that may have wished it had just stayed home.
Pese a las críticas que se come de vez en cuando, Memo Ochoa en general está cuando se lo necesita. El América puede dar fe de ello, luego de la gran actuación del portero en la semifinal de vuelta de la Concacaf Champions League ante el Philadelphia Union.
Ochoa respondió cada vez que el equipo de la MLS lo puso en aprietos, llevando a Las Águilas a su primera final continental desde 2016 y la primera del equipo bajo el mando de Santiago Solari.
En su segundo partido después de una maldita y rebelde lesión de pantorrilla, Javier Hernández volvió a encontrarse con el gol. Chicharito marcó en el empate 1-1 entre el LA Galaxy y el Houston Dynamo, en lo que es su undécima conquista de la temporada.
El delantero mexicano había tenido un excelente arranque en la campaña 2021, convirtiendo 10 goles en 10 partidos. Sin embargo, luego de un partido ante San Jose Earthquakes, disputado el pasado 26 de junio, Chicharito entró en una dura travesía de 77 días sin fútbol.
Hasta el día de hoy se han convertido 198 hat tricks en la historia de la MLS. Reconozco que no los he visto todos, pero tengo la certeza de que el que hizo anoche Javier Eduardo López es el mejor de todos.
Es cierto que el triplete de la Chofis terminó siendo en vano, debido a la derrota 3-4 del San Jose Earthquakes ante Real Salt Lake, sin embargo la calidad de cada una de las anotaciones no hay dudas de que cabe en la categoría de lo sublime.
In the annals of soccer history, you have to pick from some of the greatest teams of all time to find a front three that compares to the PSG lineup Mauricio Pochettino chose on Wednesday. For the first time, he was able to field Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, the much-hyped MNM trio.
The vaunted PSG lineup didn’t last long nor did it impress on the road at Club Brugge. The star forwards went scoreless as Paris Saint-Germain was held to a stunning 1-1 draw by the Belgian side. Club Brugge looked far more exciting on offense, outshooting PSG 16-9 (7-4 on target).
Manchester City and RB Leipzig played the most thrilling game to open up the 2021-22 Champions League season with a nine-goal thriller that saw City win 6-3. American fans won’t want to talk about the Jack Grealish vs Tyler Adams moment for City’s fourth goal.
Adams was caught ball watching and far too lackadaisical tracking back to get to a ball in his final third. His slowness allowed Grealish to pick up the ball and proceed to do horrible things to the American. Close your eyes USMNT fans, Adams is about to get murdered.
Nothing ignites the kindling like Liverpool versus Milan — two clubs that’ve combined to appear in 20 Champions League finals and contested the greatest of them all — and Wednesday night’s group stage encounter at Anfield was a wildfire.
The first half was a miniature reversal of the “Miracle of Istanbul.” Liverpool dominated the opening 40 minutes with wave after wave of pressure while Milan struggled to break through the press. The stat that best exemplified the one-way action was Liverpool earning 10 corners in the first half to Milan’s zero.
Futsal’s importance to developing great footballers has never been a secret.
Brazil is the standard-bearer of the hard court game that favors ball control, passing in tight spaces and creativity over any sort of physical advantage. Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Neymar, Pelé and Philipe Coutinho all played extensively in their youth, and what they learned and practiced on the court translated beautifully onto the pitch.