After watching Brentford finally claw its way into England’s top flight for the first time in 74 years, you could be excused for sticking around to see the trophy presentation. However, if you did so, you missed a barnstorming start to the other major playoff taking place on Saturday, as four goals were scored in the opening 13 minutes of the Bundesliga promotion/relegation playoff second leg.
Pull out the Titanic old lady memes because after 74 long years Brentford is finally returning to England’s top flight. The Bees scored two goals within 20 minutes and held Swansea City at bay for a 2-0 victory in the EFL Championship promotion final in front of 11,689 fans on Saturday at Wembley Stadium.
It was a foggy Saturday morning soccer match and I was defending the goal spectating the action going on the field. I had stopped a few shots earlier in the match and my confidence was quickly rising. Thoughts raced through my head, realizing that I was about to officially record my first clean sheet of the season. Then as clear as day the ball was passed to me, and as I went to stop it with my foot it slowly but surely skipped right below my outstretched foot and into the awaiting net behind me.
Parece que sí. Parece que este año sí es el bueno.
Cruz Azul venció 0-1 a Santos Laguna en la final de ida del Guard1anes 2021 y quedó a un paso de espantar sus fantasmas y romper un maleficio que no le permite ganar títulos desde 1997. Todo gracias a una jugada llena de fantasía, y una cuota de fortuna, de Luis Romo.
Fue una noche tórrida en Torreón. No solo por el calor propio de la final, sino que también en un plano más literal, ya que el partido se jugó con 36ºC (97ºF).
Cruz Azul took a massive step towards ending its infamous 24-year title drought by defeating Santos Laguna 1-0 in the first leg of the 2021 Clausura Final on Thursday night in Torreón.
Watch out NWSL: Alex Morgan is on fire and the league’s long-dormant potential powerhouse is awakening. There might be no stopping the Pride — at least until the Olympics roll around.
Before the NWSL match between N.C. Courage and Orlando Pride on Saturday, Courage coach Paul Riley said his Pride counterpart was still adjusting to the American league. Marc Skinner arrived in Orlando from England, where Riley said the pace is far slower.
La ciudad de Vila-Real tiene 51.293 habitantes y es muy probable que ninguno de ellos olvide la noche de hoy. El equipo que los representa, conocido coloquialmente como el Submarino Amarillo, escaló a la cima del continente y batió a un gigante como el Manchester United, en una eterna tanda de penales, para quedarse con la Europa League. Un 11-10 imborrable y que sus ciudadanos y fanáticos revivirán una y otra vez.
These are the nights that live long in the memory. This was a night Villarreal will never forget. The Yellow Submarine defeated Manchester United after an epic Europa League final shootout, claiming Europe’s secondary club competition 11-10 on penalties after a 1-1 draw in the first 120 minutes on Wednesday in Gdánsk, Poland.
Gerard Moreno and Edinson Cavani both scored in regulation to send the match to extra time, which finished scoreless to set the stage for an incredible penalty kick shootout.
Ni “Rápido y Furioso”, de la 1 a la 9, tuvo tanta emoción como los minutos de descuento en la final de ida del Guard1anes 2021 de la Liga MX Femenil. El duelo entre Chivas y Tigres contó con chances en ambas metas, discreto cometido arbitral y unos cinco minutos de descuento que incluyeron un penal desperdiciado y el gol del triunfo felino -con dos tiros de chilena incluidos- en el minuto 95.
A steady rain fell in Nailsworth, England on Sunday afternoon for the second leg of the League Two playoff semifinal between Forest Green Rovers and Newport County. The deluge began well before the opening kickoff and continued after the sky darkened and the floodlights illuminated the New Lawn Stadium.
At times, the constant downpour obscured the television camera lens with magnified droplets of water, giving viewers at home the impression that they were wearing a rain poncho alongside the 1,200 home supporters in the partially-covered stands.