Humor

Creative Turks Manage To Find A Way To Get A Flare On The Field Even Without Fans

One tradition that American sports fans hardly — if ever — utilize is lighting flares for sporting events. Whenever I see fanbases in certain parts of Europe light up their stadiums in a fearsome red glow, I diagnose myself with severe F.O.M.O.

Look at these Galatasaray flares and tell me it wouldn’t be cool to experience this atmosphere at least once.

Abandoned By The Bus After Losing To Rival, Portuguese Team Has To Walk Home

Third tier team Lusitânia Lourosa left the stadium on foot following a Portuguese Cup defeat after the club allegedly sent the team bus away, an incident described by the footballers' union on Monday as "lamentable."

Lourosa lost their first round tie 1-0 to local rivals São João de Ver on Sunday and videos on Twitter showed the squad walking back to their training ground, over three miles away.

Falling Flat On Your Face Is The Funniest Tactical Innovation Of 2020

A wise man once said watching American football is like watching hours of set pieces. But American football doesn’t have anything on the ingenuity of soccer teams always looking for an innovative way to attack or defend from set pieces.

10 Things Every Soccer Girl Remembers From ‘The Good Old Days’

Do you ever find yourself browsing through old Facebook photos late at night wondering why you chose to post some of the photos you did? I recently came across some old gems from my youth soccer days, and as I tried not to cringe at that chunk of hair I purposely left out of my ponytail I realized some moments from those days are worth remembering. Here are 10 things every soccer girl will *hopefully* remember from the good old days.

Please Inject Son Heung-Min Squealing Like A Kid After Draining Basketball Shot Into My Veins

Son Heung-min’s confidence is firing on all cylinders right now. After putting four goals past Southampton, the Spurs forward is now shifting focus to basketball. At the start of Tottenham’s training, Son spotted a basketball hoop and decided that he is a multi-sport athlete.

Come for the shot. Stay for Son’s reaction to making it.

In An Absolute Power Move, Crystal Palace Buys Domain For SauceFC.com

Barring an improbable Leicester City-esque run, Crystal Palace isn’t going to win the Premier League anytime soon. That is, it won’t win on points. What the London club has achieved is claiming the Premier League crown for the club with the most swagger. Palace achieved this feat after it sneakily and quietly bought the domain for saucefc.com. This article will answer the question to why is Crystal Palace called Sauce FC.

Quiz: Can You Figure Out Why This Poor 16-Year-Old Was Subbed Off After 15 Seconds?

A player’s debut is a day they will never forget. A first taste of the action. The moment when their name is up in lights and the world knows they have arrived. Young players take in every second. Unfortunately for 16-year-old Lauri Suup his one shining moment lasted 15 seconds.

Coach Gets Foot Stuck In Crate After Missed Penalty And Accepts His Fate

On Sunday in women’s college soccer, the Duke Blue Devils and Wake Forest Demon Deacons played to a hellish 0-0 draw after 90 minutes of regular time and two 10-minute overtime periods. 

Wake Forest had the best opportunity at winning in the 99th-minute when a Duke foul near the edge of the area resulted in a penalty for the Demon Deacons.

But the tame effort from the spot was saved, and Wake Forest coach Tony da Luz couldn’t hide his displeasure when kicking a crate. The crate, however, fought back and eventually KO’d the manager.  

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