We personally do not plan on living to be 102 years old, but, should we somehow manage it, we would like to be a professional soccer player when we reach that age. This 102-year-old lady has given us a blueprint for such an achievement, taking part in a training session with Barcelona (the Ecuadorean version).
Greek fans have to go down as the most intense fans in world football, and we don't mean that in a good way. In the Greek Cup semi-final that featured PAOK vs Olympiakos, PAOK midfielder Robert Mak was denied a penalty in the dying minutes of the game after being brought down by the goalkeeper. Then, all hell broke loose.
English tabloid "The Mirror" recently published an article that described what has happened since Eden Hazard last scored a Premier League goal. Hazard hasn't scored since May 3, 2015, during which time Barcelona have won five trophies and Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 42 goals. But this article isn't about Eden Hazard. It's about an Andre Schurrle hat trick.
Louis van Gaal has hit the screens of millions of people this weekend and this time it wasn’t because his team lost again. Manchester United won, but that's not the reason for Van Gaal's bog weekend either.
During the game against Arsenal, the former Barcelona coach was very upset after the referee said Manchester United fouled Arsenal's Alexis Sánchez, something Van Gaal didn’t think was correct. So after a few seconds of ranting the assistant referee, he dropped himself. And yes, It was as awesome as you can imagine.
Here’s the Vine of Van Gaal diving against Arsenal:
As the great Ronaldinho once said, football is about joy. From a very young age, we’re made well aware of this fact by the strikingly jubilant spectacle we see unfolding in front of us. The Bundesliga’s YouTube channel has effectively captured this happiness with their “Top 10 Acrobatic Goal Celebrations” of all-time.
Chelsea FC are no strangers to controversy and accusations of foul play, whether it's kicking ball boys, wasting time, anything Diego Costa does, racist fans...we could go on forever. Yet in their game against Norwich, Gary Cahill played a back pass to Courtois who picked it up so blatantly, it defies belief.
When you’re in the relegation zone, things just don’t come off for you. For one, that’s the reason you’re lodged at the bottom of the table to begin with — your basic inability to to do anything right. For two, being lodged at the bottom takes a toll on your mental well-being, affecting your once professional ability.
Your dog won’t even look you in the eyes anymore, trips to the neighborhood grocer become public persecutions and you can’t remember the last time your own supporters cheered rather than jeered your name on the public announcement system.
2016 is a very important year for CONCACAF teams. The road to Russia 2018 is beginning and they will also compete in a very special edition of the Copa America, called the Copa America Centenario, which is a celebration for the tournament’s 100 years. Therefore, we decided to rank the Top 18 CONCACAF players that you must follow in the next months.
We don't know which team Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu supported in the Capital One Cup final Sunday, but, either way, it was a game he (and the future Mrs. Sanu) will never forget.
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Paris Saint Germain's attempt to pull an Arsenal "Invincibles" season was put to sleep by a determined Olympique Lyonnais side on Sunday. The Paris club were without the creative flair of Angel Di Maria and Marco Verratti and it showed, as they only managed six shots all day. The PSG defeat sees an unbeaten run of 36 league games come to an end, a run that goes back to March 2015.