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¡Qué celebraciones más perras! Pretinha, la cachorrita que festeja los goles de Fluminense

Seguro que has escuchado la frase de que "el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre". Pues bueno, un video viral de una cachorra y su dueño aficionado al fútbol ejemplifica perfectamente el vínculo tan cercano que existe entre humanos y canes.

En serio, para verlo una y otra vez.

Perro TikTok celebra goles del Fluminense

Disfrutar de los partidos de tu equipo favorito de fútbol en compañía no tiene precio y un hombre en Brasil ha encontrado en su perra a la pareja perfecta con la cual ver todos los partidos del Fluminense.

What Is It Like To Watch El Clasico In Barcelona?

By: Casey Rhine

Ohhhh El Clásico, where to begin. One of soccer's most heated, yet most deeply cherished rivalries.Few of you readers get to experience El Clasico, in Barcelona, while it's happening. This was my mission on December 23rd and should be your mission on May 6th if you are not lucky enough to go to the game in the Camp Nou.

Four fans arrested for campaign to spread hate toward Vinícius Jr. online

MADRID — Four people have been arrested and questioned in Spain on suspicion of conducting an online hate campaign encouraging fans to racially abuse Real Madrid star forward Vinicius Jr, police said on Thursday.

The men were detained on Oct. 14 and 15 then released as investigations continued into social media slogans which urged fans to wear face masks so they could insult the Black Brazil international without being identified, police added.

Boston’s new NWSL team name and reveal might be worst campaign we’ve ever seen

Boston’s new National Women’s Soccer League team announced their arrival with a testicle joke and one of, if not the worst team name we’ve ever seen. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the nut-sack haters themselves, BOS Nation FC.

For more information you can go to the domain that they registered, paid for and said “yeah, this is what we want to do.” That domain is toomanyballs.com.

No seriously, it’s actually toomanyballs.com.

Boston NWSL team name reveal

Borussia Dortmund fans roast ‘UEFA mafia’ over new Champions League format

Borussia Dortmund took down two opponents on Tuesday during the Champions League as the players on the field destroyed Celtic 7-1 and the fans in the stands blasted UEFA with a strong message.

Prior to the game Dortmund fans made their voices heard with a massive tifo and banner denouncing the new Champions League format being used this season.

UEFA expanded the competition from 32 teams to 36 and got rid of the six-game group stage, replacing it with a league table. Each club will now play eight games in the initial phase.

Watch: Lionel Messi helps young Inter Miami pitch invader escape security

Lionel Messi aided a young pitch invader’s escape on Saturday during Inter Miami’s 1-1 draw vs. Charlotte. Watch as Messi helps pitch invader with a little push to jumpstart their escape.

During the game a young fan made a mad dash for the Argentine to quickly snap a selfie. Messi spotted security hot on the fan’s tail and quickly got the photo before the fan had to make a rapid departure.

Lionel Messi helps fan escape security

Watch: Wrexham fans give NFL legend Tom Brady a not-so-friendly welcome

Former NFL quarterback and part-owner of Birmingham City Tom Brady had an incredibly busy 48 hours. 

Brady provided color commentary for Sunday’s Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints game and then flew across the pond to be present for the Birmingham vs. Wrexham contest on Monday.

While Brady has been given a warm welcome to the broadcast booth for NFL games, he was jeered heavily by the traveling Wrexham faithful at St. Andrew’s.

Wrexham fans could be heard yelling “who the f*cking hell are you?” as Brady made his way around the grounds.

Top 7 best ways to get away with watching the UEFA Champions League at work this year

This season the UEFA Champions League is bigger than ever before (literally) as a new format will see eight games per club and a total of 36 teams competing. 

American soccer fans know all too well the struggles of trying to watch games in the middle of the day on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We at The18 are fortunate enough to spectate Champions League games, but we know others don’t have that privilege.

The best we can do is provide these seven excuses/hacks to watch the big games while on the clock in the office this season.

Fans irate with UEFA after listening to new Champions League anthem set to play before games

It turns out the tournament format wasn’t the only thing changing this season for the UEFA Champions League. A new Champions League anthem was revealed on Thursday and fans hate it.

The Champions League anthem has been a staple of the tournament and iconic when it rings out around the stadiums prior to kickoff. “Champions League” is the official name of the original anthem and has been in use for the past 32 years.

Now a slightly altered version has been released for the upcoming season with changes to the instrumental and vocals.

Watch: Kelley O’Hara returns to field for first time in five months after knee injury

Kelley O’Hara made her grand return to the pitch Sunday night for Gotham FC after missing the previous five months battling a knee injury. The home crowd gave the 36-year-old United States women’s national team icon a roaring ovation when she entered the game in the 85th minute during a friendly against Chelsea.

O’Hara is playing in her final NWSL season as she’s announced she will retire at the end of the year. Her last season with Gotham FC hasn’t been a dream final chapter of her career as she’s been sidelined since March.

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