I’ll make this a brief as possible, but the author of this story is in the foulest of moods. His favorite Premier League side lost in wild fashion, his college football team missed out on the playoffs by two inches and on top of that he has a hamstring that doesn’t work after an incident during a video.
DORTMUND — Top scorer Robert Lewandowski scored twice, including a second-half penalty, to guide the German champions to a crucial 3-2 victory at title rivals Borussia Dortmund on Saturday and a four-point lead at the top of the Bundesliga.
The Pole opened his account in the ninth minute to level after Dortmund had taken an early lead through Julian Brandt, and then converted a 77th-minute spot kick to seal victory with his 16th goal of the campaign.
LONDON — West Ham United stunned Premier League leaders Chelsea with a 3-2 win on Saturday after coming from behind twice and then claiming all three points with a bizarre late goal from substitute defender Arthur Masuaku.
The Hammers clinched the win in the 87th minute when Masuaku caught out Edouard Mendy with what looked like a cross but the ball flew into the near corner for the Congolese full-back's first goal in his 96th Premier League appearance.
América Femenil dio el primer golpe en los cuartos de final del Apertura 2021, luego de vencer por 2-1 a Chivas, su archirrival.
La historia, sin embargo, podría haber sido completamente diferente si la jueza del partido, Lizzet García Olvera, hubiera cobrado el gigantesco penal que sufrió la delantera Alicia Cervantes.
The brand new semi-automated offside technology is being used at the Arab Cup 2021 and it might have just ruled out the goal of the tournament. The Arab Cup offside ruling during the group stage game between United Arab Emirates and Mauritania on Friday has my blood boiling.
Las chances de Atlas de ganar el Apertura 2021 y romper su maldición de 70 años sin títulos lucen bastante bien, sobre todo luego de la victoria en calidad de visitante sobre Pumas, en la primera semifinal del torneo.
De hecho, de acuerdo al sitio fivethirtyeight.com, tras el triunfo en la CU, los rojinegros lideran las probabilidades de ganar el torneo.
To Argentina’s reserve league we go for a Thursday morning match between Racing and Huracán, the site of two very good goals for the Avellaneda-based club.
The first was scored by 18-year-old Nicolás Meaurio. It’s a scorpion kick that takes on the form of a BMX Superman trick. It might lose a style point since the goalkeeper got his hand to it, but you can tell that the total unreasonableness of the effort caught him completely by surprise.
Qué difícil es bajarse de la nube de adrenalina que brindaron Tigres y León en la primera semifinal del Apertura 2021. Sin temor a exagerar, el mejor partido de todo el torneo. Uno de esos que da gusto pagar una entrada o la suscripción al cable / servicio de streaming, uno de esos que parece un café ultracargado a las nueve de la noche.
El fervoroso ambiente en El Volcán paraba los pelos y dentro del campo de juego ambos equipos pusieron el alma para obtener el placer de la victoria.
Benfica’s Futsal team defeated Hungarian side Haladás 8-3 in the Futsal Champions League on Wednesday. The real talk of the town is the incredible goal scored by Benfica’s Hossein Tayyebi. The Iranian pulled out some exquisite trickery to score Benfica’s third goal. Check out this Tayyebi goal.
FIFA announced the 2021 Puskás Award nominees on Monday and once again it’s a list of all-time bangers. The 11 goals include scorpion kicks, rabonas, bicycle kicks, audacious chips and goals from midfield — and Tottenham Hotspur could repeat as winner.
The Puskás Award is voted upon by two groups with equal electoral weight: an international panel of “FIFA Legends” and fans, who can vote here through Dec. 17.