El nombre de Carlos Salcedo genera opiniones polarizantes en el fútbol mexicano. Por un lado, el Titán tiene un talento que sería un despropósito negar. Pero por el otro, ¡ufff!, la lista es larga: problemas de actitud, displicencia al por mayor y de ella un enorme prontuario de errores que le han significado momentos de odio transversal, jugando por Tigres o por la Selección de México.
MLS needs more David Ochoas. It needs more players that “enjoy being the villain” and who aren’t — in a league that prides itself on providing the joyful unpredictably of parity — afraid of taking the spotlight and shining it firmly on themselves.
It makes the atmosphere in stadiums better. It makes matchups more intriguing. It creates headlines.
On Sunday morning, for the first time this season, all of Paris Saint-Germain’s heavy hitters graced the pitch together, including a debut for Sergio Ramos at the heart of defense alongside Marquinhos. Up top, Saint-Étienne squared up with the quartet of Neymar, Kylian Mbappé, Lionel Messi and Ángel Di María.
WOLFSBURG, Germany — Borussia Dortmund top striker Erling Haaland scored on his comeback with a second-half volley as his team came from a goal down to beat VfL Wolfsburg 3-1 on Saturday and go provisionally top of the Bundesliga.
It's like Erling Haaland has never been away.
He's been back on the pitch seven minutes and has a goal! pic.twitter.com/YyDHzHAAs0
Tigres no tuvo una visita grata a Torreón. Santos Laguna metió al equipo felino en una licuadora, hizo ver muy mal a Carlos Salcedo y terminó dando el primer golpe en los cuartos de final del Apertura 2021.
Afortunadamente para el club regio, la derrota por 2-1 no fue un golpe de nocáut. Y mucho de eso se lo debe a André-Pierre Gignac, quien en un momento de sublime inspiración sacó lustre a su apodo de Mister Liguilla y con el TNT que carga en sus botas marcó un golazo que deja la clasificación a semifinales como una opción sobre la mesa.
I’ll admit, I love a good team goal. But there’s just something about a sweetly struck volley that cannot be beat. I mean, just look at this Thiago goal vs Porto on Wednesday.
In the build up to Manchester United’s top-of-the-table Champions League Group F clash with Villarreal at El Madrigal, caretaker manager Michael Carrick revealed that his revolution would be a subtle one; blink and you just might miss it.
“Obviously I’ve worked closely with Ole for a long time now and we do have very similar beliefs,” the defeatist inside Carrick said. “We did as players and we certainly do as coaches and manager so, yes of course, I’ve got my own personality to Ole, but it’s very similar.”
There’s something about snow that brings out both the beauty and the pain of this world. Few things in life are more beautiful than watching frozen water crystals fall to the Earth, transforming the landscape. Few things in life are more painful than taking a blow to the crotch in below-freezing weather, altering your entire world view. Few things in life are more beautiful than a perfectly executed bicycle kick; few things in life are more painful than a complete whiff by a goalkeeper.
For the second time in the men’s program’s history, the University of New Hampshire Wildcats have reached the NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The feat was accomplished Sunday after a 4-1 victory over North Carolina with every goal being scored in the first half.
New Hampshire defender Bridger Hansen opened the floodgates in the 23rd minute with one of my favorite bicycle kicks of all time. I’ve seen hundreds over the last few years — each one exhilarating in its own right — but I’ve never seen one that begins with the high-stepping of a prone defender. Style points achieved.
Seamos honestos. Pocos veíamos a Pumas metiéndose en los playoffs del Apertura 2021. El equipo universitario vivió grandes períodos de la temporada regular dando pena, en los que apenas la embocaba y con el puesto de Andrés Lillini colgando de un hilo, semana a semana.