It’s supposed to be pretty straightforward — the ball goes out of play, your job is to return it to play as soon as possible. Your reward? A front-row ticket to watch your heroes up close and personal. You might even be credited with an assist for your actions.
We have hit another milestone in 2016 as 32-year-old New England Revolution striker Kei Kamara has become the first man, we assume, to receive a yellow card for twerking in the history of association football. This almost goes without saying, but he’s also the first former winner of the MLS Works Humanitarian of the Year award to receive a yellow card for twerking, a distinction that is unlikely to ever be replicated.
Nahikari Garcia is a name you most likely have never heard before, but trust us, you'll remember it now. Let's set the stage. Nahikari Garcia is the captain of the U-19 Spanish women's team.
Now, it's not easy being a team captain, especially at that age. You're expected to be the leader, a beacon of consistency and strength. You're expected to come through when your team needs you. That's why we feel really, really bad for Nahikari Garcia.
Another season is about to end, and while some people may want to remember all the great things that have happened this year, some people clearly want to bask in the s***. The shameful, shambolic, embarrassing, down right bone-headed s***. I am talking about the worst goals of the season, of course.
Minnesota United FC captain and defender Justin Davis has created one of the most enviable traditions in the world of soccer. Beginning in September of last year, Davis began the custom after scoring the go-ahead goal against Indy Eleven at Minnesota’s National Sports Center.
Sprinting towards the supporters in the Budweiser Beer Garden at the North End of the stadium, Davis began motioning towards revellers in the section and asking for a sip.
Justin Davis begins the chugging tradition (skip to 4:56 for the libation):
Having failed to score a single Premier League goal all season, Karim Benzema was apparently left on the bench for Crystal Palace's crucial London derby clash against Arsenal. We were unaware that he had ever signed for the south London club, but hey...shows what we know.
In case you missed it, here was the original #cpfc tweet. With Benzema on the bench pic.twitter.com/LXsEAOk0Qk
It takes a certain type of person to pull off a panenka penalty. You either need to be an artist like Andrea Pirlo, possess a samba-style flair like Neymar, or have pure uninhibited confidence and technical prowess like Ross Barkley. Hibernian's Jason Cummings has precisely none of the above, but that didn't stop him from giving it a go against Dundee United in the Scottish Cup semi-final.