After all the tearful farewells to Lionel Messi in the morning, Barcelona still had a match to play on Sunday evening. And in the 10th minute, the limited fans in attendance gave a preview of how they’ll honor the club legend throughout the upcoming campaign.
Collecting cards can be one of the most intriguing hobbies on offer for hardcore sports fans. The market for soccer cards has exploded since 2020, and it's projected to rise over the coming years. With the hobby growing fast, now is a good time to start your own soccer card collection.
After winning his first major international trophy, Lionel Messi posted a picture with a wide smile holding the Copa América trophy and it quickly became the most-liked photo of an athlete on Instagram ever.
While it isn’t shocking to see so many people come to support one of the greatest footballers ever in his first international trophy at the age of 34, it intrigued me in wondering what other athletes can garner this amount of attention and love on social media.
Here we take a look through the most-liked social media posts made by athletes from all around the world.
Cristiano Ronaldo is a man brimming with confidence in just about every aspect of life. Think to yourself, have you ever seen Ronaldo uncomfortable or awkward? Sure, we’ve seen him pissed about ghost goals, throwing his armband and other fits, but I’ve never seen him out of his comfort zone.
Las últimas imágenes de Cristiano Ronaldo, dentro de un campo en esta temporada, ocurrieron el pasado 27 de junio. Ese día la selección de Portugal fue eliminada de la Euro a manos de Bélgica y CR7 era una bola de frustración, que tiraba la jineta de capitán al piso, lleno de rabia e impotencia. Horas después, sin embargo, el jugador entraba en modo zen para poder disfrutar de una merecidas vacaciones junto a su novia Georgina Rodríguez y sus hijos, Crisitano Junior, Alana Martina y los gemelos Eva y Mateo.
Francia, Alemania, Portugal y Hungría eran parte del Grupo F de la Eurocopa. Grupo tan difícil como atractivo. Francia, vigente campeón mundial; Portugal, actual rey de Europa; Alemania, tetracampeones mundiales; y Hungría a completar el grupo.
Didier Deschamps, Joachim Löw y Fernando Santos contaban con los mejores equipos desde el vamos. Ponerlos entre los favoritos del torneo y llamar a la serie el Grupo de la Muerte caía de cajón.
El excelente estado de forma de Cristiano Ronaldo no fue suficiente para Portugal. El campeón reinante de la Euro dijo adiós este domingo en los octavos de final de la edición 2020 del torneo, ante una selección de Bélgica que supo dañar, pero que también supo aguantar cuando sus principales figuras abandonaron el campo, heridos en la batalla.
Arsenal and Tottenham are not two teams known for their defensive solidity over the years. Yet three center backs who came to prominence at those two clubs just shut down Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, João Félix and Portugal.
Not so Spursy after all.
The top-ranked team in the world takes on the top all-time international goal scorer in men’s soccer in Seville, Spain. Our Belgium vs Portugal prediction, preview and viewer’s guide will prepare you for what could be the match with the most overall talent of any game at 2020 Euro.