Defending

These Footballers Are Sharing Their Most Gut-Wrenching Fails, And Even We Are Feeling The Shame

It was a foggy Saturday morning soccer match and I was defending the goal spectating the action going on the field. I had stopped a few shots earlier in the match and my confidence was quickly rising. Thoughts raced through my head, realizing that I was about to officially record my first clean sheet of the season. Then as clear as day the ball was passed to me, and as I went to stop it with my foot it slowly but surely skipped right below my outstretched foot and into the awaiting net behind me.

A Tribute To Nat Phillips And Rhys Williams: The Center Back Pairing That Was Never Supposed To Be

After Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez both suffered season-ending injuries within the span of two weeks this past fall, Liverpool's title defense appeared to be over.

Joel Matip was left as the only healthy first-team center back, but soon the Cameroonian — who himself battled his share of injuries in the first half of the campaign — succumbed to a season-ending groin injury in January.

España Va A La Eurocopa Sin Sergio Ramos Y Sin Jugadores Del Real Madrid

Luis Enrique hoy dio a conocer la convocatoria de España para la Eurocopa con un par de sorpresas mayúsculas: la exclusión de Sergio Ramos y la ausencia de jugadores del Real Madrid en la lista.

Nunca antes una selección española había acudido a un torneo mayor -Mundial o Euro- sin futbolistas merengues. Su decisión, obviamente, incendió a los sectores fundamentalistas del madridismo.

Salió Con Muletas: Andy Polo Recibió Un Patadón Criminal En La MLS

¡Ayayay! es una de las reacciones inmediatas al ver la violenta entrada que Derrick Williams hizo sobre el peruano Andy Polo, en el último duelo entre Portland Timbers y LA Galaxy, en la MLS. La barrida del irlandés fue tan dura y a destiempo que el árbitro le mostró roja directa y sin un ápice de duda. Polo, en tanto, debió abandonar el campo con la pierna inmovilizada y muletas.

Patada De Williams A Andy Polo

Williams literalmente dio vuelta a Polo con la patada. Las imágenes hablan por sí solas.

City’s Rúben Dias Becomes First Defender To Win Footballer Of The Year Since 1989

MANCHESTER, England - Manchester City's Rúben Dias was named England's Footballer of the Year on Thursday in the annual vote of the Football Writers' Association (FWA), making him the first defender to win the award since Steve Nicol in 1989.

The 24-year-old Portugal center back beat Totenham's Harry Kane and City teammate Kevin De Bruyne in the voting, with nine players from the Premier League winners receiving more than 50% of the total votes cast.

N'Golo Kanté Takes Real Madrid’s Midfield Crown And Declares Himself King

The greatest Premier League title of them all (2015-16 with Leicester City), another with Chelsea (2016-17), the FA Cup (2017-18), the World Cup (2018), the Europa League (2018-19) and now a chance at the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League crown: N'Golo Kanté is one win away from putting the finishing touch on one of the most illustrious personal trophy cabinets in football history.

Operating alongside Jorginho in what frequently looked like a Chelsea 3-4-3 against Real Madrid on Wednesday, Kanté put in a monstrous performance on both ends of the Stamford Bridge pitch.

Manuel Neuer's Second-Leg Master Class Shows Why He Is Still One Of Football's Elite Keepers

Not long ago, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer appeared to be entering the twilight of his career.

After missing nearly all of the 2017-18 season due to a fractured foot, Neuer returned the next season and played the worst football of his career. The German allowed 5.5 more goals than expected, ranking 32nd out of 37 qualified Bundesliga keepers.

Inter Closes In On First Title In 11 Years With Matteo Darmian’s Late Winner

MILAN - A rare goal from full back Matteo Darmian earned Inter Milan a 1-0 victory over Cagliari on Sunday, as Antonio Conte's side closed on their first Serie A title in 11 years.

Struggling Cagliari were proving to be a tough nut to crack in the San Siro, with debutant goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario making several fine saves to keep the league leaders at bay.

Liverpool Closing In On Leipzig Center Back Ibrahima Konaté

According to a report by David Ornstein of The Athletic, Liverpool is in the process of finalizing a move for RB Leipzig central defender Ibrahima Konate. 

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