Boca Juniors retained their place at the top of the Argentine Primera Division table by defeating rivals River Plate in the Superclasico on Sunday. Carlos Tevez was instrumental in Boca’s success, scoring a brace and registering his sixth assist in 10 league appearances in their 4-2 victory at River Plate’s El Monumental stadium.
We don’t often cover the Croatian Prva HNL, but when we do, it’s usually to provide you with news of an absolute banger. Hilal Soudani, an Algerian international, scored this ridiculous scissor volley against Lokomotiva Zagreb on Sunday.
Dinamo won the Zagreb derby 3-1, rebounding nicely after completing a Champions League campaign that saw them accumulate zero wins, six defeats and a goal difference of minus 15.
(H/T: World Soccer)
Atletico Madrid, in their second game since manager Diego Simeone confirmed he intends to leave them for Inter Milan someday, played like a team whose manager had recently said he intends to leave them someday. Villarreal had much less trouble scoring than would be expected against one of the world's best defensive teams.
Check out what happened when Justin Bieber dropped in at Camp Nou to play some football with Neymar. He is actually pretty good (maybe not surprisingly after we uncovered this video of him juggling with Neymar earlier this year).
Given that Neymar and Bieber appear to be fast friends, we expect to see more Bieber soccer highlights soon.
Amputee footballer Tommy McKay, a diehard supporter of Scottish football club Dundee United, won the Scottish Premiership’s Goal of the Month for November with this wonderful chip at halftime during Dundee’s match against Dunfermline.
Tommy McKay wins the SPFL's goal of the month for sensational half-time chip https://t.co/oTJWVLonRW pic.twitter.com/34yq1ceByV
Look at what this fool Edinson Cavani did.
Le but de #Cavani, sur une retourné acrobatique, contre Ludogorets #PSGLUD #PSG pic.twitter.com/GBg1GL7nus
— Paris No Limit™ (@ParisNoLimit) December 6, 2016
Benfica needed either a win against Napoli or a Besiktas loss to Dynamo Kiev Tuesday to advance to the Champions League knockout stage. They lost, 2-1, but Besiktas lost even worse (6-0).
The Portuguese side's lone goal was scored by Mexican international striker Raul Jimenez, who showcased just about the best-case scenario for the high press with his tackle and goal.
La leyenda de Swansea, Lee Trundle, apareció en un partido benéfico para un equipo de estrellas de Swansea el domingo por la noche, y el jugador de 40 años, que se desempeña como embajador del club para el equipo, anotó con una rutina de penaltis escandalosa que el equipo senior de Bob Bradley sería incapaz de replicar.
Trundle fingió estar atando el cordón de su bota, pero de alguna manera se las arregló para obtener una cantidad extraordinaria de poder detrás de su atrevido golpe.
¿Qué puede hacer un sitio web de fútbol cuando se le acaba la hipérbole?
Quiero decir, esa es nuestra sangre vital aquí. Ningún gol puede ser simplemente "bueno". Tiene que "derretir tu cara" o "doblar el espacio-tiempo" o tal vez incluso " hacer que te orines encima".
Así es como se describen los goles en estos días, pero, amigos, no tenemos ninguna hipérbole para este. Y es todo cierto. Eso es todo.
Este es el mayor gol que hemos visto nunca.
The clash between Manchester United and Everton played out much like a GEICO commercial this Saturday at Goodison Park.
The script goes something like this:
"If you're Zlatan, you score ridiculous goals and get away with almost anything, including stomping on Séamus Coleman's head. It's what you do."
"If you're Marouane Fellaini, you come off the bench at 85' and get called for a stupid penalty at the 87'. It's what you do."