Highlights
Messi's 2-goal masterclass in New Jersey overshadowed by constant pitch invaders
On Tuesday night at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey, Lionel Messi was limited to 34 minutes off the bench but again demonstrated why his form has Argentina firmly placed among the favorites in Qatar.
Messi scored twice — giving him nine goals in his last three international appearances — to continue his incredible start to 2022-23 (he has six goals and eight assists in 11 games for PSG).
The first was a 22-yard rip that skipped into the corner beyond a despairing Andre Blake in the 86th minute.
45 minutos de ensueño y 45 de pesadilla – México cae ante Colombia y el Mundial se ve gris
México jugó su último partido en suelo norteamericano antes del Mundial de Catar y la derrota 3-2 ante Colombia fue un perfecto resumen de la era de Gerardo Martino al mando del Tri: un inicio rampante, con un frondoso juego ofensivo, pero con un cierre espantoso, lleno de dudas y sin ideas.
Sí, el futuro no es alentador.
Wow, the USMNT is really REALLY bad — three takeaways from baffling 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia
Gregg Berhalter and his United States men’s national team are on a one-way collision course with a nasty ass kicking in Qatar at the World Cup. On Tuesday the USMNT played its final friendly before the World Cup and pathetically tied lowly Saudi Arabia 0-0.
There are few words that can accurately describe how poor the U.S. has looked in the last two friendly games vs. Japan and Saudi Arabia. With no words to summarize these poor performances let’s just let one stat in particular speak.
Gianluigi Donnarumma's miracle triple-save gives Italy the win
On Monday, Italy blanked their Hungarian opponents 2-0 thanks in large part to a spectacular display from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. Gianluigi Buffon’s heir-apparent for the Azzurri made a host of incredible saves, keeping Hungary off the scoresheet as Italy topped their group and qualified for the Nations League finals next summer.
Mexico ruins USMNT U-20's unbeaten run with a phenomenal Joshua Mancha free kick
A nine-game unbeaten run dating from November of 2021 came to an end for the USMNT U-20 on Saturday night after a tough 2-1 loss against Mexico in the Revelations Cup.
And although it is always difficult to lose against your biggest rival, it is also hard not to recognize the fact that one of the Mexican goals was an absolute beauty.
Joshua Mancha free kick goal vs USMNT U-20
Mexico set the pace of the game at the beginning of the first half and built a 2-0 difference in less than 25 minutes, thanks to Christian Torres and Joshua Mancha.
Chicharito scores a brace in response to a clown-inspired tifo in the Cali Clasico
You don't provoke Javier "Chicharito" Hernández. It is the lesson that a few San Jose Earthquakes fans learned Saturday night after deploying a tifo vs. LA Galaxy that ended up inspiring the striker to score a brace against them.
The supporter wanted to create a hostile environment for the LA Galaxy in a new edition of the Cali Clasico, unraveling a giant banner mocking them – and LAFC – with the message: "The LA Circus – Same clowns, different costumes."
TQM, Hirving: El Chucky Lozano rescata a México de los abucheos y los bostezos
¡Ufff! Qué desafío fue ver el México vs Perú sin pegarse un pestañazo. Sobre el césped del Rose Bowl de California, ambas selecciones dieron pena con falta de creatividad e incapacidad para generar opciones de peligros y terminaron produciendo un espectáculo pobrísimo y más aburrido que maratón de caracoles.
Torturador.
Arsenal vs. Tottenham smashes the Women's Super League attendance record
Vivianne Miedema scored twice in Arsenal's commanding 4-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in front of a Women's Super League record crowd of 47,367 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
Dutch international Miedema struck in either half after Beth Mead scored the opener, with Rafaelle Souza also getting on the scoresheet in a dominant performance for the hosts, to the delight of the partisan crowd.
Magisterial Lionel Messi chip shot goal vs. Honduras in Miami brought down the house
Lionel Messi was involved in all three of his team’s goals vs. Honduras on Friday as Argentina cruised to a 3-0 victory. The PSG forward is a man on a mission and he showed that at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with this ridiculous chip shot.
Lionel Messi Chip Shot vs Honduras
In the 69th minute (nice) and Argentina leading 2-0, Messi scored a worldie. The goal was so nonchalant and peak Messi. He didn’t even look like he was trying, no first touch, just shoot.
Stop that Lionel Messi.