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Pitch invader fulfills lifelong dream of meeting Messi, outruns security for an entire minute

68,000 packed Workers' Stadium in Beijing on Thursday to get a glimpse of Lionel Messi and world champions Argentina during a friendly match against Australia. The Inter Miami attacker delivered with a stunning 20-yard strike just 79 seconds into the game, but one fan wasn't content to simply gawk in awe at Messi's magisterial ability — he had to make contact with the extraterrestrial. 

Meet the Herons — Messi's ragtag crew of teammates at Inter Miami

Have you ever wanted to watch the story of Space Jam play out in real life? You know, Michael Jordan getting recruited to elevate the play of a motley assembled group of enthusiastic but extremely limited characters?

That's the narrative viewers worldwide are about to experience on Apple TV's MLS Season Pass as Lionel Messi joins Inter Miami — 27th-place in a 29-team league — at the halfway stage of the campaign. 

USMNT boys trying to teach Folarin Balogun golf is hilariously wholesome

The United States men’s national team is gearing up for a second run at the Concacaf Nations League title with the semifinal vs. Mexico on Thursday and the final or third-place match scheduled for Sunday.

A total of 23 players were called up for the tournament and the roster includes big names like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and newcomer Folarin Balogun.

USWNT stars feature in FOX’s new Women’s World Cup commercial ‘USA vs The World’

The 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia/New Zealand is right around the corner kicking off on July 20. The United States women’s national team’s opener vs. Vietnam is on Friday, July 21 at 10 p.m. ET.

FOX will be broadcasting the tournament and released a one minute and 25 second ad on Friday that features several USWNT players and their biggest opponents trying to stop them.

The humorous video shows fans from other top countries at the World Cup like England, Brazil, Germany and more devising comedic plans to end the U.S. Women's dominant run in the World Cup.

Selena Gomez yells ‘I’m single!’ during soccer game and the media lost their minds

A viral clip of Selena Gomez yelling from the sidelines of what looks like a pickup soccer game has spread like wildfire on the internet. Seriously, look up “Selena Gomez at soccer game” and you will have at least 50 different articles pop up in your face.

Ironically, I’m sort of doing the same thing right now.

The 30-year-old singer posted a video to her TikTok of her yelling out to some soccer players, “I’m single! I’m a little high maintenance, but I’ll love you sooooo much!”

The video already has over 26 million views in the span of 20 hours.

San Diego Wave's Makenzy Doniak acquires more and more stuff during post-match interview

NJ/NY Gotham FC drew a record crowd of 15,058 to Red Bull Arena on Sunday night (including Sam Kerr, Eli Manning and Roger Bennett), but they fell to the visiting San Diego Wave 1-0 after Makenzy Doniak (a halftime substitute) scored just 44 seconds into the second half.

The 29-year-old's second goal of the season helped the Wave move level on points with the Portland Thorns at the top of the NWSL table. Gotham are two points back in fourth-place after 10 games.

PSG lost more than a million followers on Instagram after Lionel Messi's exit

The unhappy marriage between Lionel Messi and PSG is over. After the 3-2 defeat vs. Clermont Foot on Saturday, the Argentine superstar went home, packed his suitcase and said au revoir to the French capital. 

The thing is that when Messi exited, thousands of his fans also abandoned the club in a stampede. 

PSG Instagram followers plummet after Messi's exit

When PSG posted its goodbye message to the world champion, their Instagram base was over 71.4 million followers.

One day after, the number was 69 million.

Fans engulf the stadium in flames celebrating the worst game-winning penalty ever

A top-of-the-table clash between regional rivals Independiente Rivadavia and Deportivo Maipú in the Primera Nacional (Argentina's second tier) on Saturday night went viral for a number of reasons.

The must-see video is of Independiente supporters celebrating the approaching full-time whistle with an insane display of pyrotechnics. Incredibly, Deportivo Maipú almost scored an equalizer with the final kick of the match while all this was going on, but Independiente held on for a 2-1 win to supplant their rivals at the top of the Zone B table.

Diego Simeone tells how many times a player needs to have sex a month to be on his team

Many people see Diego Simeone as a villain: Dressed in black, with a resting tough guy face and always displaying tactics ready to ruin a night of "good football." 

El Cholo, however, can be fun, playful and a little bit naughty.

Proof of this statement is his latest interview with the Spanish radio show "El Partidazo de COPE," where he spoke about different topics, including sex. Specifically about how much sex he is having and how much sex his players need to have to be part of his team.

Of course, all in a joking tone. 

¿Cómo Julián Araujo se convirtió en el último gran meme del Barcelona?

Julián Araujo se está ganando a la plantilla de FC Barcelona y también a sus aficionados. Todo sin siquiera haber disputado un minuto en cancha. 

¡Sale en todas partes! Julián Araujo, el nuevo meme del Barcelona

¿Cómo es eso? Gran parte del cariño hacia el joven mexicano se expresa en modo meme.

Araujo llegó al Barcelona durante el mercado de pases de invierno, sin embargo un error administrativo del LA Galaxy hizo que su registro llegara 18 segundos fuera de plazo, lo que le ha impedido defender la playera culé.

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