André-Pierre Gignac acabó en la cama de un hospital luego de recibir un terrible pelotazo en la nuca durante un amistoso entre Tigres y Santos Laguna.
Hacia el final del encuentro, que terminó igualado 1-1, un rechace del defensor Félix Torres se estrelló de manera violenta en la cabeza del capitán y talismán de los felinos, dejándolo tendido en el piso.
Antes del inicio del Clausura 2023 de la Liga MX nos lanzamos en la aventura de elegir a los mejores del torneo en distintas funciones del juego:
Indonesia routed Brunei 7-0 at the 2022 AFF Championship, a traditional tournament among South Asian nations. After the game, players from Tim Garuda celebrated the victory, except for crestfallen defender Hansamu Yama, who experienced an embarrassing moment during the game.
Yama could have added another goal for Indonesia on the scoreboard but ended up submitting a strong entry for the howler of the year award, missing a shot so close to the goal line that it's almost impossible to understand how he was able to miss the chance.
Christian Pulisic was cooking for Chelsea on Tuesday after being given a rare start during the Blues’ 2-0 Premier League victory against Bournemouth. After several quality performances at the World Cup, Chelsea boss Graham Potter rewarded Pulisic with a start at his preferred left wing position.
Pulisic was involved in all the USA’s goals at the World Cup scoring one and assisting the other two.
He continued his fine form against Bournemouth and had two controversial moments in the first half go against him.
After sending 11 players to the World Cup, Paris Saint-Germain's season resumes Wednesday with the Ligue 1 leaders needing to find motivation for a home match against 19th-place Strasbourg.
PSG manager Christophe Galtier gave his pre-match press conference Tuesday and outlined how many of the club's World Cup stars would be available for selection — including France's Kylian Mbappé, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi and Brazil's Neymar — but Argentina's Lionel Messi had been given extended leave until early January.
Mientras Cruz Azul continúa secándose las lágrimas que dejó la traición de Luis Suárez, el Atlético de San Luis sorprende a la Liga MX sumando un refuerzo traído directamente desde la Bundesliga.
El nombre en cuestión es Mateo Klimowicz, un prometedor mediocampista de 22 años que llega a préstamo por un año desde el VfB Stuttgart con una opción de compra.
Random morning weekday, The18 headquarters:
"Who is Kylian Mbappé's new girlfriend? We should write a story. Any volunteers?"
Well, here is your volunteer.
I know those who see the world in 4-3-3, 3-5-2 or 4-2-2 formations and spend the day analyzing the tactical wrinkles of Pep Guardiola in Manchester City or Jürgen Klopp in Liverpool don't give a cent about who is Kylian Mbappé's girlfriend.
But guess what? The world is not only yours. Some people may also want to know more about the glamorous life of soccer stars and this is for them.
The World Cup final ended nearly a week ago but the drama around it continued as the match referee showed a photo on his phone during a news conference to respond to claims that Lionel Messi's extra-time goal should not have stood.
Argentina won the final in Lusail, Qatar, 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 3-3 following 120 minutes of action, with Messi scoring twice and Kylian Mbappe bagging a hat trick for France.
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has joined Serie A side Salernitana on a free transfer from Club América on a contract until June 2023, the Italian club announced on Friday.
Liga MX's América, where Ochoa had played since 2019, bid farewell to the 37-year-old Mexico captain on Tuesday in a statement on Twitter wishing him success in his next challenge in Europe.
FIFA has launched an investigation to determine how in the hell restaurant owner and famous chef Salt Bae got access to the field during Argentina's World Cup celebrations in Qatar.
"Following a review, FIFA has been establishing how individuals gained undue access to the pitch after the closing ceremony at Lusail Stadium on Dec. 18," the world soccer body said in a press release.
Although FIFA didn't name Salt Bae, whose real name is Nusret Gökçe, you don't need to be a genius to know what's going on here.