Wishing the happiest of birthdays to the living legend David Beckham, former midfielder for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Preston North End, AC Milan, LA Galaxy, Paris Saint-Germain and, of course, the English national team. Badder than badass Beckham killed the game over his 20-year, god-like career.
Another Real Madrid game yesterday, another game Gareth Bale started on the bench.
But this wasn’t just another game; this was the second leg of the Champions League semifinals. For Real Madrid, this was the most important game of the season. It’s the only trophy they still have a chance to win. The fact Gareth Bale started this game on the bench and didn’t even play at all in the first leg is telling. It’s telling no matter what Zinedine Zidane tells you.
In "Masters of Modern Soccer," Grant Wahl talks with some of the world’s best players about how they strive for excellence in a game that continues to demand more of them.
Wahl covers each position with interviews of Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez, Christian Pulisic, Xabi Alonso, Vincent Kompany and Maneul Neuer. In addition, he profiles Belgium National Team manager Roberto Martinez and Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc.
The18 spoke with Wahl to learn more about the book and its cast of characters.
Real Madrid and Barcelona play each other in El Clasico on Sunday, May 6th at 2:45 PM Eastern time. The first time these two giants met during the 2017/18 LaLiga season, the match kicked off at 4 AM Eastern time. We strongly believe that this will be the best way to spend your afternoon.
Just eight minutes after Joshua Kimmich had given Bayern Munich a dream start at the Bernabeu, Real Madrid restored their aggregate lead (3-2) after a sweeping 28-pass move was finally finished off by Karim Benzema.
Manchester United and Chelsea are historical rivals; we all know that. We also know it’s a mild one compared to Man United’s rivalry with Liverpool or Chelsea’s rivalry with Arsenal. Though with a bitter and old conflict between mammoth managers Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, Manchester United and Chelsea face a more complicated battle for the FA Cup final come May 19.
Tim Howard has been playing professional soccer for more than two decades. During that time he’s teamed up with some of the world’s best — players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs with Manchester United, Mikel Arteta and Joseph Yobo at Everton and Christian Pulisic and Chris Wondolowski Clint Dempsey on the USMNT.