Ah, the subway. A place getting people from point A to point B and where a lot of waiting commences. It's also the perfect place to perform ballin' freestyle soccer moves apparently. Freestyler Andrew Henderson took to London's prestigious Underground subway system, or as the cool kids over the pond call it, "the tube", to provide Londoners with some entertainment.
I was watching Barcelona vs Celta Vigo the other day when my roommate sat down next to me and eventually asked me the question, “who do you think is going to win the Champions League?”
After a couple seconds of thinking I said, “Barcelona.” Literally minutes later Barcelona scored this goal.
What a fantastic weekend of soccer. So many brilliant goals, so many talking points. We compiled a list of ten of the best moments from the weekend, in no particular order.
10. Dutch club walks out with lingerie models instead of kids.
Today, when we think of Ronaldo scoring we think of Ronaldo’s trademark celebration, in which he jumps, spins, and goes super saiyan. He does it nearly every time he scores, and he has made it his trademark. People across the world mimic it, even professional athletes in other sports like Odell Beckham Jr. But, this was not the first original celebration that Ronaldo invented.
You thought Petr Cech's double save at the weekend against Bournemouth was good? Well, we may have found one that's even better. Say hello to Kaiserslautern keeper Marius Muller. In a game against FC Paderborn, Muller was called upon to make a double save. The first one was decent, pretty standard save really. But the second one...
Henrik Larsson’s diving header against Bulgaria was voted the Euro 2004 goal of the tournament. Robin van Persie’s similar golazo finished second at the 2014 FIFA World Cup, losing out to eventual Puskas Award winner James Rodriguez’s ridiculous volley against Uruguay.
Marcelo Palau went viral yesterday amongst the soccer community with his scintillating scissor kick against Ecuadorian side, Independiente de Valle. Palau, playing for Paraguayan Primera Division side, Club Guaraní raced down the middle of the pitch to latch on to a floating ball by his teammate from the right wing. From just above the penalty box, Palau elevated and hammered home the floating cross with conviction. Club Guaraní would go on to win 2 - 1 as Marcelo Palau's goal opened the scoring in the 62nd minute.
A heartwarming gesture from Everton supporters has seen nine-year-old George Shaw awarded the January Everton Goal of the Month. Shaw trumped the efforts of Aaron Lennon, Kevin Mirallas and Ross Barkley to capture the prize.
Leicester City continue to play quality, no frills football and the individual effort of Riyad Mahrez helped the squad to a controlling victory over Manchester City. The creative brilliance of the Algerian winger was on display the entire match. Mahrez has embraced the center stage as the squad remain on course to an EPL title.
Estudiantes de Caracas, a Venezuelan First Division team, wants to project an image of betting on the future, and to do that they recorded a commercial that broke the social networks. The commercial features 10 babies playin soccer — while still in the bellies of their mothers.
In the commercial, scientists created a software that was used by 10 mothers who were in the 28th week of gestation. The babies' movements became electronic impulses that were captured on a computer and displayed, simulating a soccer game.