One of the glorious possibilities of the information age is that once something is created, it has the potential to be seen and appreciated by the entire world. Mind you, not just in the present, but for as long as there is electricity, an Internet connection and an interested audience.
For athletes, this chance at immorality is a double-edged sword. Messi, for instance, won't complain that his many goals will live far beyond his last breath, but for players less fortunate, well, they will be haunted by the video record of their mistakes for the rest of their lives.
Pleasant notion, isn’t it?
So, in honor of Halloween weekend, here are 5 moments that will haunt these players for the rest of their careers.
Jose Callejon - Napoli vs Atalanta
Leave it to the English press to label this unfortunate moment, “The Miss of the Century.” We are sorry, but the only thing moving faster than the ball away from the goal is Jose’s hope of Real Madrid calling him back.
Blue Player - Dinamo vs Cibalia
All of the misses you have seen or will see in this article are particularly bad, but in no other instance will you see the attempted shot move the ball in the opposite direction of the goal line.
Outstanding.
Chris Wondolowski - USA vs Belgium
There is no greater glory in professional soccer than World Cup glory. The U.S.A. would have upset Belgium had this goal gone in, a team that the USMNT had no right to beat. You could have had it all, Wondolowski!
Fahad Khalfan - Qatar vs Uzbekistan
Here at The18, we like to think that this horrific miss is retroactive karma for all of the human rights transgressions taking place in Qatar as well speak. Fahad Khalfan, you only have yourself, your love of your left foot, and your homeland to blame.
The Second Half Of Fernando Torres’ Career
He really, really should have stayed at Liverpool.
Of all the times an entire fan base wished for a traitorous player’s career to go down the drain, we cannot remember it ever happening in such complete fashion. Torres was a man among boys at Liverpool, but now “El Nino” just plays like a boy out of his league.
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