An Israeli striker put on one of the most impressive displays in modern history of being so bad that he’s good.
Eli Elbaz had the most ridiculous five minutes of his career on Monday in the second division of Israeli soccer. With his team Sektzia Ness Ziona, which he had just joined on Nov. 2, leading 1-0, Elbaz was brought on as a substitute in the 81st minute to put the nail in the coffin.
After a 2018 World Cup qualifying cycle that included seven draws, four defeats and the necessity of a Lionel Messi hat trick on the final day to secure passage to Russia, Argentina won’t give a damn that the 2022 cycle began with narrow one-goal victories over both Ecuador and Bolivia back in October.
Messi was the hero against Ecuador with a game-winning penalty kick, and he was the hero against Bolivia after dropping a concha tu madre on the opponent’s physio and mercilessly reminding him of his baldness. The Estadio Hernando Siles brings out the demon in all of us.
The old cliche about goalkeepers being unique and slightly crazy is a bit overused at this point, but any goalkeeper will tell you that it still holds true. The same can be said of gifts for goalkeepers — they're a bit different.
Fancy cleats and new Premier League jerseys just aren't sensible when half the time you come home stained in blood and/or mud. No, Goalkeepers need more functional gifts that will help get them through the season.
Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States. The Associated Press announced Biden’s victory at 11:28 a.m. ET on Saturday (minutes after the major networks but 12 minutes before Fox News). The soccer world immediately began reacting to the news across social media.
Here is a small sampling of how the soccer world was reacting to president-elect Joe Biden and vice president-elect Kamala Harris, who became the first woman and first person of color to become vice president.
Conceding immediately after kickoff is a FIFA video game tradition unlike any other. For some unholy reason, opponents will slice through your team like a hot knife through butter after a kickoff. Every so often this event of a fast kickoff goal takes place in the real world.
No kickoff goal will be faster than that poor Spanish goalkeeper scoring a late goal and then immediately getting lobbed from kickoff. We have found a close second though.
Fulton County Elections Director Richard Barron has been a major focus of the nation this week. As eyes converge on Atlanta votes coming in to see if Georgia flips from red to blue in the U.S. presidential election, Barron has appeared on TV to explain the process to media such as CNN.
And he’s done so with some soccer paraphernalia adorned around his neck.
La Liga de Campeones de CONCACAF (CCL) podría no ser la batalla de peso pesado que es la Liga de Campeones de la UEFA (UCL). Pero una cosa es segura que la CCL puede causar algunos enfrentamientos interesantes y momentos dramáticos de alto riesgo.
Desde la fundación de la CCL, la mayoría de los campeones han sido equipos de la Liga MX, pero eso no significa que no hayan ganado la carrera por su dinero. La Liga de Campeones fue la sucesora de la Copa de Campeones por lo que en esta lista solo nos centraremos en los partidos de la Liga de Campeones.
Didn’t sleep well Tuesday night? Same here. Let’s bless those baggy eyes with some top notch goals scored recently that will open your eyes a little wider.
I’m sure you’ve seen the latest Champions League highlights, but I bet you haven’t seen these great five goals from other areas of the world.
Less chit-chat, more goals; here we go.
I would be willing to bet my life’s savings that Red Bull Salzburg won’t win this season’s Champions League. I’d go as far as to wager a dollar to every person that reads this that Jesse Marsch’s side won’t advance to the Round of 16. Please contact me with your Venmo information if Salzburg surprises me.
The frank reality is that Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich possess far superior weaponry in every position. The most commonly seen strategy to try to beat Europe’s goliaths for the Davids of the continent is to park the bus and pray for a counterattack.