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When the 2006 World Cup was over, eight of The Guardian’s 12 correspondents in Germany named it the match of the tournament. That sentiment has lasted 14 years as a recent poll on FIFA’s Twitter — with nearly 45K votes cast — declared it the one game from the 2006 competition that fans wanted to rewatch most. 

And all this fervent nostalgia for a match that remained 0-0 over the course of the first 118 minutes of action in Dortmund.

The life of a defender can be a brutal one. Your strikers and midfielders score the glorious goals and get the attention while your goalkeeper makes the amazing saves. Unless your name is Virgil van Dijk, the majority of the players in the back line don’t typically bask in too much glory. In honor of those in defense, here is a list of the 10 best goals by defenders.

10 Best Goals By Defenders

10. Pique Turn vs. Inter Milan

Sam Mewis and her sister Kristie Mewis go live on Instagram and they definitely know how to entertain. The first few minutes they show off their adorable puppies. Sam decided to adopt a puppy named Finn Mewis because what better time to have a cute fluffer than when you are stuck at home for weeks.

Enough time spent scouring YouTube and the internet for best goal compilations will make an individual believe they've seen it all.

At the turn of the century, Sporting Lisbon was home to three of the most exciting teenage prospects Europe had ever seen. 

The 2001-02 campaign saw Sporting capture its 18th Primeira Liga title (a number they haven’t added to since) and the Taça de Portugal. Two of the three aforementioned prodigies played massive roles in that campaign: the 17-year-old duo of Ricardo Quaresma and Hugo Viana.

Let’s end the week with some good great news: Introducing, the two newest members of the USWNT: twin Hope Solo babies.

Hope Solo gave birth to twins on March 4. This week, Solo introduced her babies to the world for the first time, via LeBron James’ platform Uninterrupted. Arguably the greatest goalkeeper in the history of the game, Solo thanked all of the nurses and doctors who helped her and her new infants — they were in the NICU — and have battled COVID-19.

The NWSL would’ve started its eighth season last weekend, but like everything else in the sports world, the preeminent women’s soccer league has been forced into hiatus amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

On April 22, 2000, Marcelo Balboa scored the greatest goal in MLS history for the Colorado Rapids in Columbus. The Balboa bicycle kick is an iconic goal that won MLS Goal of the Year in 2000 and is still one of, if not the, best goals in league history.

Somehow it has already been more than two years since Ricardo Kaka retired from football. The Brazilian is now 38 years old after celebrating his birthday on April 22. Let’s take a look back at the best Kaka moments in honor of his birthday and everything he contributed to the sport.

Best Kaka Moments

Orlando City’s First Goal vs. NYCFC