Newly promoted Premier League side Aston Villa faced off with Charlton Athletic in a summer friendly today, but some players are obviously showing maximum effort.
Villa’s John McGinn went full-power super saiyan while scoring two goals and providing an assist.
McGinn first got on the board in the 57th minute with a great strike, deflecting off the Charlton keeper’s foot from about 22 yards out for the goal.
With the English Premier League kicking off in just 17 days, it seemed like the right time to provide some background on the teams who will be replacing Fulham, Huddersfield and Cardiff City. Here's a guide to the three Premier League promoted clubs for the 2019-20 season.
Yeovil Town striker Diallang Jaiyesimi, on loan from EFL Championship side Norwich City, thought he had put his team 1-0 up against Championship heavyweight Aston Villa in the first round of the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night.
This news flew under the radar for many fans, but if you didn’t hear, Aston Villa now has the third richest owners in all of English football. Yes, the Championship side that finished dead last in the 2015-16 Premier League season is now absolutely loaded. But how did this all come about?
Most eyes on English soccer are focused on the English Premier League. But, after seeing some of the absolutely insane EFL goals scored by players in the English Championship, League One and League Two, it might be time to cast your eyes to other leagues in England and with good reason.
We all love seeing crazy goals, and if you want crazy, the Championship, League One and League Two are the places to be. Take a look at some of the best EFL goals of those three leagues in this compilation.
Are you sick and tired of seeing the same teams in the same positions every season? Do you want to watch a club that's in the playoff final one year and just above the relegation zone in the next? Do you want a league that's incredibly unpredictable? If your answer is YES to all of the above, then we have just the league for you — the English Championship.
Yep, you heard me. That league below the Premier League and above League One.
“I’m liking what I’m hearing, but I need more,” you may say, so here's a guide as to why you should immediately start following this league.
Adama Traore is soccer’s Usain Bolt. He’s a Bugatti. He’s Sonic the Hedgehog. He’s Jimmy John’s. He’s stupid fast and you won’t even see it coming.
In a match against Aston Villa recently, Middlesbrough’s Adama Traore won a foot race that he wasn’t even involved in. While two players chased after the ball like two pups playing with a chew toy, Adama blew both of them away — and it wasn’t even close.