It’s finally happened. Tim Ream scored his first-ever Premier League goal on Monday as Fulham ran riot over Crystal Palace. He is the man. He is the moment. God bless Tim Ream.
It took the St. Louis native 63 Premier League appearances to find the back of the net, and boy, did he put everything behind it.
Random morning weekday, The18 headquarters:
"Who is Kylian Mbappé's new girlfriend? We should write a story. Any volunteers?"
Well, here is your volunteer.
I know those who see the world in 4-3-3, 3-5-2 or 4-2-2 formations and spend the day analyzing the tactical wrinkles of Pep Guardiola in Manchester City or Jürgen Klopp in Liverpool don't give a cent about who is Kylian Mbappé's girlfriend.
But guess what? The world is not only yours. Some people may also want to know more about the glamorous life of soccer stars and this is for them.
The World Cup final ended nearly a week ago but the drama around it continued as the match referee showed a photo on his phone during a news conference to respond to claims that Lionel Messi's extra-time goal should not have stood.
Argentina won the final in Lusail, Qatar, 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 3-3 following 120 minutes of action, with Messi scoring twice and Kylian Mbappe bagging a hat trick for France.
Aston Villa coach Unai Emery praised Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's performance at the World Cup, but said he will have a discussion with him about his attitude during the celebrations ahead of the resumption of Premier League action.
After Argentina won the World Cup by defeating France in a penalty shootout, keeper "Dibu" Martinez was in the spotlight for his Golden Glove-winning celebration and later during the victory festivities in Buenos Aires, where he carried a toy baby with Kylian Mbappe's face on it during an open-top bus parade.
Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa has joined Serie A side Salernitana on a free transfer from Club América on a contract until June 2023, the Italian club announced on Friday.
Liga MX's América, where Ochoa had played since 2019, bid farewell to the 37-year-old Mexico captain on Tuesday in a statement on Twitter wishing him success in his next challenge in Europe.
Erling Haaland is back ladies and gentlemen. The 22-year-old Norwegian superstar has spent the last month patiently waiting for the club season to resume. His last game for Manchester City was on Nov. 12 in which he failed to score.
That wouldn’t be the case against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Thursday.
The almighty FIFA overlords who control the rankings that decide which countries are the best at soccer have spoken. The latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday say that the USA is better than Germany, Brazil is still the best in the world and a whole bunch of other nonsense.
The USA is officially the 13th best nation in the world according to FIFA.
Raúl Jiménez volvió a hacer un gol. Veinte días demasiado tarde, pero volvió a hacer un gol.
Después de un Mundial para el olvido junto a la selección mexicana, y al cual quizás no debió haber ido al no estar físicamente al ciento por ciento, el delantero abrió los caminos de la victoria en el 2-0 del Wolverhampton sobre el Gillingham en la Carabao Cup.
El aporte de Jiménez ante la portería rival vino al minuto 77 de partido y a través de uno de los métodos más comunes del delantero mexicano por estos días: el punto penal.
After an international winter break full of jaw-dropping goals, underdog runs, shockers and comebacks that en