VENICE - AC Milan went top of Serie A with a 3-0 win over struggling Venezia on Sunday, as defender Theo Hernández struck twice in the second half to help his side clinch their third consecutive league victory.
Zlatan Ibrahimović tapped in after two minutes, making the Venetians the 80th team the Swede has scored against in Europe’s top five leagues, a record only Cristiano Ronaldo has matched since 2000.
Carlos Rodríguez tiene un don para el fútbol. Lo sabemos. Hasta ahora, sin embargo, lo que nadie sabía era que el mediocampista además tenía una habilidad secreta: predecir el futuro.
Dicho talento quedó en evidencia en su debut como jugador del Cruz Azul y él mismo lo confesó tras la victoria 2-0 sobre Xolos, donde anotó uno de los goles. “Venía en el autobús con Sebas Jurado y le dije imagínate, cómo te caería ganar y que meta un gol", afirmó Charly entre risas frente a las cámaras de TUDN. "Por eso lo festejé con él y le digo, te lo dije”, agregó.
Barcelona shared the points with Granada on Saturday with a 1-1 draw that saw a peach of an assist from Dani Alves. This truly felt like a blast from the past to see the 38-year-old doing what he does best in a Barcelona kit.
We at The18 recently looked at some of Alves’ best assists to Lionel Messi. Luuk de Jong was on the end of Alves’ ball against Granada, but we’re sure Messi would have been proud.
América enfrentó a Puebla en el inicio del Clausura 2022 y le bastaron apenas diez segundos para anotar un increíble récord en sus libros. Sin embargo, el momento histórico no fue suficiente para derrotar al equipo camotero, en un partido que volvió a frustrar a sus aficionados y que terminó con su técnico, Santiago Solari, expulsado por una inexplicable e histérica rabieta.
La Ley del Ex en el fútbol es aquella que dice que cada vez que un jugador enfrenta a su ex club, anota. Obviamente, la frase estira groseramente la realidad, pero cada vez que ocurre no falta aquel que la invoca.
Y si hablamos de la ley es porque esta hizo su aparición en el duelo inaugural del Clausura 2022, en el cual Pachuca venció 2-0 a Atlético de San Luis con un doblete de Nicolás Ibáñez, ex goleador del... Atlético de San Luis.
While you've been up to god knows what sort of merrymaking over the past 10 days, the Indian Super League has been providing us with the best goals of the New Year. If you haven't seen either yet, prepare to fall in love with the sweet feet of Jamshedpur's Greg Stewart and Kerala Blasters' Adrián Luna.
Few footballers captivate the planet like Phil Jones.
It all began back in 2013, when, at the age of 21 and having recently arrived from Blackburn, Sir Alex Ferguson said that Jones had the potential to become the greatest player in Manchester United's history, and it continued over the years as the defender smashed his face into every orifice in which a face does not belong.
Betis tropezó en su primer partido de 2022, perdiendo 0-2 en casa ante el Celta de Vigo. Y no es por andar acusando con el dedo, pero ambos goles tuvieron una cuota de culpa en los mexicanos Andrés Guardado y Diego Lainez.
En la previa del partido, los dos mediocampistas del Tri asomaron como titulares en la papeleta entregada por Manuel Pellegrini. Si bien Guardado es un regular en LaLiga, lesiones y Covid-19 abrían una puerta para que Lainez tratara de espantar la irregularidad del 2021 y comenzar a construir un 2022 más próspero.
Liverpool raced to a 2-0 lead after 26 minutes at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, only to watch Mateo Kovačić and Christian Pulisic bring Chelsea level before halftime in a match that finished 2-2 and gave Manchester City a 10-point lead at the top of the Premier League.
Such has been City's relentless pace that both Chelsea and Liverpool entered knowing that a draw was as good as a defeat, and the Reds had to navigate the match without Jürgen Klopp on the sideline because of COIVD-19.
The annual All Japan High School Soccer Tournament is a big deal. It's like, well, you don't really need a metaphor, do you? It's not that hard to imagine another country also enjoying youth sports. It attracts large viewership at the stadiums and on television, and I have a sneaking suspicion that among those watching are all the set-piece coaches at Europe's major clubs.