Humor

Watch: Pitch-invading dog steals soccer ball and embarrasses security with body feints

Yes, another pitch-invading dog video that has made our day.

In a Liga Expansión MX (Mexican second-tier) match between Alebrijes de Oaxaca and Dorados de Sinaloa played in the Estadio Tecnológico last Wednesday, a dog that was apparently too eager to hear the final whistle stormed onto the pitch and won the hearts of the thousands in attendance with its amazing soccer skills.

Watch: How to make a fool of yourself during a penalty kick presented by Mauro Icardi

Mauro Icardi made headlines this week for all the wrong reasons when a planned penalty kick routine took a terrible turn. The Icardi penalty miss came on Tuesday during a game vs. Istanbulspor.

In the 37th minute Galatasaray had a penalty kick. Standing over the spot was Turkish forward Kerem Akturkoglu. Rather than taking the shot he sneakily tapped the ball to the side for Icardi to run up and smash home.

The plan was going great. The goalkeeper had already dived, no defenders charged for the ball and all Icardi needed to do was pass the ball into the goal.

Watch the moment Son realizes he’s been saying his teammate's name wrong

Tottenham’s Son Heung-min had a humorous reaction when a Dutch reporter told him he was saying Micky van de Ven’s name wrong. Van de Ven is Tottenham’s Dutch center back who joined the club this summer.

Son and van de Ven have played seven games together so far this season and the star forward is still getting the name down. Son had accidentally been calling him “van de Vic” instead of “van de Ven.”

Here was the Son van de Ven moment with the media when a reporter alerted Son of the mispronunciation.

ESPN soundboard loses control and plays Among Us sounds during Boca Juniors game

Something went terribly awry during ESPN’s broadcast of Boca Juniors’ 3-0 victory in the Argentine Primera División on Tuesday. It’s not a good sign when “Boca Juniors Among Us” is trending.

Live sports production is a well-oiled machine that typically provides an easy viewing experience for fans (unless it’s trying to watch soccer on Paramount+).

People might not realize how little it takes for a broadcast to go screwy. It’s unclear what happened Tuesday night, but someone hit a couple of the wrong buttons during the Boca Juniors game.

Unlucky cameraman takes a Cristiano Ronaldo free kick straight to the face

Al Nassr secured a 3-1 victory in the Saudi Pro League on Saturday with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring a goal and taking out a cameraman in the process.

During the game Al Nassr were awarded a free kick just outside the box. Nearly all eyes in the stadium were on CR7 with the exception of the man operating the camera crane behind goal. 

Ronaldo’s kicked went past the wall, past the goalkeeper, past the goal and right into the face of the poor guy just trying to do his job. 

Professional Czech club sign law student who has never played soccer after father pays club €20,000

Got €20,000 sitting around your house? Well, that might be enough for you to make a professional soccer debut without even knowing how to play the sport. In the Czech Republic, at least.

22-year-old who has never played soccer signs with Czech club after father pays $20,000

Yes, you heard that right.

Martin Podhajský has recently made headlines and went viral on social media after signing for FK Usti nad Labem, a third-tier soccer club in the Czech Republic. However, the conditions of his ‘transfer’ to the club, aren’t that of your normal transfer window signing.

iShowSpeed has an epic penalty fail vs. KSI during viral Sidemen Charity match

Over two million people tuned in to watch Saturday’s Sidemen Charity match as some of the internet’s biggest stars competed at a sold-out London Stadium to watch Sidemen FC defeat YouTube All Stars 8-5. One of the celebrities that fans were most excited to see was American streamer iShowSpeed.

Speed vs Sidemen highlights 2023

Speed featured in last year’s charity match and scored a goal that was called back for offside. He’s been working on his soccer skills for the past year and was hoping for a better performance this time around.

When is the Sidemen Charity Match 2023? Date, U.S. kick-off time and confirmed players

The Sidemen Charity Match is finally back and this year’s event will arguably be the biggest and most spectacular edition of the game since its inauguration in 2016.

KSI and the Sidemen crew, alongside some of the most popular YouTubers in the world, will take on the pitch once again in one of the most popular annual events in the social influencer realm. 

PSA: Please respect youth soccer referees this season, they don’t get paid enough for your nonsense

Fall is rapidly approaching, and youth soccer is already underway this season. The18 unfortunately reports on far too many instances of enraged parents going after youth soccer referees. We’re looking to change the narrative on those poor officials in yellow and give them some more respect.

Milan’s commentator sounds like a proud American every time Pulisic scores and it’s hilarious

MilanTV commentator Mauro Suma is loving the arrival of Christian Pulisic to AC Milan more than anyone else. The Italian commentator has seen two Pulisic goals in two games and his reactions are the best.

Suma’s call of Pulisic’s goal vs. Torino from Saturday is about as good as it gets. The USMNT star opened the scoring in the 33rd minute to give Milan a 1-0 lead and this was Suma’s response on air.

Pages