Imagine traveling from London to catch your precious Arsenal squad take on Liverpool at Anfield, and when you get to your seat, you realize that you actually don’t have a seat.
That's what happened to James Vella, a loyal Arsenal fan who took to social media to express his frustrations after he spent £52 on half a seat with no leg room and limited viewing of the pitch. Here is his tweet:
2014 is drawing to a close, but the January transfer window is just starting to heat up. Here are our predictions for the star players most likely to be on the move in the new year.
With Christmas just around the corner and Santa putting his final touches on his naughty and nice list, we here at The18 thought we’d put together our own list of soccer’s naughtiest and nicest personas of 2014.
Luis Suarez
Thierry Henry retired yesterday, and we put together the top moments of his career.
Following Sunday’s 3-0 defeat of old rivals Liverpool, Manchester United have strung together six wins in a row for the first time in 21 months. On the last occasion United achieved such a feat – 2012-13 – they went on to win the league, but can they do so again? Despite currently sitting 3rd and trailing Chelsea by eight points, there are three very good reasons not to discount the red half of Manchester from the title race just yet:
#1 - Van Gaal Is A Perennial Slow Starter
We’re a site of the people here at The18. Upon request, after our recent article about "The Best Instagram Accounts Of Soccer Wives & Girlfriends," we put together (with the help of some of our female staff) a compilation of Instagram accounts of the best looking soccer players in the world.
So, ladies, pull out your smartphones and hit the follow button, because these footballers have the looks to match their skills. Here are the hottest soccer player Instagram accounts:
/r/Soccer on Reddit is, in many ways, the quintessential online soccer community. It is a place for legitimate discussion and enlightened debate, where a true supporter of Norwich can have the same voice as a Man City fan, or any other financial group supporter for that matter.
Continuing that tradition of excellence, Reddit user shahyar has created quite possible the greatest award since the FIFA Puskas award for goal of the year: the Fallon d’Floor, the award for the most theatrical dive of the year. Here are the finalists.
All the soccer-related gifts you need — and don't need — for the 2014 holiday season.
According to Forbes, Cristiano Ronaldo earned $80 million in 2014, and there is no reason to believe that Ronaldo’s earnings in 2015 should be any less. With a paycheck as big as that, you could probably have a lot of fun. So, that got us thinking, what could you afford if you earned $80 million a year?
About a week ago, Zlatan Ibrahimovic named his dream team, consisting of all the players he’s played with. He, of course, put himself on the list starting alongside Leo Messi, but the Swedish great may have forgotten one player.
David Luiz has now come out with his starting 11, and the Paris Saint Germain defender failed to put his teammate in his 11 as well. The two shared only three of the same players in their XIs: Lionel Messi, Thiago Silva and Maxwell.