Over the years, soccer matches have been temporarily suspended for a variety of bizarre reasons, whether it be canine pitch invasions, tennis ball protests or a pig head on the pitch, but it takes a heck of a lot for an event to end a match.
MANCHESTER, England - FIFA says it has fan backing for the much-criticized plan to shift to a biennial World Cup after releasing a summary of the results of an opinion survey of supporters.
The proposals, which have been outlined by FIFA's head of Global Football Development, former Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger, have been met with widespread opposition from within the game.
Manchester City and RB Leipzig played the most thrilling game to open up the 2021-22 Champions League season with a nine-goal thriller that saw City win 6-3. American fans won’t want to talk about the Jack Grealish vs Tyler Adams moment for City’s fourth goal.
Adams was caught ball watching and far too lackadaisical tracking back to get to a ball in his final third. His slowness allowed Grealish to pick up the ball and proceed to do horrible things to the American. Close your eyes USMNT fans, Adams is about to get murdered.
La tercera playera del Ajax de Edson Álvarez es una de las mejores de la temporada 2021-22. Su diseño está inspirado en la canción "Three Little Birds" de Bob Marley y ha sido un éxito entre los críticos y también entre los aficionados. "Se ha vendido al menos cuatro veces más que cualquier otro jersey del club", afirmó recientemente Menno Geele, director de márketing del club neerlandés.
Three weeks after OGC Nice ultras stormed the pitch against Marseille, another incident with a fan has gone down in France. On Monday during a Ligue 2 game, a bizarre Khalid Boutaib red card was given out after the Moroccan found himself in an altercation with a fan.
The allure of the Premier League is in its blood and thunder approach. The incredible noise from the stands is replicated with a frantic energy on the pitch, where some of the players with the most red cards in Premier League history are also some of the most celebrated for their brave defending, box-to-box midfield play or aggressive attacking.
BARCELONA - Thomas Lemar scored in the ninth minute of added time to give Atlético Madrid a last-gasp 2-1 victory at newly-promoted Espanyol in LaLiga on Sunday.
THOMAS LEMAR IN THE 98TH MINUTE!! pic.twitter.com/e9NG6CC0CW
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 12, 2021
El concepto rebranding se multiplica como plaga en el universo del fútbol, especialmente a la hora de rediseñar escudos de clubes y selecciones. Basta mirar a la MLS. Sin embargo, hoy el turno pertenece a México. O al menos eso es lo que parece luego del hallazgo hecho por Bill Reese, un usuario en Twitter que encontró la posible nueva insignia del Tri en el sitio de la Oficina de Patentes y Marcas Registradas de los Estados Unidos, USPTO por sus siglas en inglés.
The Panama World Cup qualifying campaign is smooth sailing after the first three games. This is the exact opposite of what we predicted here at The18.
In our Concacaf World Cup qualifying predictions, six out of seven people predicted the Panamanians to finish dead last in the group of eight teams. Only one person had Panama finishing higher than eighth. That individual had the Central American country finishing seventh.
MANCHESTER, England - FIFA's proposals for the World Cup to be held every two years, rather than the traditional four-year gap, have been met with strong opposition from European soccer body UEFA and major leagues, the following is a Q&A on the issues:
WHAT IS FIFA DOING?