Skills

Video: While Messi Is Out, The Other Leo Scores A Filthy Goal

Tristan Muyumba and Brooks Lennon each scored first-half goals as Atlanta United also took advantage of an own goal to earn an impressive 5-2 victory Saturday over victory Inter Miami, who were without Lionel Messi. Despite the loss, Leonardo Campana's sombrero flick to goal combination in the first half to open the scoring was an absolute masterclass. Check it out below.

Watch: Leonardo Campana Sombrero Flick To Golazo

Watch: Lionel Messi’s 8-year-old son scores insane bicycle kick for Inter Miami’s youth team

Lionel Messi’s illustrious career is in its final chapters, and it’s widely agreed the world won’t ever see another talent like Leo. Some recent Mateo Messi highlights, the Inter Miami star’s 8-year-old middle child, have fans excited that he could fill his father’s massive shoes.

Mateo plays for Inter Miami’s youth team and scored a sensational bicycle kick that every kid goes to bed dreaming about.

Mateo Messi bicycle kick goal

Watch: Dortmund’s Niklas Süle pulls off an insane goal line clearance to deny Kylian Mbappé

DORTMUND - Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 at Group F winners Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to secure second place and a spot in the Champions League knockout stage in their final group match.

Both sides squandered a bagful of golden chances in a surprisingly goalless first half.

The hosts had the early chances but PSG gradually found spaces and threatened with Lee Kang-in in the 16th minute and Kylian Mbappé's effort which was cleared by Niklas Süle at the last moment a little later.

Niklas Süle clearance vs PSG

Watch: Saucy Sergiño Dest nutmeg vs. Arsenal had his PSV teammates’ mouths dropping

United States men’s national team and PSV defender Sergiño Dest is loving life at his new club and playing with supreme confidence. The Dest nutmeg vs Arsenal from Tuesday’s Champions League game is a prime example.

During the game, Dest bested Arsenal’s Jakub Kiwior with a nutmeg that looked like it was straight out of an old “Jogo Bonito” video. Destinho was cooking with his move.

What made the skill move even better was his teammates’ reactions to the nutmeg.

Sergiño Dest nutmeg vs Arsenal

Weston McKennie nearly scored epic bicycle kick for his first goal of the season — Juve defeat Napoli 1-0

TURIN — Juventus delivered an efficient performance as they moved back to provisional top spot in Serie A on Friday, securing a 1-0 home win against a wasteful Napoli thanks to a header from Federico Gatti.

Juve had their best chance of the first half when Dusan Vlahovic's close-range attempt was blocked by Natan, and Weston McKennie's subsequent rebound with an overhead kick was denied by Napoli goalkeeper Alex Meret.

Weston McKennie bicycle kick vs Napoli

Are you kidding?! Wild Polish league assist shows us why assists need a Puskas award

We might’ve just witnessed the best assist of the year and one of the best of all time.

Watch: Insane back-heel assist in the Polish Ekstraklasa

In a match between Polish clubs Pogon Szczecin and Stal Mielec, a game where the away team’s starting striker scored a hat-trick to seal a comeback win, a single assist to set up one of the goals overshadowed every single goal and highlight in the match. 

This assist will most likely shadow most match highlights for the rest of the year.

Watch: Former UFC fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov scores long-distance screamer

Khabib Nurmagomedov finished his career in the UFC as one of the sport’s all-time greats with an undefeated record and after retiring from MMA a few years ago, the Russian has put down the gloves and put on the cleats. 

Watch: Khabib Nurmagomedov scores incredible long-range goal

He’s a shot expert with both his hands and feet.

Since retiring from the UFC in 2021, Khabib has dedicated his life to continuing to train other fighters in the sport to master the skillset that once made him an undisputed champion. He’s got the winning formula.

Cold-blooded — SC Braga goalkeeper nutmegs opponent while being up one goal in the 90th minute

Goalkeepers of the game are often understood as the less technical and skillful players on the field, as their main duty is to use their hands to stop the opposing team from putting the ball in the back of their net. 

However, a goalkeeper in Portugal threw the stereotypical script out the window and pulled off one of the most disrespectful nutmegs we’ve ever seen.

Watch: U-21 SC Braga goalkeeper nutmegs opponent inside the box

He might be him.

Watch: Every Lionel Messi goal and assist in his 2022-23 Ballon d’Or winning season

Lionel Messi scored and assisted for fun.

The ongoing debate on whether or not Lionel Messi deserved the Ballon d’Or this year over Erling Haaland will probably go on for years to come. The head-to-head between the two for the award has arguably been one of the most divisive in recent years.

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Watch: Colorado's Juliauna Hayward makes two defenders tackle each other with wonderful skill

Lionel Messi isn’t the only player capable of making defenders tackle each other in their effort to take the ball away from you.

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