Lifelong Atleti Fan's Dream Comes True
India's biggest Atletico Madrid fan discovers the Calderon, and meets his idol in the process.
Spanish Clubs
Ronaldo Parties After Blowout Loss Because, Well, He Is Human Too
After losing 4-0 to Atletico Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo was filmed partying the night away. People were angry with the superstar, but they are all forgetting one thing.
Messi Missed Arguably The Biggest Shot Of His Life. This Is What He Learned From It.
We are always told to try and live without regret, but the best player on the planet shows us how helpful regret can be.
University Introduces Cristiano Ronaldo 101 Class
Cristiano Ronaldo now has a class in which you can study every social aspect of his life. It seems we can learn a lot from the biggest star on the planet.
Messi Fights Ninjas In New Qatar Airlines Commercial
A new commercial for Barcelona sponsor Qatar airlines features Barcelona players in some, um, "interesting" outfits.
Karim Benzema Scores Howitzer, Ray Hudson Goes Cuckoo Cocoa-Puffs
In this installment of the most energetic soccer commentator on the planet, Ray Hudson loses his damn mind when Benzema scores for Real Madrid.
Ronaldo Has A New Statue. And Something Is In Its Pocket (Or It Is Pretty Excited To See You).
Cristiano Ronaldo is from Madeira, a little island off of the coast of Portugal and it is not surprising that his persona is probably the biggest export to come from the petite island. The Real Madrid goal-scoring machine (who has 25 goals in 15 La Liga matches) has a museum dedicated to his likeness on the island, and this past weekend they added another memento to honor the Portuguese star: A statue.
Except there are two problems with this statue.
#1: It looks nothing like Cristiano Ronaldo:
Iker Casillas Has The Most Amazing Memory We Have Ever Seen
In sports, having a short memory is often seen as a desirable quality. Players are taught not to dwell on their past mistakes in order to stabilize their confidence and ability to perform.
So we were surprised to hear that Iker Casillas can remember “98%” of the games he participated in. That means he can remember who Real Madrid was playing, the date of the game, who scored, if he was scored on, and what he did wrong in those instances. He is able to recall all of these details as nonchalantly as he would a recall friend’s name.