Harpo’s FC are back at it and better than ever, if their work with New York creative collective Roos Brothers is anything to go by. The video is emotive, and far from what you would think an amateur team could ever pull off. The Roos Brothers' portrayal of Harpo's FC captures the allure of the club and what it offers: the chance to be a part of something bigger.
With Portsmouth already holding a 2 - 0 lead, Michael Doyle put the cherry on top with an incredible volley. Battling against Accrington Stanley, the former Leeds and Sheffield United midfielder latched on to a cleared set piece and hammered it home from 35 yards out. The 43rd minute goal put Portsmouth up 3 - 0 going into halftime and would go on to win 3 - 1.
Champions League Round of 16, Leg 2 continued today with PSG taking on Chelsea and Benfica matching up against Zenit. For PSG, Adrien Rabiot opened the scoring in the 16th minute increasing their aggregate lead, 3 - 1. Diego Costa scored 11 minutes later to pull Chelsea within one, however Zlatan Ibrahimovic put Chelsea away with a 67th minute goal. PSG advanced on aggregate 4 - 2. Coming into Leg 2, Zenit was down 1 - 0 on aggregate and briefly tied the aggregate at 1 on a Hulk goal in the 69th minute.
It would be unfair to call what is happening to Iker Casillas a downfall. He he’s taken a step down since the days of being known as the greatest goal keeper in the world, but that was always going to happen. Father time is undefeated. No, what he is going through just sucks to see, and at no point has it sucked more than when Casillas’ error against Braga over the weekend.
Leg 2 of the Champions League Round of 16 resumed today with AS Roma needing a big win in Madrid, while KAA Gent only trailed by 1 on aggregate. For Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo and James Rodriguez scored in the 64th and 68th minutes, respectively. The match would end up at 2 - 0 with Real Madrid advancing on 4 - 0 aggregate. Andres Schurrle's goal for Wolfsburg was a dagger in the hearts of KAA Gent supporters. Schurrle's 75th minute goal put Wolfsburg up 1 - 0. They would advance on aggregate, 4 - 2.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic endorses Vitamin Well, a Swedish vitamin drink.
Because he endorses this drink, Vitamin Well made a commercial in which Zlatan interviews some guy for a job at Vitamin Well. It went poorly for our young job seeker. Just watch.
Have you ever had one of those moments where completely unrelated things just start to intertwine with each other?
Sort of like when you're moving and you throw a bunch of cables into the same box and maybe once they had a purpose, but that purpose has been long forgotten by the inevitable decay of time and a serious lack of organizational skills.
On Sunday, cities around the United States (Canada, too) filled their stadiums to once again cheer on its top soccer league: MLS. Scarves were raised, chants were sung, and people generally had a better time than a kid at Disney World with unlimited access to chocolate and Mom’s smartphone. And that was just the jazzy surface stuff. There was also jazzy soccer stuff – like goals. Lots of them.
I'm just going to go out and say that adidas has always been a step behind when it comes to their advertising. That's not to say that their ads weren't good, but compared to their rivals over in Beaverton they were just missing something. But I'm here to say that the "Boss Everyone" headline within their "#BeTheDifference" campaign has brought pure gold to the table and I could watch their adverts all day.
Premier League
Tottenham 2-2 Arsenal
Spurs and the Gunners were looking to win this game to get closer to Leicester in the race for the Premier League. The 2-2 draw gives the Foxes a comfortable five-point lead after their triumph against Watford 1-0. Also, Manchester United lost and the Champions League is going away for them, since they probably can't reach fourth place Manchester City.
Here’s the Premier League Table: