An Israeli striker put on one of the most impressive displays in modern history of being so bad that he’s good.
Eli Elbaz had the most ridiculous five minutes of his career on Monday in the second division of Israeli soccer. With his team Sektzia Ness Ziona, which he had just joined on Nov. 2, leading 1-0, Elbaz was brought on as a substitute in the 81st minute to put the nail in the coffin.
After a 2018 World Cup qualifying cycle that included seven draws, four defeats and the necessity of a Lionel Messi hat trick on the final day to secure passage to Russia, Argentina won’t give a damn that the 2022 cycle began with narrow one-goal victories over both Ecuador and Bolivia back in October.
Messi was the hero against Ecuador with a game-winning penalty kick, and he was the hero against Bolivia after dropping a concha tu madre on the opponent’s physio and mercilessly reminding him of his baldness. The Estadio Hernando Siles brings out the demon in all of us.
It’s been way too long since we last saw USWNT players in action. The last time the four-time World Cup champs took the pitch was at the SheBelieves Cup in March, and the world has changed a bit since then. So it was great to see most of the USWNT back together for a late-October training camp in Colorado — and it was even better to hear Kelley O’Hara and Ali Krieger mic’d up for practice.
The Édgar Méndez red card that took place in the 34th minute between Alavés and Levante will be a strong contender for the oddest sending off of the season.
Méndez was shown his first yellow card in the 24th minute. Then, ten minutes later, he was bizarrely booked a second time and given a red card after retrieving a ball that went out of bounds and passing it onto the field.
Didn’t sleep well Tuesday night? Same here. Let’s bless those baggy eyes with some top notch goals scored recently that will open your eyes a little wider.
I’m sure you’ve seen the latest Champions League highlights, but I bet you haven’t seen these great five goals from other areas of the world.
Less chit-chat, more goals; here we go.
The Real Madrid stadium renovation completion date remains June 2022 with the $650 million project now taking shape after over one year of redevelopment work.
Although the Santiago Bernabéu capacity will hardly change following the renovation — going from 81,044 to 81,043 — the biggest visual difference is the addition of a retractable roof that covers all of the pitch while the fixed roof structure protects all of the stadium’s seats.
I’ve become addicted to FIFA 21 Pro Clubs. I think a part of it is that I miss playing the actual game so damn much that Pro Clubs has given me the endorphins I crave by way of reassuming my CDM position, clattering loose touches, linking defense to attack and experiencing the thrill of teamwork making the dream work.
It’s fun, alongside four strangers turned comrades on the field of battle, to embarrass five other strangers to the point of rage quitting.