What a final and what a surprise? After 120 hard-fought minutes and 10 penalties, Sweden kept the upper-hand against Portugal to claim their first ever victory in the UEFA Under 21 European Championship. For many, including me, this 4-3 victory after penalties comes as a huge surprise as nobody really had Sweden down to win the tournament.
Lionel Messi is 28 years old.
Depending on when you became a fan of soccer, that will strike you in a certain way. If you fell in love with the game around 2005 or 2006, you will probably not be able to believe your ears. “I remember when he played with Ronaldinho!” you’ll say — as in back when Ronaldinho was good. Yeah, that long ago — he has aged quite a lot in that time. He’s a man now, not a boy, not even a young man.
What is America in a word?
Such is a question for poets and philosophers, kings and presidents.
I have no idea what America is in one word, but I do know what America is in one video, or more accurately, ‘Murica.
Look, this happened in a U-14 game, which puts us squarely on the fence between feeling bad for a child making a mistake and laughing at him for not knowing the rules for penalty shootouts.
So, your choices for reactions are: that cocky little bastard got what he deserved, or someone give that kid a hug and a teddy bear.
The choice is yours. Choose wisely.
Ok, seriously guys, what is happening with the world? The United States was not supposed to be this good, this quickly. Jurgen Klinsmann wasn’t supposed to be finding kids practically off the street — or Straße, in this case — and turn them into world beaters. We shouldn’t have been up 2-1 at any point against Portugal in the World Cup. We shouldn’t have pulled off that ridiculous comeback against the Dutch last Friday.
A Romanian child in a youth game scored a goal that reminded many of a certain diminutive Argentine.
Quiz: Can you name these players from their baby photos?
Zlatan faced off against Martin Odegaard as Sweden tied Norway 0-0, and he was his usual candid self after the match.
Kevin Gutierrez looked like a certain world-class footballer as he stroked the ball in off the cross bar at the U20 World Cup.
The Italian Champions have signed the most sought after player in Italy.