In all honesty, the majority of soccer documentaries, unless you're a diehard supporter of the club featured, are skippable. In the end they all play out as exercises in public relations — glamorized puff pieces looking to move the needle on brand awareness.
Love him, hate him or simply appreciate the dazzling array of skills and laugh at the ability to turn into Simone Biles on the floor, Neymar is one of only a handful of footballers that completely captivate when taking the pitch. Of course there's also the lifestyle off it: the numerous love interests, the Gatsby-esque parties fueled by an annual income of $95 million, the ever-present entourage and everything he means to a football-mad country like Brazil.
Pelé was hospitalized for a scheduled procedure as part of his treatment for a colon tumor and the Brazilian soccer great will be home in time to spend Christmas with his family, his daughter Kely Nascimento said.
Three-time World Cup winner Pelé, who was admitted to São Paulo's Hospital Albert Einstein on Wednesday, underwent an operation to remove the tumor in September and spent nearly a month under care.
Las chances de Atlas de ganar el Apertura 2021 y romper su maldición de 70 años sin títulos lucen bastante bien, sobre todo luego de la victoria en calidad de visitante sobre Pumas, en la primera semifinal del torneo.
De hecho, de acuerdo al sitio fivethirtyeight.com, tras el triunfo en la CU, los rojinegros lideran las probabilidades de ganar el torneo.
The greatest love story in football — is it David Beckham and Posh Spice? Too tired. Lionel Messi and Antonela Roccuzzo? Too cookie-cutter. Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez? That’s a Peloton ad.
No, nothing comes close to Mauro Icardi, Wanda Nara and whoever is completing the messy love triangle at this particular moment in time.
When actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney purchased fifth-tier Wrexham AFC back in February, they promised to turn the Welsh side into a global force, safeguard the club’s history (it’s the third oldest football team in the world), invest in the women’s squad and redevelop the 157-year-old Racecourse Stadium.
We were treated to an all-time CONCACAF moment last week when Ronnie Brunswijk, the 60-year-old Vice President of Suriname, started and played 54 minutes in the round of 16 of the CONCACAF League.
Brunswijk suited up for Inter Moengotapoe (IMT), the club he owns, as they lost 6-0 to Honduran side Olimpia. Needless to say, he looked a little out of place:
Ted Lasso is a national treasure and had a fantastic performance at the 2021 Emmys. The fact that the Apple TV+ hit had 20 nominations was an amazing stat alone. In total Ted Lasso won seven awards. Here are all seven.
Happy “Ted Lasso” Day to all who celebrate the day a new episode of the beloved series is released. This week’s episode was a doozy, spanning 45 minutes, about 50 percent longer than most 30-minute episodes. With the extra time, the writers were able to bring three major plot points to a boiling point with four episodes left in the season. It was one of the most powerful episodes yet.