Lionel Messi, the best soccer player in the history of feet, scored his 75th and 76th goals of 2012 yesterday vs. Mallorca in La Liga play. In doing so, he broke a record held by Pele, an old coot who…
Tag: Futbol
Louden Kicked The Soccer Ball Around, Water Bottle In Hand, This Weekend
The lad’s still dribbling the ball around the Penn Charter fields on the weekend. He just didn’t find it necessary to run, or put his water bottle down, while doing so yesterday. Why question cute genius?
Check Out Falcao’s Game-Winning Free Kick for Atletico vs. Real Sociedad
“Falcao pleaded to take the free kick,” Atletico coach Diego Simeone said. “He has been practicing to improve his free kicks and today we saw the payoff. It was an exquisite strike.” Real Sociedad 0-1 Atletico Madrid by fasthighlights-2013
Fan Assaults Goalkeeper During English Championship League Match (Updated)
During Friday’s Leeds/Sheffield Wednesday match, a Leeds fan ran onto the pitch and drilled Sheffield Wednesday goalkeeper Chris Kirkland in the face. Per Andrew (who emailed a link in to DS) … So these are Leeds fans, not football fans…
Watch A Brazilian Youth Soccer Match Turn Into A Kick-Brawl
“A U-13 derby match between Bahia and Vitoria in the Independence Cup final resulted in the kind of violence we’re more accustomed to seeing from adult footballers. It started when a Vitoria striker was having a bit of banter with…
These Juve Stabia/Bari Highlights Are Pretty Wild
This is how the headline reads when you google translate this Italian article about the Juve Stabia vs. Bari match, Italian Serie B: Juve Stabia 2-1 Bari | Bari wasteful and careless: the ‘wasp’ sting wing Pretty spot-on.
Check Out These Nature Shots from the Superclásico de las Américas Match
Ended up watching a replay from the first leg of the Superclásico de las Américas tonight since the second leg got cancelled on account of an inability to light the field properly inside Estadio Centenario, Parque Batlle, Montevideo, Uruguay. At…
Jozy Altidore Scores a Beautiful Goal, Fails to Perform an Adequate Celebratory Knee-Slide
Long held up as the hope of boosting the #USMNT on the international futbol stage, Jozy Altidore scored the type of goal that — replicated come World Cup time — would go a long way toward doing so. Granted, it…
Here, Watch a One-Legged Soccer Player Score A Damn-Good Goal
What you’re about to watch is Nico Calabria, a senior striker for Concord-Carlisle Regional High School in Concord, Mass. and member of the US Amputee National Team, score on a corner kick. What you’re about to watch is Calabria place…
Some Sort of Explosive was Thrown onto the Pitch at an Asian Soccer Match
“We’re not sure exactly what it was. A firework? A smoke grenade? Whatever it was, that explosion, especially in slow motion, was clearly enough to do some serious damage. What was the (home) fan who threw it thinking? Please don’t…