Only moments after Sadi Mane saved the life (and dignity) of Liverpool keeper Loris Karius with a second-half equalizer, Gareth Bale came off the bench as the ultimate super sub and did this (with Titanic music for extra effect):
Gareth Bale's goal is better with Titanic music pic.twitter.com/Tp3xOKXui1
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt spent his Saturday watching a different kind of football than what he's typically used to at the scenic Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. The four-time NFL Pro Bowl selection was taking in an NWSL match between the Houston Dash and Utah Royals.
Since its introduction in 1992 as a replacement for the European Cup, the UEFA Champions League has served as the world’s premier club tournament. The prestigious competition is where legends are born, and those legends don’t get any bigger than the players with the most career goals in Champions League history.
The English Premier League is the richest group of teams in the world, with many of the best players from around the globe gathered in England (and Wales). The Premier League top scorers of all time therefore is a list featuring some of the best finishers to ever play the game.
The EPL has only been around since 1992, so unfortunately Jimmy Greaves’ record 357 goals from 1957-71 doesn’t make it on the list of the Premier League top scorers of all time. However, plenty of other giants of the game have graced the league, from Cristiano Ronaldo to Thierry Henry.
In a shocking late-season twist, Mohamed Salah won Premier League Player of the Season for 2017-2018. He is now the proud owner of a hat trick of awards: Premier League Player of the Season, PFA Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. The18 would like to add another to the list: "Guy Who Can Somehow Still Look Surprised Winning Trophies."
And so it’s confirmed: German international and FC Cologne left back Jonas Hector is the most likable footballer on the planet. Weeks after committing his future to an already relegated Cologne, despite being able to transfer to pretty much any team on the planet, Hector proceeded to score this worldie against Wolfsburg on Saturday.
Even though it is rare to actually have an identical twin, we often have that person who exists in the world that looks like us. That long lost almost twin who looks somehow like we were separated at birth. We've done some digging and found these unsuspecting professional footballer celebrity doppelgängers. Below are 18 pairs of twins that will make your head spin.
About five years ago the Bundesliga posted a video on its official YouTube channel called “Top 10 Goals - USA.” This video celebrated the contributions made by Americans in the Bundesliga and ranked their best goals.
The players featured in this video included:
Issy “Hitman” Hamdaoui is a legend of street football. Hamdaoui is part of the Streetkings collective, founded by the godfather of Dutch street football, Edward van Gils (the two were featured as playable characters in FIFA Street 2). Hamdaoui has made countless contributions to the game, but he’s perhaps most famous for pioneering the AKKA 3000 move.
Names of Brazilian soccer stars can be confusing. Because the Portuguese naming tradition uses four names, players are typically given nicknames or go by their first name. That’s why there are three Freds who have played abroad. But one name may sound immediately familiar and yet strangely alien at the same time — Ronaldão.