That's it. We've seen enough to hand out today's Global Goal of the Day Award™.
While we foolishly slept through the early hours of Tuesday morning in America, the Malaysia Super League was busy producing a 3-2 classic between Kuala Lumpur City and Penang FC, featuring an otherworldly scissor-kick/match-winner from Kuala Lumpur's Zhafri Yahya.
Chivas is through to the quarterfinals of the Liga MX Clausura playoffs after eliminating Pumas 4-1 on Sunday night in Guadalajara, marking the end of a miserable week for the visitors that included defeat to the Seattle Sounders in the Concacaf Champions League final.
Goles de último minuto y definiciones a penales han marcado los partidos de repechaje de la liguilla del Clausura 2022. Pasó en el Cruz Azul vs. Necaxa, en el Monterrey vs. Atlético de San Luis y no hubo excepción en el duelo entre Puebla y Mazatlán.
MADRID - A first-half penalty by Yannick Carrasco earned Atlético Madrid a 1-0 victory in a fiery derby clash against champions Real Madrid on Sunday, as the hosts tightened their grip on a place in next season's Champions League.
Diego Simeone's side remain fourth in the standings on 64 points, six clear of Real Betis in fifth, and with three games left to play they edged closer to a top-four finish, to qualify for Europe's top club competition.
Ajax is a step closer to its 36th Eredivisie title after a last-gasp draw against AZ Alkmaar. The hero of the day was Mexican international Edson Álvarez, who scored a fantastic header when hopes and dreams seemed to be shattered.
Machín rescued Ajax in the 86th minute by heading a corner kick.
América Femenil revolucionó el mercado de transferencias del Clausura 2022 creando un equipo lleno de talento y que buscaba desafiar el dominio de Tigres y Monterrey en la Liga MX. Y por momentos ilusionó. Sin embargo, este domingo las azulcrema no pudieron resolver su serie ante un Pachuca iluminado por la magia inextinguible de Charlyn Corral.
Manchester City recovered from its surreal midweek Champions League elimination to Real Madrid by beating Newcastle 5-0 at the Etihad on Sunday. The win gives City a three-point lead over Liverpool, and goal difference of +68 to Liverpool's +64, with only three matches remaining in the Premier League.
No es común ver a los aficionados del fútbol rendirse ante el arquero de un equipo rival que te deja fuera de competencia en una tanda de penales. Sin embargo, eso es más o menos lo que ocurrió en el Gigante de Acero, una vez que el Monterrey quedara eliminado del Clausura 2022 en manos de Marcelo Barovero, portero del Atlético de San Luis.
Relegation Battle 101 always finds managers stressing two key elements for teams facing the drop: (1) Don't play with fear; fear leads to mistakes and (2) Don't play with wild abandon, because you'll be punished for it.
Leeds United manager Jesse Marsch said as much in his pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's trip to Arsenal: "It's important to eliminate the emotion and continue to focus on our ability and discipline to have concentration for what's important to us."
En su tarea reemplazando al lesionado Jesús Corona en la portería del Cruz Azul, Sebastián Jurado ha cometido un par de dolorosos errores. Sin embargo, en el duelo de repechaje del Clausura 2022 ante el Necaxa, el joven guardavallas tuvo una noche de ensueño, una de esas que será difícil olvidar.
Después de que La Máquina se farreara la posibilidad de resolver el duelo en los noventa minutos, Jurado apareció en la tanda de penales para atajar dos tiros y enviar a su equipo a los cuartos de final del torneo.