Humor

Count Your Blessings You Didn't Score This Calamitous Long-Range Own-Goal

Xabi Alonso has retired from professional soccer, but his spirit lives on. And by "spirit" we mean "scoring goals from outrageously far away".

Well, sort of.

11 Footballers And Their Hilarious Cartoon Lookalikes

From The Simpsons to Charlie Brown and Shrek to Tarzan, we've compiled a list of footballers who may or may not have been the insipriation behind these characters. Take a look at the 11 footballers who most look like cartoon characters. 

Antonio Conte, A Notoriously Strict Coach, Has A Priceless Reaction To Diego Costa Eating Cake

Diego Costa's hysterical antics have been in full swing this season. From the tractor incident to funny post match interviews, the list keeps growing. During halftime of Chelsea's travels to West Brom, Costa fancied himself a nutritious snack, and Conte was informed of this after the match.

18 Things Every Soccer Player Experiences

To play soccer is to partake in a global community of shared experiences. We all watch the same matches, absorb each other's methods and styles and speak one universal language, the language of the game we love. Like anything in life, soccer has its phases — its ups and downs — but we wouldn't have it any other way, because in the end, soccer always gives us so much more in return.

Here are 18 things that show we have far more in common with each other than divides us. 

How To Build A Better Zlatan Robot

Stockholm

(At The ZlatanBot Factory)

Scientist: sir, the unit has broken down. A failure of the knee joint, apparently

Boss guy: Goddammit the warranty just expired

Other scientist: well, at least this will give us a chance to improve the unit

Zlatan: I am right here, and I can hear you. I am Zlatan, and I am already as close to perfect as can possibly exist

Scientist: well at least the hearing module still works

Other scientist: and the confidence module

Zlatan: Everything works I am Zlatan

The Ultimate Celebrity Soccer Team

Soccer is the world’s sport, and people from all walks of life can relate to the game. Some celebrities have not been shy about glorifying their early playing days, so we’ve decided to dig deeper to assemble the ultimate team of actors, musicians, and creative types.

The result is a formidable, if unconventional, starting XI.

Rare Canadian Howler Sighted

(David Attenborough voice)

Ah, yes, this is the rare Canadian Howler. This creature is exceedingly rare, but when sighted it never disappoints.

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