After Christian Eriksen collapsed onto the pitch during the EURO 2020 Group B game between Finland and Denmark, both countries' fans and players came together to display perfect sportsmanship. As panic ensued throughout the stadium and no one knew what was happening, the moment quickly became bigger than football.
It's the first week back at pickup soccer after nearly a year off. Maybe you got some touches in at the local field or in your backyard, maybe you didn't. But whatever workouts you did (or didn't do) are no substitute for actual game play.
That first pickup session or game after the spring thaw is always painful after the lack of cardio in the winter. You come in expecting pain, but somehow the pain is always worse than you imagined.
Apenas abrió la cuenta en el duelo de la Euro 2020 entre Bélgica y Rusia, Romelu Lukaku corrió a una de las cámaras de la transmisión televisiva para dedicarle su gol a Christian Eriksen, quien colapsó dramáticamente horas antes, en el duelo entre Dinamarca y Finlandia.
Eriksen fue reanimado en el campo y estabilizado en un hospital cercano, a la espera de exámenes que ayuden a determinar su diagnóstico.
Between the European Championship, Copa América, Gold Cup, Olympics and World Cup qualifying, we’re going to be spending a lot of time in the living room this summer. So much so that we run the risk of being judged.
But that which is exceedingly cool is beyond judgement — I think Socrates once said that — and if you turn your television area into the spot, then no one can make fun of you. They’ll just sit down too.
Por primera vez en 116 años de vida, Colón de Santa Fe logró coronarse campeón del fútbol argentino. Lo hizo derrotando a Racing Club por 3-0 en la final de la Copa de La Liga y, al mismo tiempo, creando imágenes de la más pura emoción. Desde la alegría infinita del genio del pueblo, Luis “Pulga” Rodríguez, al llanto de felicidad de un abuelo de 91 años que nunca pensó ver al equipo de sus amores dando la vuelta olímpica.
History is written by the victors. When you reminisce about the biggest finals of recent times, you’re likely thinking of players like Megan Rapinoe at the 2019 World Cup, Kylian Mbappé in 2018, Carli Lloyd in 2015 or Mario Götze in 2014.
But there are those rare instances when an individual’s performance on the losing team — for better (Zinedine Zidane in 2006) or worse (Loris Karius in 2018) — lives just as vividly in the memory.
It was a foggy Saturday morning soccer match and I was defending the goal spectating the action going on the field. I had stopped a few shots earlier in the match and my confidence was quickly rising. Thoughts raced through my head, realizing that I was about to officially record my first clean sheet of the season. Then as clear as day the ball was passed to me, and as I went to stop it with my foot it slowly but surely skipped right below my outstretched foot and into the awaiting net behind me.