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Flavors of Football: Chocolate Cherry Old Fashioned

The18 presents a Chocolate Cherry Old Fashioned recipe in honor of Captain America himself, Christian Pulisic! And we're using, you guessed it, Hershey's chocolate bars!

Try it for yourself! And be your own hero at your next USMNT watch party.

Ingredients:

4 oz Bourbon

1 oz Maraschino Liqueur

8 dashes Chocolate Bitters

Pour all ingredients into a mixing glass. Fill glass with ice.

Stir smoothly until drink is chilled. 

Pour over single large ice cube.

Add cherry and Hershey Chocolate Square for garnish and enjoy!

Flavors of Football: The Best Tex-Mex Frozen Margarita

In honor of our Texan-Mexican hero Ricardo Pepi, we are bringing you The Best Tex-Mex Frozen Margarita recipe!

Try it yourself! And be your own hero at your next USMNT watch party.

Ingredients:

7oz tequila

3oz triple sec

3oz (fresh) lime juice

2oz agave

Add all ingredients to a blender. Fill blender full of ice. 

Blend until frothy. It should be icy but not watery. 

Pour and enjoy! Recipe serves 4 

El Puebla Mima Al Niño Que Lloró Con El Épico Gol De Chilena De Memo Martínez

El pasado fin de semana, Puebla y Atlas brindaron uno de los mejores partidos del fútbol mexicano en lo que va del 2022. Fue un 1-1 con emociones para los dos lados y cuyo momento cúlmine fue el empate de La Franja: una chilena espectacular de Memo Martínez en el minuto 95 de juego.

Barça's Ronald Araújo Comes Under Fire For Mocking Derby Rivals With Relegation Gesture

Barcelona defender Ronald Araújo apologized for his "unfortunate gesture" in Sunday's 2-2 LaLiga draw away at city rivals Espanyol, saying the "tension" of the match led to the incident.

Araújo appeared to be taking aim at Espanyol midfielder Nico Melamed while he was leaving the field towards the end of the match, which saw both teams have a player sent off.

700,000 People Watched Live As Cristiano Ronaldo Did Nothing Inside Of A Sauna

Cristiano Ronaldo not only breaks records when he scores a goal. Off the field, every time that he posts a photo or a video on Instagram, the internet explodes.

Numbers don't lie (they do, but shhh!), and here are two events that prove his popularity in the social network:

Here’s How The USSF President Responded To USWNT Players’ Damning Letter

USWNT stars have demanded answers. On Thursday, they got some, but they probably won’t appease immediate concerns over systemic abuse in women’s soccer. 

Juventus, Bayern Munich And Brazil Star Douglas Costa Joins LA Galaxy As Designated Player

Brazil international Douglas Costa has signed for Los Angeles Galaxy, the Major League Soccer club said on Thursday, as the winger completed an initial loan move from Brazil's Grêmio that will become a permanent deal to the end of the 2023 season.

USWNT Stars Send USSF Letter Demanding Answers Over Latest Abuse Allegations

Nine of the world’s best footballers want answers. Christen Press, Crystal Dunn, Tobin Heath, Carli Lloyd, Sam Mewis, Alex Morgan, Kelley O’Hara, Megan Rapinoe and Becky Sauerbrunn are questioning how so many kids and women were allowed to be abused repeatedly just for playing the sport they love. And the women’s soccer world hopes they get those answers.

USWNT Shows Off Amazing Team Chemistry With Hilariously Weird Game

One of the most important aspects of sports is impossible to quantify and nearly undefinable. Team chemistry is often underrated in professional sports, but there’s no doubt any team works better together when people like each other, whether it’s an office or one of the best soccer teams of all time. 

To paraphrase the Supreme Court justice Potter Stewart when asked to define pornography, you know team chemistry when you see it. And we definitely see it with the U.S. women’s national team. 

Watch: Doggo Calms Bundesliga Coach Forced To Isolate With Covid

FC Cologne coach Steffen Baumgart is one of the more demonstrative managers in the Bundesliga. Forced to watch Cologne’s big game against Freiburg from home while self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, Baumgart brought his antics from the sidelines to his own living room on Saturday. Fortunately, he had a very good doggo to keep him calm.

Cologne beat Freiburg 1-0 on Saturday to move up to sixth place, within one point of Freiburg for Europa League contention and two points back of fourth-place Union Berlin, currently clutching to the final Champions League berth.

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