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Rabona's Are Cool, Even If It's In Training

Is there a prettier goal than a rabona goal? The answer is no. The skillful move is one of beauty and nonchalantness. The pros make it look so easy but it isn't. Laurent Koscielny was just fooling around in Arsenal training at the Emirates and saw the camera was on him. What does a baller do when the lights are on him? He performs obviously. After a series of little tricks, Koscielny rips a rabona into the upper 90 from about 15-18 feet like it's nothing. 

30 Yard Screamer From South African League

Khethokwakhe Masuku has 18 letters in his name. For this reason we are already fans of his. Another reason, is because he scores 30 yard screamers like it's nothing. The Orlando Pirates midfielder starts his run from the halfway line and bursts forward before cutting inside. The 29-year-old had a right winger streaking open which he easily could have played through, but Khethokwakhe Masuku doesn't pass up opportunities to score screamers. He selfishly holds on to the ball and rips off a cracking shot back to his left as he's running right.

India's Youngest-Ever Player Just Scored A Left-Footed Goal Like Messi

It appears that Liverpool's youth academy in India, DSK Shivajians Liverpool International Football Academy, is turning out world-class talent. On Sunday, Chhangte Lallianzuala – a product of DSK – scored a brace in only his second-ever international cap for India.

Talk about a good end to the year. On Christmas, Lallianzuala became the youngest player ever to appear on the senior national team for India. Two days later, during India's match against Nepal in the SAFF Championships, he scored this gem:

Soccer Is A Game Of Glory, And This Player’s Free Kick Showed Just How Special That Is.

It takes a truly talented player to score a free kick at any point in a match, but to score one when the stakes are as high as a league title, well, that takes something legendary.

Back in 2007, Celtic were tied with Killmarnock 1-1 going into the closing stages of the game. Only a win would allow them to celebrate a championship, and arguably the game’s last real goal-scoring chance fell to Shunsuke Nakamura when Celtic won a free kick outside of Killmarnock’s box. 

The 11 Greatest Goal Celebrations In Soccer History

A friend once asked me, “Why do football players celebrate so ridiculously?” I didn’t have an answer for him at the time but, upon further reflection, it occurs to me every goal celebration is an extension of the sport – a mini-drama that captures the essence of football in one act. Goals are hard to come by in football. When a player hears the swoosh of the ball in the back of the net, the cries of thousands of frenzied fans, it evokes raw emotion unrivaled in almost any other sport.

Player Charged With Attempted Manslaughter For Face Kick

In the past, we've covered violence in football. Take, for instance, this planned brawl between hooligans in Russia which takes place before every Spartak v. Dynamo match. Or this instance when Saliou Ciss transformed into the Incredible Hulk after being sent off.

Messi, Neymar And Barcelona Star In The First Entertaining In-Flight Safety Video Ever

They've done it. Qatar Airways has made an in-flight safety video interesting enough to keep you paying attention from start to finish. Sure they needed help from Lionel Messi, Neymar, Pique and other Barcelona players, but by God they've done the impossible.  

Neymar Made A Run That Should Only Be Possible In A Video Game.

Neymar is simply stunning to watch play. He is everything that we hope a Brazilian superstar would be: creative, unpredictable, lightning on the pitch. He was just ranked as the third-best footballer in the world by The Guardian because he marries these qualities with effectiveness. It’s ironic then, that arguably Neymar’s best play of the year wound up ineffective. 

Cristiano Ronaldo Takes Us Inside His $7.3 Million Madrid Mansion

Cristiano Ronaldo is stepping up his property game. Last week, Ronaldo unveiled his $80 million range of CR7 branded hotels that will open in Funchal, Lisbon, Madrid and New York. This week, he’s granted us access to his mansion in Madrid with a self-guided tour through Unscriptd.com. 

Think American Soccer Is Bad? The Best Free Kick Of The Year Came From MLS.

Orchestrated free kicks are very hard to pull off. The choreography of the runs and passes is something people are used to seeing on Sundays in the NFL, not Saturdays in MLS. Each pass, it must be said, is also yard-for-yard harder to complete, because, you know, the players are using their feet and not their hands.

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