European soccer fans are some of the craziest and intense people you will ever meet. It’s not uncommon to see brawls, fans throwing flares and plenty of tomfoolery. I’ve seen plenty of nonsense, but a Croatian fan bringing an anti-tank weapon to a game is a new one.
Croatian lower league and "grenade launcher"
Plitvice - Sokolac. 11.09.2022 pic.twitter.com/FhIO1G7XYJ
Something must be in the water at Newell’s Old Boys. Just two weeks after Pablo Pérez scored a worldie, his teammate Djorkaeff Reasco scored a Puskás candidate of his own against Gimnasia as his side won 2-0.
DJORKAEFF REASCO. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? TAKE A BOW pic.twitter.com/lPmuQASKgy
On Wednesday night, a Flamengo fan was arrested by Brazilian police moments before his team faced Vélez Sarsfield in the Copa Libertadores semifinals. His crime? Kissing an ESPN reporter on her cheek without consent.
And while for some this might sound excessive, the truth is that it's not.
After a long summer, Europe’s premier club competition is back and did not disappoint. From Lisbon to Amsterdam, some fantastic goals were scored in the opening week of the Champions League, so let's take a look at the top five.
Real Madrid shared a reel on its social platforms where you can see several players training free kicks over a very fancy electronic wall.
I mean, it is pretty cool.
¡Qué manera de clavarlas! pic.twitter.com/rn0jcVfHQf
— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) August 30, 2022
Después de coquetear con la zona abisal de la Liga MX, Chivas parece vivir un renacer futbolístico que trae luz a sus simpatizantes y que es capaz de producir momentos de brillantez dignos de aplaudir, seas del color que seas.
Prueba de ello es el tercer gol en la victoria 3-1 sobre Pumas y que es una verdadera oda al fútbol champagne. Una pintura.
Nothing else matters right now. Pablo Pérez of Newell’s Old Boys has just etched his name on the 2022 Puskás Award.
The 37-year-old (yes, you read that right) scored the stunner in the 10th minute as Newell’s Old Boys lost 2-1 to Godoy Cruz in the Argentine Primera División.
Pablo pic.twitter.com/dBpt1vOpOD
— Newell’s Old Boys (@Newells) August 27, 2022
Stop what you’re doing and watch this goal from Cremonese left-back Leonardo Sernicola.
Late in his side’s eventual 2-1 loss to Torino, Sernicola unleashed a spectacular effort that is ever so satisfying to watch. His teammate Cyriel Dessers chested the ball into his path, but as he approached it, it fell at an awkward height and Sernicola had to improvise. A hop and strike with the inside of his foot preceded a beautiful curling goal that nestled perfectly into the top corner.
Gonzalo Higuaín is making a habit of scoring worldies for Inter Miami. Almost a month ago, the Argentine scored a ridiculous free kick from just outside of the box against Cincinnati. Tonight, he hit copy and paste against the New York Red Bulls.
GONZALO HIGUAIN!
This set piece stunner gives @InterMiamiCF the lead! pic.twitter.com/t87fJB0OOD
We all remember Nigel de Jong's kung-fu kick over Xabi Alonso's chest in the 2010 World Cup. Well, in Uruguay, there was a very similar play last weekend but 10 times worse. So bad that the player fouled is in the hospital and could lose one of his kidneys.
No kidding.