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A strong candidate for the Puskás award: Amputee soccer player scores unreal scissor kick

Polish amputee soccer player Marcin Oleksy surely deserves to be a candidate for the Puskás award thanks to the fantastic overhead goal he scored in the PZU Amp Futbol Ekstraklasa tournament played last weekend. 

Playing for Warta Poznan, Oleksy awed people attending the two-day event with an acrobatic move taken directly from Zlatan Ibrahimovic's book. 

Fastest footballers in the world: Meet the 21-year-old Ukrainian wanted by Arsenal

Who are the fastest soccer players right now? UEFA has just released its study of top speeds throughout the 2022-23 Champions League group stage, and the main takeaway is that speed does in fact kill.

The list for the 10 fastest players in the world's premier club competition is loaded with many of today's most exciting footballers: AC Milan's Rafael Leão, Real Madrid's Federico Valverde, Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies and Barcelona's Ousmane Dembélé.

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Serbia World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here’s the Serbia World Cup preview — they’ll play in Group G against Brazil, Switzerland and Cameroon.

Serbia World Cup 2022 Preview

World Cup appearances: 13th (third as Serbia) 

Best finish: Fourth-place (1930, 1962)  

Al Chucky Lozano lo dejaron tirar un penal y asistió al "amigo y rival" Zieliński en victoria del Napoli

Napoli consiguió su décima victoria consecutiva en la Serie A y se consolidó en el liderato de la Serie A con el mexicano Hirving Lozano como gran protagonista. I Partenopei venció al Empoli 2-0, con el Chucky convirtiendo la apertura de la cuenta y asistiendo al polaco Piotr Zieliński en el segundo.

Gol de Chucky Lozano vs. Empoli

Lozano ingresó desde la banca al 64' con el partido 0-0- y cinco minutos después dejó su huella en el marcador, convirtiendo desde el punto penal.

USWNT seeks timely reminder of its global dominance with Germany visit

The USWNT is looking to make a statement after losing consecutive matches for the first time in five years.

Team-by-team guide: 2022 Belgium World Cup preview

To prepare you for the tournament, The18 has launched team-by-team previews for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Here's the Belgium World Cup preview 2022. The Red Devils will play in Group F against Canada, Morocco and Croatia.

Belgium World Cup Preview 2022

World Cup appearances: 14th

Best Finish: Third place (Russia 2018)  

Who's going to win the World Cup? The latest odds show the favorites and dark horses

The 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar begins Sunday, Nov. 20, with the curtain-raiser at Al Bayt Stadium between the host nation and a fortunate Ecuador. Why's Ecuador so lucky? Because, as the latest World Cup odds 2022 show, Qatar is by far and away the worst seeded team in the eight groups.

Barça remains top of LaLiga after Rayo Vallecano fights back to shock Real Madrid 3-2

Rayo Vallecano came from behind to beat Real Madrid 3-2 on Monday with the champions failing to reclaim top spot in the standings after two consecutive games without a win and suffering their first loss in LaLiga this season.

Barcelona are top on 34 points, two ahead of Real Madrid and ten ahead of third-placed Atlético Madrid. Following their third consecutive win, Rayo climbed to eighth place, two points off the European qualification spots.

Barcelona drawn against Manchester United in the Europa League playoffs

NYON, Switzerland - Barcelona and Manchester United will meet in the Europa League playoffs for a place in the competition's last 16.

Spanish side Barcelona met the 2017 Europa League winners twice in the 2009 and 2011 UEFA Champions League finals, winning on both occasions, while United lost both legs of the 2018-19 UCL quarterfinal meeting between the pair.

Liverpool draws Real Madrid and PSG lands Bayern Munich in Champions League last 16

NYON - Holders Real Madrid will face English Premier League side Liverpool once again in the Champions League last 16 — a repeat of last season's final — while Paris St Germain will take on German champions Bayern Munich.

Madrid edged Liverpool in a tense final in May thanks to a Vinícius Júnior strike.

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