Raul Jimenez is sometimes lost in the shuffle among Mexico's European-based players.
Not Sunday, though, as Jimenez flashed the kind of form that caused Benfica to sign him in the first place and Benfica rolled over Rio Ave, 3-1.
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We will be honest. Of all the famous former Barcelona players, Samuel Eto'o is not the one we would have expected to make a move into coaching.
Carles Puyol? Definitely. Xavi? Sure. But Eto'o? Since when do poachers go in for coaching?
Samuel Eto'o was, and is, a great goal-scorer. And now his club, Antalyaspor, has sacked former manager Yusuf Simsek and appointed Eto'o as the temporary player-manager until they can find a new coach.
To the surprise of appriximately nobody, Javier "Chicharito" Hernandez is the most popular player in the Bundesliga.
We know he's the most popular player in the Bundesliga because the Bundelsiga held a Twitter popularity contest, called "Bundesliga Idol," and, predictably, Hernandez won.
Bundesliga Idol followed the format of its namesake, TV show American Idol, with one contestant voted off every round.
Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to having his name in the tabloids. Being one of the greatest soccer players in the world, as well as being extremely attractive and rich, will do that for you. Your name will be everywhere for better or worse.
However, this recent claim tops them all.
No, we’re not talking about Ronaldo’s rumored move to Real Madrid’s bitter rivals, Barcelona.
Do you believe in fate? That moments or opportunities pass you by because there’s something better waiting for you in the future? During the Bayer Leverkusen vs. Barcelona game Wednesday there was a moment that some could deem as meant to be, a moment that can come to define a whole season. A moment that in the future, can leave you believing in fate.
The first weekend of December sees huge matches around the globe. Here are the top five you can’t miss:
TIGRES!!! The Monterrey side looked untouchable during the first leg of the League Championship on Thursday night putting three goals past Pumas. The reality is that it could have four or five as Tigres were the much better side.
Kerem Demirbay will likely not be insulting female referees in the forseeable future. Demirbay, a 22-year-old midfielder on loan from Hamburg at Fortuna Dusseldorf, made some inadvised comments toward a female match official.
"Women have no place in football," Demirbay told referee Bibiana Steinhaus after being red-carded during a Bundesliga 2. game. Demirbay was given a three-match ban, plus two additional matches.
Fortuna Dusseldorf decided that wasn't enough, and decided to punish Demirbay in their own way, by having him referee a girls' youth match.
The London Derby between Arsenal and Chelsea has countless highlights. But on this day, December 10th, 9 years ago Michael Essien scored a screamer that nearly made Stamford Bridge explode. Sure, it was only an equalizer, but the 84th minute rocket was huge for Chelsea at the time as they were trying to keep pace with runaway leaders Manchester United. The game was back and forth, with pushing and shoving and loads of talent on the pitch.
Located on the outskirts of the historic city of Florence in the picturesque hilly landscape of Tuscany, a club is redefining, or reintroducing, what the relationship between a team and their supporters can be.
Centro Storico Lebowski, spearheaded by a conglomerate of supporters fed up with "mod€rn" football and the growing disconnect between Italian clubs and their supporters, is founded on the prioritization of fan ownership, self-management and a bit of Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski.
United States international Fabian Johnson is in the form of his life for club team Borussia Monchengladbach. If Johnson consistently performs at this level for the Foals over the course of the campaign, it could well represent the greatest season ever for a US soccer player in a top European league.