Arriving in Newcastle upon Tyne as a traveler, it won’t be long until your attention is captured by the Castle Keep and Black Gate, a well-preserved medieval fortification which rises 81 feet into the air, towering over the Cathedral Church of St. Nicholas to the north and the High Level Bridge running over the Tyne to the south.
Puede ser difícil, ser un fanático del fútbol en los Estados Unidos. Es la tierra de la libertad - la libertad de ver incontables eventos deportivos de diversa calidad. Justo el otro día, el juego de cornhole (sí, el juego de césped que se juega principalmente en los bastidores) estaba en ESPN. Así que con todas las opciones disponibles, es importante recordar por qué el fútbol es el mejor deporte.
O, al menos, por qué nos encanta el fútbol.
¿Cuáles son los deportes más populares en el mundo?
Los juegos tácticos y deportivos que hemos creado y jugado por siglos, han sido uno de los factores más importantes de los que nos hace y mantiene humanos. Ya sea una espiral perfecta lanzada 53 metros o un cabezazo que llega a la esquina de la red, cada deporte nos proporciona la misma montaña rusa de emociones, los mismos fanáticos emocionados y la misma adrenalina que viene con estas competiciones.
Last World Cup gifted fans 169 goals in 64 matches. Over three million users voted on FIFA.com and the fans named Benjamin Pavard’s volley the World Cup Best Goal. Relive it here.
The Benjamin Pavard goal vs. Argentina was voted the World Cup best goal.
The splendid strike took place during the France-Argentina match in the Round of 16.
Can a Cruz Azul Estadio Azteca homecoming end the infamous 22-year curse known as Maldición Celeste?
Cruz Azul is one of the most popular and most successful teams in Mexico.
Much of their greatness comes from the 1980s, when the team became an absolute winning machine in Mexican football.
An Andrés Iniestra vs. Ronaldo duel may sound like a classic clash between two of LaLiga’s most historic figures.
But read carefully: It is not Barcelona’s Andrés Iniesta but rather Pumas UNAM Andrés Iniestra we are talking about.
Similarly, it is not Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo but Veracruz’s Ronaldo Prieto.
August is one of the hottest months of the year, and for professional footballers, it's hot with birthdays! We've put together a list of some of the most important soccer players born in August. Get ready to celebrate every single day of the month!
*If nationality is listed, they're not on their country's national team
When France won the World Cup, it was a sea of red, white and blue all around Paris and the country. People were celebrating in the streets and into the long hours of the night.
Why wouldn’t they? After all, they just won the World Cup, 20 years after they previously won it.
You would think that all would be well in the country. So much so that one French fan decided to capitalize on all the positivity in the country, as he proposed to his girlfriend.
A kids World Cup final reenactment is going viral on the internet.
It's hardly surprising, since the France vs Croatia World Cup final was one of the most entertaining in history.
With a final score of 4-2, the match finished one goal short of breaking the most goals scored in a World Cup final record held by the Brazil 5-2 Sweden final in 1958.