Three years ago Ainsley Maitland-Niles was Arsenal’s second-youngest player to make a Champions League appearance behind Jack Wilshere. Still fighting for a consistent place in Arsene Wenger’s side, he went for a bold strategy to request more playing time during training on Wednesday. Maitland-Niles nutmegged Wenger.
outrageous from you, @Ains_7 pic.twitter.com/X62DrkV5yJ
This dog has extremely good close control, although I'm not sure the "popping the ball and carrying it in your jaws" technique deployed here is strictly legal.
Oh well.
The dog manages to avoid the footballers, but the police finally got him. It sure looked like he had a fun adventure though.
Hey, it’s Halloween! Aside from tooth decay induced by copious amounts of sugar-loaded candy, that means all your favorite soccer teams are releasing spooky and/or goofy Halloween videos. Horray! We here at The18 have done the hard work of rounding up the best soccer Halloween videos from this week, so grab some bite-sized candy bars and enjoy.
Normally, when one's 21-year-old Kosovar striker makes a substitute appearance after fans have been calling for him and ends up scoring the winner, that is cause for celebration. Not for Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy, though. Mick McCarthy does not celebrate.
Ipswich Town were down 1-0 to Burton Albion on Saturday in the second half, and fans were calling for Bersant Celina, a 21-year-old Kosovar on loan from Manchester City, to be introduced. Ipswich Town tied the match up in the 66th minute and Celino came on in the 84th, scoring a late winner.
Roberto Donadoni and Nuno Manta have spent most of their careers playing and coaching in the countries of their births. Donadoni played many years AC Milan and has coached all throughout Italy, now leading Bologna. Nuno Manta played for Amigos Cavaco and has spent his entire coaching career at Feirense in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.
Over the weekend, both managers showed various levels of control on the sideline. Their reactions to a ball bouncing toward them tell you all you need to know about Portuguese and Italian football managers.
Bae: "come over"
Me: "I can't I'm in a different section of the Bombonera"
Bae: "My parents aren't in this section of the Bombonera"
Me:
Yesterday a Boca fan tried to sneak into a different sector of the Bombonera through a hole in the concrete and got stuck. pic.twitter.com/8BgsdIMJcK
— Daniel Edwards (@DanEdwardsGoal) October 30, 2017