There are moments in a match that can go unremembered by the final whistle. Sometimes these are simple misfired shots or dubious fouls, forgotten over the course of a long match. Other times, as it was on a sweltering day in Southern California in 1999, they are significant in the moment but largely overshadowed by events later in the game.
Si alguna vez piensas que tienes un mal día en la oficina - tal vez tu alarma no sonó o el café sabe a basura o eres uno de los millones de personas que sufren de robo de salario - alégrate de no ser Martín Palermo, el hombre que tiene el récord mundial Guinness de más tiros penales fallados en un solo partido.
Los tiros de penalti son, típicamente, vistos como un gol automático. Un buen lanzador de penaltis parece que nunca fallará, como Luka Milivojevic del Crystal Palace.
Few players in the history of the sport have impacted women’s soccer as much as Mia Hamm. The feared striker retired as the all-time leader in international goals with 158 (later passed by former teammate Abby Wambach) and still holds the record for most USWNT assists with 145, a mark that may never be equaled.
The 2013 Ballon d'Or was one of the closest votes in the history of the award, given to the world’s best footballer in a given year.
And Franck Ribery is still bitter he didn’t win.
Does he have a point? Maybe.
The 2013 Ballon d'Or was an odd one. FIFA, which joined France Football in the awarding of the trophy in 2010, extended the voting period late in the process after announcing it had only received votes from less than 50 percent of eligible voters.