MADRID — When Moldovan minnows Sheriff Tiraspol qualified for the elite Champions League, becoming the first side from that country to do so, pundits were scratching their heads and asking 'who?'.
Then, when they were drawn in a group with Real Madrid, Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk, it was thought by pundits to be a case of how many goals they would lose by.
The deal was as good as done. The year was 1978, and a 17-year-old Argentine phenom named Diego Maradona was set to become a Sheffield United player.
Harry Haslam, manager of the Second Division side, was on a scouting mission in Argentina and looking at a pair of players but couldn't come up with the requisite funds.
If you've been watching Champions League and Europa League football consistently over the past decade, there's a certain Swiss club called Young Boys that's undoubtedly captured your attention. They were in the UCL group stage in 2018, advanced to the UEL Round of 16 in 2021 and are now back in the 2021-22 UCL group stage, but why is the club called Young Boys?
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- ¡Messi!
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- ¡Messi!
Las tribunas del Parque de los Príncipes explotaron hoy por primera vez ante el genio de Lionel Messi. Después de 100 minutos en Ligue 1 y 164 en Champions League, el jugador argentino finalmente dejó su magia en las redes, convirtiendo en la victoria por 2-0 sobre el Manchester City.
El debut goleador de Messi con el PSG ocurrió en el minuto 74 de juego y selló la victoria parisina. ¿La confección de la conquista? Lo más Messi que uno puede imaginar.
Si uno mira la tabla de posiciones de la Liga MX, el Pachuca no inspira miedo. Los Tuzos marchan en el puesto 13 y han perdido más partidos (5) de lo que han ganado (3). Sin embargo, para los técnicos de la competencia, enfrentarlos se ha vuelto una de las experiencias más riesgosas de la temporada.
¿El dato revelador? Los tres entrenadores que se quedaron sin trabajo durante el Apertura 2021 fueron despedidos luego de jugar ante Pachuca: Héctor Altamirano (Querétaro), Víctor Vucetich (Chivas) y Guillermo Vásquez (Necaxa).
European Championship winners Italy will face Copa America winners Argentina in June 2022, the soccer governing bodies of Europe and South America said on Tuesday.
"The agreement reached by the two organisations currently covers three editions of this match between the respective continental winners," UEFA said in a statement.
No venue or competition title name was given for the match but a source told Reuters the game has been given the working title of the 'Finalissima'.
"Goalkeepers are a different breed," as the old adage goes, but what exactly makes the pair of keepers different from the other 20 players on the pitch?
The ability to use their hands is what formally sets these shot-stoppers apart, yet I'd argue that the biggest distinction between keepers and field players is their mindsets on the pitch.
There's a certain mentality you need to have to be able to succeed as a goalkeeper, and it requires you to disregard your body and do whatever it takes to keep the ball out of the net.
There’s never been a better time to be a USMNT fan and a fan of FIFA and European football. With an impressive 22 American men playing in Europe’s continental club competitions, it could be a legitimate strategy to build your FUT squad around U.S. players. With that in mind, we’ve done the hard work for you and found the best Americans in FIFA 22.
Ilesos, pero en estado de shock. Así quedaron el jugador de Chivas, Jesús Ricardo Angulo, y su novia luego de ser víctimas de un secuestro exprés en el municipio de Zapopan, Jalisco.
La aterradora experiencia ocurrió la noche de este miércoles, a días del clásico entre el Rebaño Sagrado y Chivas. Canelo Angulo venía de pasar una tarde de mall con su pareja, cuando tres individuos forzaron su ingreso al Jeep color blanco del futbolista.