Arjen Robben just might be the fastest player in football. He is used to never seeing defenders again once he gets a step ahead of them with the ball. So you can imagine his consternation when Lionel Messi suddenly catches up to him and takes the ball away.
After Ronaldinho received the Ballon d’Or in 2006 he famously said, “This award says I’m the best player in the world. I’m not even the best player at Barcelona.” He was talking about Lionel Messi.
Yaya Toure used to be good at defending. No really, he was. Back in his Barcelona days he was just about the most promising all-round midfielder in the world, meaning he could attack just as well as he could defend.
At Manchester City, that balance has apparently skewed towards the offensive side of things.
Germany beat Argentina in the 2014 World Cup Final, but watching this and knowing the current state of Mats Hummels and Lionel Messi, you wouldn’t know it.
Hummels’ ability as a defender is as debated as the attractiveness of Peggy Olson from Mad Men.
The 1990 World Cup in Italy was one of the least beautiful in history. In fact, there are those who consider it the worst of all.
However, it is remembered for the presence of every country to ever win the World Cup until then, and because many of its games were defined by the excitement of shooting from the penalty spot.
We are only a few hours away from the USWNT facing Colombia in the semis of the World Cup and Colombian soccer player Lady Andrade has taken it upon herself to talk a little trash about the Americans.
“They belittle us. They think we’re a team they’re going to walk all over and it will be an easy game for them,” Andrade said in an interview with USA TODAY.
“We’re going to beat them since they like to talk so much.”
The anticipated rivalry between Los Angeles FC and LA Galaxy, set to begin in 2018, is off to a rip-roaring start.
The Golden State Warriors, who are owned in part by Peter Guber, just won the NBA championship. Peter Guber is also part-owner of LAFC, so some congratulations were in order from the MLS expansion franchise. That congratulations came in the form of a tweet.
Oooooh, Croatia is in trouble.
The Italian FA has reportedly filed a claim against Croatia because during the Italy vs. Croatia Euro 2016 qualifier Friday (which, it's worth noting, had to be played in an empty stadium because of racism), someone had mowed a swastika into the field.
Desde hace tiempo se sospecha que Lionel Messi no es de este planeta.
He really is from a different Planet #Messi even if u are supporting another team u have to admit this .
— Patrick Kluivert (@PatrickKluivert) May 6, 2015
Lionel Messi and Carlos Tevez have an old rivalry, a new episode of which will start in Berlin tomorrow, when Barcelona and Juventus meet in the final of the Champions League.