Tricks

Watching Suarez, Messi And Neymar Warm-Up Is Like Going To The Art Gallery

We still have to wait over a week for Barcelona to return to action in the Copa del Rey against Athletic Bilbao, but the folks at Barca’s official YouTube channel have made the wait a little more bearable by sharing a video of Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar warming up.

With any other attacking trio of teammates this would most likely fall flat, but here are three of the five best players on the planet performing tricks and volleying across the field at each other.

You could certainly do worse with one minute of your time.

The Mystery Of How To Defend Neymar Has Been Solved

Playing on Thursday night in Sao Paulo in a charity match for the victims of the Chapecoense plane crash, Brazilian defender Fred finally figured out a tactic to slow Neymar down, at least momentarily.

The Greatest Goals Of All Time Are Just Toe Pokes

You don’t ever work on your toe poke, admit it. It’s not a skill you frequently pull off after telling your mates which corner your about to put your shot in during warmups. You’d be called a child and laughed off the pitch, your ambitious toe punt looking nothing like a clean hit off the laces or a swerving effort with the instep. 

But contrary to accepted reasoning, the toe poke is actually the hallmark of a genius. Legends like Ronaldo, Romario, Ronaldinho, Andriy Shevchenko and Diego Maradona all had the infamous action down cold. 

Mira la escandalosa rutina de penalización de Lee Trundle Bamboozle The Keeper

La leyenda de Swansea, Lee Trundle, apareció en un partido benéfico para un equipo de estrellas de Swansea el domingo por la noche, y el jugador de 40 años, que se desempeña como embajador del club para el equipo, anotó con una rutina de penaltis escandalosa que el equipo senior de Bob Bradley sería incapaz de replicar.

Trundle fingió estar atando el cordón de su bota, pero de alguna manera se las arregló para obtener una cantidad extraordinaria de poder detrás de su atrevido golpe.

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