On March 21, the legendary Ronaldinho celebrated his 40th birthday (while in prison in Paraguay). Of his 40 years on this planet, the most celebrated are the five he spent with Barcelona between 2003 and 2008.
The Brazilian enjoyed a stratospheric rise at the Camp Nou and made the Blaugrana No. 10 shirt his own while winning two LaLiga titles, one Champions League crown and the 2005 Ballon d’Or.
The mid-aughts were a sort of golden age for world football.
We’ll never forget Liverpool’s incredible comeback against AC Milan in the 2005 Champions League, Zinedine Zidane’s headbutt in the 2006 World Cup final, Chelsea’s return to prominence under Jose Mourinho, someone other than the U.S. winning the Women’s World Cup and, of course, the Houston Dynamo winning back-to-back championships in MLS.
No match is complete without a world-renowned broadcaster on the call. While footballers are finding ways to stay fit and in top-form during this break, commentators are doing the same. One of the best examples is this hilarious update from Clive Tyldesley's kitchen.
With football matches cancelled across Europe to stop the spread of the coronavirus, LaLiga players Borja Iglesias and Sergio Reguilon found a novel way to attract 60,000 online fans - by battling out a thrilling Seville derby on the FIFA 20 video game.
Fresh off watching his Inter Miami franchise lose its inaugural match to LAFC at Banc of California Stadium back on March 1, the legend that is David Beckham made an appearance on Ellen to chat about his wife, kids, club ownership and the time he went trick-or-treating at Justin Bieber’s house.
A Hero I-League match in India finished with one of the best game-winning goals ever seen. TRAU’s center back, Deepak Devrani, performed an acrobatic goal that any striker in the world would be proud of. It's surely a candidate for the 2020 Puskás Award.
A goal worthy of winning any match!
Presenting Deepak 'acrobat' Devrani's stunning injury-time goal from yesterday's #HeroILeague action!