Videos
Watch Mallory Pugh's First NWSL Goal
If all goes according to plan, Saturday will have marked the dawn of a new era in women's professional soccer in the United States. The Washington Spirit defeated the Houston Dash, 2-0, and one of the goals came courtesy of ultra-talented 19-year-old Mallory Pugh.
Besiktas Celebrate Their Title On A Big Blue Watery Road
Besiktas celebrated back-to-back Turkish Super Lig titles (the first time they’d managed the feat since a three-peat between 1989 and 1992) with the customary victory parade, but the club’s unique geography allowed for some truly spectacular sights as they opted for a less traditional open-top boat.
Cristiano Jr Owned The Other Kids At The Madrid Celebration
John Oliver Plays Real or Fake with Crazy Soccer Names
Cristiano Joins Madrid Fans In Ballon d'Or Chant
Neymar Hits The NBA Finals and Meets The Warriors
Poetic Injustice: The Greatest Goals That Never Were
It doesn’t count on the scoresheet, but there’s something entirely satisfying about seeing an absolute crack smash off the woodwork. As humans, we like loud noises, and nothing makes us ooh and aah more than football’s own version of fireworks — the ball crashing into the crossbar from distance and flying into the heavens.
Apart from that spectacle, great goals can be denied for a myriad of other reasons: sometimes it’s the referee, sometimes it’s a curmudgeonly defender or goalkeeper and sometimes it’s that idiot Nani.