In an occurrence rarer than Bigfoot sightings, a goalkeeper in the NPSL (the fourth tier of professional competition in the United States) has scored from his own penalty spot. Now, the length of soccer pitches can of course vary, but, if we’re going by the standard 115 yards, this goal was scored from over 100 yards out.
The rise, the connection, the shake of the back of the net and the famous celebration. Cristiano Ronaldo's header can only be described as towering. His elevation made him look like he was floating above the Welsh defenders as he smashed a beautiful service past the waiting goalkeeper. Portugal being criticized for not finishing off a single game in this tournament in regular time, left no question in the minds of the doubters as they showed Wales the exit door with a 2-0 decisive win. Ronaldo now has the chance to do what Messi could not do in June... win a major tournament.
Cristiano Ronaldo is very good at sports, and, more specifically, very VERY good at soccer. Mostly.
Ronaldo has not had the best Euro 2016 so far, but his Portugal side is still in the semifinals so there's time for him to turn things around. One great way to do that would be to let someone else take free kicks.
"But Ronaldo is good at free kicks," you say. Not right now, he isn't.
Thousands of fans showed up to show to see the national team of Iceland return home to Reykjavik, and to show their appreciation.
If there was one story that everyone got behind at this year's European Championships, it was this unbelievable tale of a small island nation of 325,000 people that threatened to upset everybody.
Iceland's story proved that hard work and an emphasis on grassroots-development can be successful, no matter how limited the resources nor how small the talent pool.
In case you missed it last week, Renato Sanches, the up and coming star for Portugal scored a beamer that tied the game at 1's. Not only is this kid already a great player, the best part is, he is only 18! He is the youngest player to score for Portugal in the European Championships and crazy enough he is the youngest player in history to score in a knockout round game at the Euros. A rising Benfica star thats now at Bayern Munich will be ready to grow his name on the world's stage at the club and international level. What impact will he make against Wales tomorrow?
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic is a rock star. No, seriously. Watch this:
That is Bilic's rock band side project, Rawbau, who were formed in his hometown of Split in Croatia. It's not his first, either. Back when he retired in 2001, he tried his hand at the whole music game with a band called Newera, although it never really took off.
Neymar’s brilliant 2015-16 season with Barcelona resulted in the Brazilian forward inking a new five-year contract with the club, including a staggering release clause starting at £167 million.
Neymar scored a personal best 24 La Liga goals last campaign. He added four in the Copa del Rey and three in the UEFA Champions League — a grand total of 31 goals in 49 appearances.
Every year, the latest edition of the FIFA franchise promises spectacular changes, but, apart from minor adjustments here and there, the football simulator remains largely unchanged. FIFA 17 is looking to shatter that precedent by rolling out an abundance of changes this year — none bigger than the highly publicized switch to the Frostbite game engine.
We have discovered our new favorite game, velcro soccer darts played with a giant inflatable soccer dart board. Also known as foot darts.
We will stop at nothing to procure one of these bad boys. Nothing.
The 90+ minute winner from Graziano Pellé was enough to seal a two nil victory over the 2012 Euro Champions and advance Italy to the quarterfinals. The Spain Italy affair was one taken by Italy and not given. David De Gea for most of the game, kept Spanish hopes alive with some beautiful saves but he couldn't keep everything out. Italy moves on to face Germany on Saturday. Imagine how out of hand this game could have gotten without the beast in net....