Roberto Carlos struck the greatest free kick the world had ever seen against France at the 1997 Tournoi de France. Unable to classify the actions of the Brazilian, the description “banana free kick” entered the soccer dictionary. Now, 17 years later, a Brazilian compatriot named Anderson Pico has once again accomplished the impossible.
Santos's U-20 goalie scored the kind of goal that dreams are made of.
What kind of dream, you ask?
Well, we didn't say it wasn't a nightmare. Take a gander.
INCREDIBLE(!) own goal by Santos-youngster Robson earlier tonight to give Atl. Mineiro u20 the lead over Santos u20. pic.twitter.com/vWM14ynVgg
— André Østgaard (@AndreOstgaard) May 25, 2016
Do you remember the first time soccer blew your mind? For me, it was Ronaldinho. Not even a specific clip, just Ronaldinho in general. The more and more I watched of him the more I realized that my understanding of soccer was so timidly different than what was really possible that it practically hurt; I needed to watch more highlights, and I swear I got high from them.
I thought the days of Ronaldinho blowing my mind were done, but this one goal, this legendary goal that many of you have already seen before, has come back to do it again:
As Ian Darke would say: "Goal Goal USA!" The USA utilized their substitute Darlington Nagbe to the best of scenarios. Nagbe scoring his first goal for the United States, clinched the victory for the Americans in the 90th minute to beat Ecuador in an international friendly. An exciting moment for him and the USA as they prepare for Copa America.
It’s always a little daunting when someone tells you to watch 100 of something. This is the internet after all, where people will make a video on the 100 best trance songs and it will receive 260,000 views; just because 100 of something exists does not mean you, or most people, will enjoy going through it all. This is a problem that I was immediately faced with when I saw that rom7ooo had made a video of the 100 best goals of the year.
It’s that time of year. YouTube publishers are pushing out their end of the season round-ups of the best we have seen this year, whether it be skills, goals, or celebrations. It’s an exciting time to be a soccer fan, and a dangerous time if you are one of the many people that gobbles up these videos like crack cocaine.
Peter Crouch is known for dancing after goals, and sometimes he likes to take his talents to somewhere besides a soccer pitch. Somewhere that's actually meant for dancing. Somewhere like Ibiza.
Peter Crouch absolutely off his cake pic.twitter.com/YCx4X0sdiu
— Nathan Jain (@NathanJain_) May 23, 2016
As the moments of desperation evolved, goalkeeper Jamie Butler scored an incredible full field laser to even the game at two goals a piece. Following a favorable skip from right outside the 18 yardbox, the ball found it's way into the upper left corner out of reach from the opposing goalie. Crazy moments like these are why we love the game!
Highlights are fun, and highlights are even more fun when narrated by the WWE's Jim Ross. Because of the massive beatdown New York Red Bulls put on New York City FC, and because of the Internet, we've ended up with one of the great match highlight videos of our time, with professional wrestling commentary overlaid on Red Bulls' 7-0 trouncing of their "rivals."
Marco Fabian made it back into the Eintracht Frankfurt team as they secured their Bundesliga safety against FC Nürnberg. A Haris Seferovic goal proved the difference as Frankfurt won 1-0 in Nuremberg and 2-1 on aggregate.