Even if you’ve been living under a rock for the past month, you most likely heard – and saw – Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski’s evisceration of Wolfsburg's defense, scoring five goals in the span of nine minutes – certainly one of the greatest single game performances of all time. What’s even more impressive is Lewandowski accomplishing the feat after coming on as a substitute in the second half.
It doesn't matter if you like the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Liga MX, or MLS, this weekend has a great schedule of games to watch on TV. Read on to find out how and when to watch them all.
It is still early in the season, but it is easy to say that Thomas Tuchel is working some magic in Dortmund.
The former Mainz manager arrived at the Signal Iduna Park with the difficult task of filling in the shoes of a legend like Jurgen Klopp. Yet, with an entertaining and involving approach, Tuchel has managed to lead Dortmund to a better start in the Bundesliga than Klopp did in 2011-12 when they were crowned Bundesliga champions.
Lionel Messi is probably the most popular footballer in the world, if not the most popular athlete in the world. Heck, he might even be the most popular person in the world.
And so, when Messi was injured this weekend, tearing a knee ligament, he received an outpouring of support from his legions of fans.
Messi is expected to be out for about 7-8 weeks, which is a long time for a high-level athlete to go without being active. He'll probably get bored and antsy, so having the support of his fans is huge.
Scoring an equalizing penalty in the 93rd minute is a big deal.
Scoring an equalizing penalty in thr 93rd minute then chugging a fan's beer is just plain awesome.
That's what happened in Denmark, when Esbjerg fB's Nicki Belle Nielsen, as mentioned before, scored a penalty in the 93rd minute and celebrated by grabbing a fan's beer and chuggung it.
The fan didn't seem to mind, but Neilsen probably owes him or her a replacement. It's just common courtesy, really.
It's good to have friends.
Lionel Messi is injured, much to the dismay of the greater soccer-following population.
Messi's teammates, though, are not fazed, and have rallied around their star right-winger in his hour of need.
Case in point: someone needed to drive Messi to the training facility (he's probably on pain meds or something). The good samaritan who ended up chauffering the hobbled Messi to and from practice: Luis Suarez.
If you are dangerously close to losing faith in humanity, stop reading this article and go watch this video, because it doesn’t get much worse than what went down during Steaua Bucharest & Petrolul Ploiesti.
"Senna" is one of the best sports documentaries we've seen. It holds its own in a genre that's been increasingly crowded with quality films, especially since the launch of ESPN's 30 for 30 series.
Ostensibly, "Senna" has very little to do with Cristiano Ronaldo, but that's about to change. The team behind "Senna" has produced a documentary about the Portuguese superstar that looks at the life of one of the most recognizable athletes in the world, and how he got to be one of the most recognizable athletes in the world.
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge turned 60 Friday. Rummenigge was Germany's National Team Captain and is currently the president of Bayern Munich.
The striker played three World Cups in a row (1978, 1982 and 1986), making it to the final in both the 18982 and 1986 cups.
Rummenigge was born in Lippstadt. At 19, Bayern Munich signed him and he became a full-time professional footballer. Previously, he shared soccer and his cashier job at a bank.
Well Barcelona fans, the unthinkable has happened. OK, that’s a little over dramatic, but Lionel Messi is injured.
Messi has a tear in the internal collateral ligament of his left knee. He will be out for around 7-8 weeks pic.twitter.com/TLor97gmou
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 26, 2015