There has been a lot of talk over what will happen once Father Time takes his toll on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo; who will take their place? Many are quick to throw out names such as Pogba, Hazard, and Neymar. These names are all certainly nothing else than the most talented young players on the planet, but they are no Messi or Ronaldo.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's weekend was better than your weekend.
Zlatan bagged a brace in Sweden's Euro 2016 qualifier against Montenegro. That's not unusual in and of itself. Well, for non-Zlatan persons it is. It's pretty standard for Ibra though.
Mario Gotze, the man that scored the game winning goal of the 2014 World Cup Final, has been labelled as one of the biggest flops of the year.
According to a study put out by kicker, 183 Bundesliga players participating in a yearly survey have voted Mario Gotze the second biggest flop in the league, behind only Dutchman Rafael van der Vaart.
Oooooh, Croatia is in trouble.
The Italian FA has reportedly filed a claim against Croatia because during the Italy vs. Croatia Euro 2016 qualifier Friday (which, it's worth noting, had to be played in an empty stadium because of racism), someone had mowed a swastika into the field.
Ther Netherlands, Belgium and Switzerland all have loads of young talent. Are these the world-class teams of the future? Let's take a look:
Dutch soccer has surged in recent years and made it back to 1970s levels, when the Netherlands football team finished runner-up in two consecutive world cups. Now, over three decades later, Dutch soccer is back to glorious times.
Two Arsenal fans just got in possibly the greatest Twitter fight of all time, about the age of Porto (at the time, he jumped to AC Milan literally during the writing of this article) striker Jackson Martinez, and really the nature of ages in general. Jackson Martines is 28. Or is he?
Quite possibly the conversation of the year. pic.twitter.com/4ecwov2YFN
Just after making a video asking the media to "leave him alone," Cristiano Ronaldo is starring in a new video game called "Super Stars" in which he skateboards away from the media. Ronaldo is joined by a midget-Crash-Bandicoot-looking-thing called Hugo the Troll. Hugo the Troll also skateboards. The villain in this game, who stands in for all of the media, is named Paparazzi Pete. Paparazzi Pete drives a moped while trying to take pictures of Ronaldo.
The UEFA Champions League is Europe’s premier tournament. Players dream of feeling the rush of playing in that highly competitive environment where heroics for your team will be long remembered by faithful fans, A competition dominated by superstar players such as Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo and Argentina's Lionel Messi.
Very few Mexican players have had the opportunity to play in the Champions League. Mexico only has 16 well-known European-based internationals.
Jose Mourinho will need to develop a new plan for Chelsea next season — seeing as he can't park the bus anymore — after being banned by British law to drive for the next six months.
The Portuguese manager was caught by roadside speed cameras going 10mph over the 50mph limit while driving in England this past Wednesday. Because of his previous accumulation of points from traffic violations, he was no longer able to appeal for driving after this past offense.
A Romanian child in a youth game scored a goal that reminded many of a certain diminutive Argentine.