As the final whistle of the game approached, a moment of creativity developed as Kaka maneuvered his way through the box to hit a well timed cross to Cyle Larin. The Canadian then shook the net with the game winning goal against the Montreal Impact in the 87th minute. It was a much needed three points for Orlando City who are trying to keep pace with the top of the table in the Eastern Conference.
(Screenshot from ESPNFC)
Every once in a while a soccer game erupts in a flurry of goals so breathtaking that I want to run across the globe spreading the word of what I just witnessed. It’s as if I feel a need to show the footage of what just happened to every single person who has ever said soccer is boring to watch. I want to thrust it in their faces and dare them to say it again.
The latest example of one such game comes from the Belgian Pro League, which shows that you don’t need to have the best players in the world to create a breathtaking game of soccer.
Wayne Rooney put in a Man of the Match performance as Manchester United brushed aside Bournemouth 3-1 at Old Trafford. Rooney opened up the scoring in the 43rd minute after some lovely team play between Anthony Martial and Juan Mata on the edge of the box.
The goal was Rooney's 100th in the Premier League at Old Trafford, and the OptaJoe Twitter account was quick to highlight the relevance of that.
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 50 goals for the sixth consecutive season. He’s the first to ever do so.
It’s getting harder and harder to address Ronaldo as anything other than one of the greatest players of all time. Every time we think he is past it, or overrated, he goes and scores goals, lots and lots of goals. It’s like we’re calling an investment banker washed up and he goes and makes a million in a day.
As part of new FIFA president Gianni Infantino’s mission of “getting football back to the heart of FIFA”, a team of FIFA Legends took on the Mexico All-Stars to celebrate both the 66th FIFA Congress in Mexico City and the 50th anniversary of the historic Azteca Stadium.
On Monday, May 2, Giovani Dos Santos was named in Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio’s 40-player preliminary squad. On Sunday, May 8, Dos Santos showed why with a dominant performance in the LA Galaxy’s 4-2 victory over the New England Revolution.
2006 World Cup winner Luca Toni signed off on his illustrious career with an audacious Panenka penalty against Juventus this weekend, leading Verona to a shock 2-1 victory over Juventus.
Luca Toni gets a penalty in his last ever game. Gives it the Panenka: https://t.co/ac2sDwL50L
— Paddy Power (@paddypower) May 9, 2016
When Zlatan Ibrahimovic capitalized on an error by Joe Heart with an amazing 30-yard bicycle kick goal back in 2013, we thought it was a feat of singular athleticism and genius that could never be replicated. However, Javi Gomez, a 33-year-old striker in the Spanish Segunda Division B, has created that outlandish goal’s spirit double.
PSG is not just Zlatan. Maxwell scored an incredible goal today in a 4 - 0 rout of Rennes at the Parc de Princes. His 50th minute goal included a nutmeg to beat one defender and a powerful right footed shot to the top corner. While you see Zlatan scoring powerful goals for PSG, Maxwell is equally as good. Maxwell has great skills for a defender and has a nose for the ball. Some amazing stuff here.
Maxwell just scored the nastiest goal I've seen in awhile
Eric Hassli was and still is a journeyman of a striker. He has played in France, England, Switzerland and the United States over a 15 year career that has seen him suit up for 10 different teams. The longest he has ever stayed with one team was 3 years with FC Zurich. He had a hard time staying in one place, but that did not stop him from scoring one of the best goals in league history at one of his destinations: