Announcers can bring a lot to a sporting event, providing insightful commentary or added excitement. They can also detract from a game, as anyone who has ever tried to watch a basketball game with Bill Walton as the color commentator can attest to. The announcers for the I-League match between Minerva Punjab and Mohun Bagan fall into the latter category for the magnificent goal late in the match by Kingsley Obumneme.
Marius Sumudica is a Romanian football manager, currently with Turkish club Kayserispor. Recently, he tried to lean against a fence. It did not go well, but then it went REALLY well, because Marius Sumudica is a master of improv the likes of which hasn't been seen since the first version of Whose Line Is It Anyway? went off the air.
Ah, the magic of the (looks down at hand) Carabao Cup. Tuesday's semifinal first-leg pitted Premier League leaders Manchester City, thus far undefeated in domestic competition this season, against Championship fourth-place squad Bristol City, known mainly for their excellent goal gifs.
But, reader this is the (looks down at hand again) Carabao Cup, and the unlikely could happen at any moment. Bristol City took a 1-0 lead late in the first half and they had a cool goal gif at the ready.
PSV midfielder Bart Ramselaar must have some kind of skin condition that makes a soccer ball stick to his leg but still allows the ball to move around. There is no other plausible explanation for the skill Ramselaar pulled off at a PSV training session in Florida, where they are spending their winter break taking part in the Florida Cup.