71 passes. All uncontested. That’s what the Ivory Coast accomplished against Cameroon in the final three minutes of their Africa Cup of Nations qualification match.
What if you could take the best players in the world and choose the best parts of their game to bring together?
Would this "super player" finish like Messi? Dribble like Ronaldinho? Pass like Xavi?
As soccer fans, this is one of those questions that can fuel countless hours of discussion between games of FIFA, or until the wee hours of the night at our local sports bar.
We don’t have any biases here at The18, but Arsenal could force us to reconsider. The London-based club constantly releases hilarious videos with the help from their sponsors and players, which always leave us in stitches.
A penalty kick is one of the most stressful situations a soccer player can be in. There is immense pressure to convert because the odds are stacked so thoroughly in the taker’s favor, and this pressure, unsurprisingly, leads to more than its fair share of misses.
But what if it was possible to guarantee a conversion every time a player steps up to the spot? Where would the pressure be then?
Case in point: Jeonbuk Motors of South Korea’s K-League
On Sunday, November 16, unbeknownst to most of the general public, Red Bull crowned the World Street Style Champion. While Andrew Henderson of the U.K.
Ah the life of a universal soccer star. Here we have Brazilian and Barcelona star Neymar playing a quick game of keepy uppy in his backyard...in nothing but his underwear.
The massive pool and sweet ping pong table wasn’t enough to keep Neymar busy, so the Selecao captain probably decided to shoot a quick video showing off his juggling skills and trick shot into a basketball hoop. And he might as well do it in his underwear, because Neymar can pretty much do whatever he wants.
We’re big freestyle fans here at The18. For those who missed it, Red Bull held their 2014 Street Style World Final in Salvador, Brazil this past weekend. The world’s best freestylers from 44 nations battled it out to become the new world champion of freestyle.
The creative geniuses over at Studio C have put together a hilarious sketch about the greatest goalie never to walk the earth: Scott Sterling.
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again. Being a referee is one of the most thankless and brutal jobs a person choose. Refs are always the bad guy and, in sports, fans' and players' tempers can get the best of them.
16-Year-Old Cesc Fabregas set up a wondergoal vs. Tottenham's U-21 squad.