The last couple of afternoons in football have seen two of the worst misses of the year so far. After Joshua Zirkzee of Bayern Munich missed the open net from a yard out a couple of days ago, Nicolas Reniero of Argentinos Juniors did one better last night with a horrendous miss against Newell’s Old …
There is hardly a more satisfying sight in football than to see a perfectly hit free-kick crash into the back of the net. But just as there are contrasts to everything, a badly executed free-kick is one of the worst possible sights in the game. Being awarded a shot at goal from a decent position …
Bundesliga 2 outfit Karlsruher SC took a corner kick which would probably fit right in with the tactics employed by Ted Lasso, the lovable protagonist of the Apple TV hit series by the same name. Forget all dead ball organizations you know or have come across because German second-tier club Karlsruher threw normal out the …
Teun Koopmeiners might have just scored one of the best goals you will ever see to double AZ Alkmaar’s lead against PSV Eindhoven. A midfielder by trade, Koopmeiners has been scoring goals for fun in the Eredivisie this season (9 goals in 16 matches) as he notched a first-half brace, which included an out-of-this-world lobbed …
Frustrated Celtic fans put forward a ‘comical’ representation of their feelings recently, as they unveiled a new banner directed at club CEO Peter Lawwell amid the coronavirus crisis at the club. A number of Celtic players have been affected by the recent surge in cases of coronavirus in the United Kingdom, as defender Christopher Jullien …
It is bizarre to the extreme whenever any footballer scores an own goal, and even more so when it is the custodian of the goal who makes the error. Danny Rogers of Kilmarnock is certain to make it into a lot of end of season blooper reels with his schoolboy error against St. Mirren in …
Cup competitions in football offer a different aura in the sport, as the unpredictability of single round fixtures provides more chances of an upset than the regular league format. Football enthusiasts often refer to the unpredictable charm of the cup competition as the “Magic of the Cup”, which was recently in full display in Scotland …
When Scunthorpe met Brentford in 2005 in the third division of the English footballing pyramid, the match turned into a full-blown brawl after a single sliding tackle. A number of very risky challenges for the ball were recorded in a very short span of time as the centre of the stadium erupted into a brutal …
Flamengo forward’s bizarre hairstyle goes viral on social media Besides a wolf howling at the moon, there is also a tree and a couple of bats etched out on Michael’s head. Safe to say, things got slightly weird in the Copa do Brasil yesterday. Viewers watching Sao Paulo’s clash v Flamengo were met with a …
Robert Gabriel Asăvoaei, remember the name. For the attacking midfielder has scored one of the best goals you’ll see all season. A definite contender for the goal of the season or the FIFA Puskas Award has arrived from LIGA III in Romania. Robert Asăvoaei somehow made it look easy as he converted a cross from …