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Even The Taliban Won’t Stand In This Boy’s Way Of Admiring Messi

Earlier this year many of us heard the heartwarming story of Murtaza Ahmadi – a 5 year old boy from Afghanistan who admires Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi. When pictures of little Murtaza in his homemade Messi “jersey,” made from a blue and white striped plastic bag, went viral Messi and his team took notice. Messi autographed an actual jersey for his young fan and had it delivered to the boy in eastern Afghanistan. A touching gesture that shows the global reach of the beautiful game.

Your Heart Will Melt When You See Leicester City’s Fans Thank Their Head Coach

Claudio Ranieri is that nice, sweet, charming uncle that we all wish we had growing up. For those of you who believe that nice guys finish last, that will come as a bit of a shock to you considering that he and his team, Leicester City, are about to win the Premier League this Sunday.

It’s not guaranteed, but if Leicester beats Manchester United on Sunday, or Tottenham loses to Chelsea on Monday, or any combination of Leicester picking up or Tottenham dropping three points occurs throughout the rest of the season, Leicester will be crowned champions. 

Mahrez Just Won Player Of The Year, Watch Him Find Out His Hero Never Did

Riyad Mahrez has officially won the PFA Player of the Year, the award voted on by the players of the Premier League for the best player of the year.

Mahrez’s rise has been anything but obvious. He was bought for £400,000 and brought to a team that just barely escaped relegation last year because of an ironically convincing end-of-season winning streak. This season, Leicester just kept on winning and Mahrez was arguably the most important factor in that.

Everyone Broke Down Into Tears When Totti Sent Roma Into The Champions League

I’m so sorry, Totti. I was wrong, I was so wrong. Your last goal wasn’t your last goal ever for AS Roma. It was just the beginning of a glorious farewell tour.

You scored two goals against Torino to win the game 3-2 and to secure Roma a place in the Champions League next year. You did that after 597 games and 247 goals for AS Roma. You did that after being the hero of AS Roma for 24 years.

Francesco Totti’s Last Goal For Roma Left A Commentator In Tears

Francesco Totti is one of the most respected players int he world because he has stayed at the same club for his entire career, and what a career it has been. At 39 years old, he has played for AS Roma and only for AS Roma since 1992. That’s 24 years at the same club, for much longer than half of his life.

But like all players he will eventually have to retire, and it is looking more and more like this might be the year he’ll do it.

Soccer Is Changing The Lives Of These Children. Here's How.

We don’t have to tell you about the ways soccer makes a difference in people's lives. The world's game is consistently a catalyst for change.

Meet 'Ronaldog', The Pooch That's Better Than Cristiano

Alfie, better known as 'Ronaldog', is an untrained, naturally brilliant footballing dog that is capable of performing keepie uppies and dribbling at a blistering pace, much like his namesake Ronaldo. To put it simply, his game isn't ruff at all. He's almost Ronaldo's doggleganger.  

In fact, Ronaldog has every reason for tail wagging, he's being scouted by professional clubs in England.

Iker Casillas Marries The Reporter He Kissed After Winning The World Cup

Iker Casillas has married his longtime girlfriend Sara Carbonero according to reports. The pair’s relationship became a source of daily news throughout the 2010 World Cup, beginning with Spain’s shocking loss to Switzerland in group play and ending with an on air kiss between the two.

Casillas and Carbonero began dating in 2009, and their relationship was immediately thrown into the spotlight due to Casillas being Spain’s starting goalkeeper and Carbonero working as a sports reporter for Telecinco, a leading Spanish news source.

54-Year-Old Comedian Runs Farther In 27 Days Than Footballers Do In 2 Seasons

English comedian Eddie Izzard has accomplished a stunning feat of endurance the likes of which few athlete can match. In 27 days the 54-year-old Izzard ran 27 marathons in order to raise awareness for Sport Relief, a biennial charity event ran in association with Comic Relief and BBC Sport. On his last day he ran a staggering 54 miles in order to make sure he hit his distance mark for the challenge.

You can watch the BBC3 video covering Izzard’s last day of the 27 marathons in 27 days challenge here:

A Firebombing Took Away His Family, So Real Madrid Made His Dream Come True.

Sometimes clubs and player do things that make you realize that they do still have things in perspective, and they don’t see the world through a Lamborghini kaleidoscope lens (although that sounds really cool, not gonna lie). 

Palestinian five-year-old Ahmed Dawabcheh lost his parents and baby brother in a firebombing carried out by Jewish extremists. This tragedy led to Dawabcheh suffering injuries as well, and he has spent the last 8 months of his life recovering.

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