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"Ganan O Los Matamos", Dicen Los Ultras Ante El Posible Descenso De Colo-Colo

Una pancarta con amenazas de muerte dirigidas a los jugadores del club chileno Colo-Colo fue exhibida en el campo de entrenamiento del club antes del duelo por el descenso del miércoles, ante la Universidad Concepción. El mensaje, escrito por la Garra Blanca, los ultra del club, decía: "O ganan o los matamos".

Top 10 Soccer Movies Ranked

The Top 10 Soccer Movies Of All Time

10. Looking for Eric (2009)

9. Shaolin Soccer (2001)

8. Diego Maradona (2019)

7. Green Street Hooligans (2005)

6. Bend It Like Beckham (2002)

5. Africa United (2010)

4. The Damned United (2009)

3. Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006)

2. The Two Escobars (2010)

1. Next Goal Wins (2014)

Teqball Creator Dreams Of Turning Popular Training Exercise Into Olympic Sport

MANCHESTER, England - A training exercise from the golden era of Hungarian football is enjoying a remarkable revival in popularity with Europe's top clubs and has even become a fast-growing sport in it own right.

When Ferenc Puskás and Hungary's 'Golden Team' warmed up for games, such as their 7-1 hammering of England in 1954, they played 'Foot-tennis' — with pairs of players either side of a net, serving and volleying but with a leather football and their feet.

Neymar: I Will Never Stop Partying; I'm Not Immature

Neymar, PSG's Brazilian star, recently reflected on the distractions that soccer players need, like the parties that he usually organizes that arouse all kinds of opinions.

"This is a very peculiar topic, because who doesn't like to party? Everyone likes to have fun, go out with their friends, with their family," the striker said in an interview with the club's official website.

“Los Jugadores No Somos Robots”: El Fútbol Llora La Partida Del Morro García

Santiago “Morro” García, goleador e ídolo de Godoy Cruz, llevaba cuatro días sin responder llamadas. Este sábado, la policía entró a su apartamento en Mendoza, perfectamente ordenado, y lo encontró en su cama muerto, con un arma calibre 22 a su lado.

La noticia impacta al fútbol argentino y uruguayo. Sobre todo, porque el delantero de 30 años hace tiempo venía dando señas de que algo no andaba bien. “Los jugadores no somos robots, no estamos hechos de acero. Tuve varios problemas que fueron influyendo y no fue fácil,” dijo en una entrevista de junio de 2019.

The Stories Behind The Most Unique Club Nicknames In Soccer

It's Super Bowl week, which means it's that time of the year when you learn way too much information about two teams that you don't really care about (what don't we know about Tom Brady as this point?). 

How about learning a digestible amount of interesting information about some teams that you still probably don't care about — at least not yet. Because after you're done reading about some very unusual nicknames, you'll undoubtedly fall in love with one or more of these somewhat obscure soccer clubs.

MLS Threatens League’s First-Ever Lockout If Players Can’t Reach New CBA

MLS said on Friday it remains "far apart" on the terms of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and will terminate the existing pact and lock out players for the first time in league history if a new deal is not reached by midnight Thursday.

Major League Soccer, whose 2021 season is due to begin on April 3, extended by one week the deadline to complete negotiations with the players' union on a new deal and is committed to regular meetings over the coming days.

5 Thoughts Every Youth Soccer Parent Has Had While Watching Their Kid Play

The majority of youth soccer parents support their children to the ends of the Earth. Seeing your child score their first goal or make a great save is an indescribable feeling. That being said, there are still moments when you really wish you could be anywhere else than a U-11 boys soccer game.

Unless waking up at the crack of dawn to drive two hours and sit in a field full of goose shit is your kink, being a youth soccer parent can be a pain sometimes.

Here are five thoughts that youth soccer parents have had that they definitely won’t tell their children about.

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