On Tuesday, Swiss club Young Boys scored an excruciating last-minute own goal to lose 1-0 to CSKA Moscow in a Champions League playoff. On Thursday, Turkish club Fenerbahce showed the Europa League's standard of own goal is just as high as the Champions League's.
Warning: This video is heartbreaking for everyone but CSKA Moscow fans. In the 91st minute of a scoreless Champions League playoff first leg between CSKA and Swiss club Young Boys, defender Kasim Adams Nuhu attempted to head the ball back to his keeper. Only his keeper was already coming out to receive the ball.
You can guess what happened next.
Is this the worst way to lose a game in stoppage time you've ever seen?
There’s no sight in football quite like that of a marauding center half. These moments invariably begin with the blundering oaf picking his head up and trying to spot a midfielder or defensive partner to lay the ball off to. Seeing all these options closed down, he’ll realize that he’s got about 15 yards of open real estate in front of him and those gangly legs will start churning.
In a World Cup year, it’s only natural that national team regulars are put under the microscope every week. With only 23 spots available on the final World Cup roster, each and every week during the club season is a personal battle and test of merit. In that sense, no USMNT player has been failing as spectacularly as Los Angeles Galaxy forward Gyasi Zardes.
La edad media de los jugadores de la Premier League inglesa es de 26,8 años, lo que significa que la gran mayoría de los futbolistas no jugaban hace 25 años, cuando se instituyó el cambio más drástico en el juego en los últimos tiempos. Muchos ni siquiera estaban vivos en 1992 cuando la FIFA decidió evitar que los porteros recibieran pases intencionadamente pateados por sus compañeros.
Leg day is important. Sure, maybe you think the ladies will love you for your huge biceps or washboard abs, but don’t forget about the lower half of your body.
André Luis appears to have made that mistake. The Brazilian soccer player scored a simple goal on Tuesday but failed miserably on the celebration.
Let’s hope that celebration makes it into FIFA 18.
Fue un comienzo de ensueño para el FC Levadia en la tercera ronda de la Copa de Estonia el martes. Al recibir a su compañero de la primera división Paide en el estadio Kadriorg de Tallin, los visitantes iniciaron los procedimientos y rápidamente pusieron el balón en el fondo de su propia red después de encadenar cinco pases juntos.
Debes admirar el énfasis de Paide en tratar de construir su ataque desde la espalda, solo necesitan aclarar algunos detalles menores como la comunicación, la conciencia y el posicionamiento básico antes de avanzar hacia ese bloque intermedio.
There’s been way too much written about Nicklas Bendtner over the last decade, but it’s always worth remembering that the Danish striker once achieved a higher score than possible on a psychological confidence test.
I have some thoughts on goalkeepers taking penalties. Goalkeepers taking penalties is a net positive from an entertainment standpoint. Goalkeepers taking penalties is a net negative, from a soccer standpoint.
Sure, there have been goalkeepers who double as penalty specialists and they are professional footballers, so they can be expected to have enough skill to score from the spot when called upon. On the other hand, hello Thibaut Courtois in the Community Shield: