Fails

39 Seconds Into A Match Is No Time For A Marauding Run From Center Back

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.

Gyasi Zardes Has Played Himself Off The USMNT World Cup Plane

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 regla de los pases traseros obligó a los porteros a aprender a jugar al fútbol con resultados divertidísimos

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.

Brazilian Player Hilariously Fails To Make Lift Off In Ill-Conceived Celebration

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. 

Estonian Club Scores 15 Seconds Into Cup Match Without Touching The Ball

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.

Nicklas Bendtner Scores, Berates Teammate For Not Passing Earlier

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.

Thibaut Courtois Explains Why Goalkeepers Shouldn't Take Penalties

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:

The 3 Most Astonishingly Bad Penalty Kicks Ever

A spot kick. It’s from 12 yards out. You can either place it or go for power or just close your eyes and hope. Either way, the goalkeeper is at a massive disadvantage. There’s not much more to it than that. You should try to keep it simple, stupid.

But here are three instances when, for whatever reason, the penalty taker managed to get it all horribly wrong. These are the 3 worst penalties ever taken. 

The 3 Worst Penalty Kicks Ever

Watch Danny Welbeck Make The Most Absurd Assists You’ll Ever See

Some players just have a gift. The ability to see a play develop before it happens. The audacity to attempt maneuvers others wouldn’t dare to try. The composure to pull off moves with the weight of the world watching. 

Danny Welbeck, as this recent highlight video shows, is one of those supremely talented footballers who just stands above the rest.

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