NBC Sports’ compilation of “Unluckiest own goals in English Premier League history” delivers an extraordinary array of mishaps, including misfortune from Gareth Bale and Vincent Kompany.
Mike Woitalla
Soccer America Executive Editor Mike Woitalla has written freelance articles about soccer for more than 30 media outlets in nine nations. The winner of eight United Soccer Coaches Writing Contest awards, he is the author of two books. He coaches and referees youth soccer, and is a "Soccer Without Borders" volunteer.
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Ref Watch: A fun part of reffing — meeting the players
Last year while checking in a U-14 team, one boy’s name, Briegel Morales Pérez, piqued my curiosity. So I spoke to him after the game. He had moved to California from Guatemala, and his father had indeed named him after Hans-Peter Briegel, Germany’s left back at the 1982 and 1986 World Cup. One of the […]
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Watch: 17-year-old score historic gamewinner for Barcelona
The 17-year-old Spaniard Marc Guiu scored 33 seconds into his debut to give Barcelona a 1-0 win over Athletic Bilbao that keeps Barcelona within a point of LaLiga leader Real Madrid. Guiu entered in the 79th minute and scored faster than any player upon debuting in Barcelona’s history. Guiu was subbed in for 20-year-old Fermin […]
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Watch (Harry Kane mini-doc): 'From chubby boy to goal machine'
“DW Kick off!” tracks England captain Harry Kane‘s career from his childhood club, Ridgeway Rovers, which had earlier spawned David Beckham, through his Tottenham Hotspur years, to his $100 million transfer to current club, Bayern Munich.
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Watch: Gio Reyna's unique free kick and the planning behind it
The USA’s final goal in Tuesday’s 4-0 win over Ghana came on an indirect free kick inside the Black Stars’ penalty area. Folarin Balogun, Christian Pulisic and Gio Reyna explained their scheme to beat Ghana’s eight-man wall and goalkeeper.
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Teen Olivia Moultrie earns first USWNT call-up; veteran Becky Sauerbrunn returns
The USA hosts Colombia in friendlies on Oct. 26 and Oct. 29. * * * * * * * * * * The 18-year-old Olivia Moultrie, who famously turned pro at age 13, and Becky Sauerbrunn, who debuted for the USA when Moultrie was 2 years old, are part of the 27-player squad interim head […]
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Watch: Assistant ref stop attack — with a foul tackle
Assistant referee Debodun Osekita was yellow-carded by his colleague in the middle after entering the the field and tripping a winger during an English Sunday league game between AMG Ballerz and Welling Town Reserves. According to The Guardian, Osekita thought the ref had blown the whistle and intervened to stop play.
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USA-Ghana Men's Friendly Player Ratings
USA-GHANA EXPRESS:Oct. 17 in Nashville, Tenn.USA 4 Ghana 0. Goals: Reyna 10, 39, Pulisic (pen.) 19, Balogun 22. Att.: 18,468. * * * * * * * * * * Gregg Berhalter‘s men bounced back from Saturday’s 3-1 loss to Germany with a 4-0 win over Ghana on Tuesday. Playmaker Gio Reyna and center forward Folarin Balogun led an […]
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Watch (highlights): Mexico vs. Germany serve up thriller in Philly
Each team ledin the 2-2 tie in front of 62,284 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Field. Mexico, denied of two penalty kicks that VAR would likely have awarded, went down on a Antonio Rüdiger goal (25th minute) and equalized through Uriel Antuna (37th). Érick Sánchez’s diving header gave Mexico a 2-1 lead early in the second half. […]
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USA-Ghana: Losses raise the stakes for both teams in Nashville friendly
Tim Weah sprints past Germany’s Florian Wirtz during the USA’s 3-1 to Germany on Saturday in Connecticut. * * * * * * * * * * “What we don’t want is to leave this international camp with two poor results,” Coach Chris Hughton said on Saturday after Ghana suffered its first loss since his […]