Falcao, the undisputed king of futsal, added to his long list of golazos with a no-look, back-heel half-volley in Brazil’s 11-2 win over Zambia.
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Video Pick: Neymar the Artist's every touch
Neymar scored twice and assisted on Luis Suarez‘s goal in Barcelona’s 3-0 Champions League win over Belarus club BATE Borisov. The folks at Fox Sports edited the gamedown to a montage of every Neymar touch — and it’s a delight.
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Video Pick: Chicharito strikes again
Since Mexican striker Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored his first goal against the USA in Mexico’s 3-2 Concacaf Cup win Oct. 10, he has for Bayer Leverkusenscored two Champions League goals and twice in the last two Bundesliga games, including this diving header.
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Tevez Wins Argentine League Title with Boca
Carlos Tevez on Sunday captained Boca Juniors to its first Argentina Primera Division title since 2003, the last time the now 31-year-old striker played for the club. “I came back tofeel this again” Tevez said after Fabian Monzon’s 42nd-minute goal earned Boca a 1-0 win over Tigre and its 31st title with one game to […]
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James Could Return for Real against PSG
Real Madrid coach Rafael Benitez on Monday said that forward James Rodriguez, who injured his left thigh playing for Colombia against Peru in World Cup qualifying in September, couldreturn for Tuesday’s crucial UEFA Champions League clash against Paris St. Germain. Madrid and PSG are joint top with seven points in Group A heading into the […]
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Bayern Draws, Fails to Reach European Record
In the end, Bayern Munich will not surpass English Premier League giant Tottenham Hotspur’s record of 11 straight wins to open a major European season following its 0-0 draw with EintrachtFrankfurt on Friday; it was the Bavarians’ 11th game of the Bundesliga season. Afterwards, coach Pep Guardiola insisted that his team did everything it could […]
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Messi to Miss 'El Clasico'
ESPN on Monday reported that Lionel Messi will not return to the Barcelona first team in time for the Nov. 21 ‘Clasico’ with Real Madrid. The 28-year-old, who injured his left knee in a2-1 win against Las Palmas in September, is reportedly behind schedule in his recovery and will likely not return to action until […]
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Mancini Hails 'Solid' Inter
Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini thanked his “solid” team for beating AS Roma on Sunday, while describing the decision to drop captain Mauro Icardi astactical. “A team is like a house, if you don’t have solid foundations, it will sink. We had a great game against an excellent Roma side, so 1-0 was a good […]
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Godspeed, Jose
If reports in England are to be believed, Chelsea is preparing to offload Jose Mourinho barely five months after the Portuguese coach led the club to adomestic league and cup double. In fact, the only question, according to Eurosport’s Dan Levene, is when his departure will be announced: if Chelsea loses at home to Dynamo […]
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Video Pick: Can Neymar juggle just about anything?
Neymar takes a juggling challenge in which he’s given an orange, a pair of socks and a toilet paper roll. Here’s how he does …