Borussia Dortmund has a chance to extend its lead atop the Bundesliga when Christian Pulisic and Co., host Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday thanks to Wolfsburg tying second-placeBayern Munich, 2-2. Bayern keeper, Sven Ulreich, in for injured Manuel Neuer, let in a free kick that came straight at him.
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Video Pick: Lion King meets Tottenham Hotspur
A fan managed to turn the Elton John-composed “Circle of Life”hit song from the “Lion King” into a quite spectacular ode to his favorite team, Tottenham Hotspur. Jessie Barnett and his support cast make good use of WhiteHart Lane as the set. The inspiration:
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Video Pick: Dog interviewed after field invasion
It was not your ordinary doggie field invasion, the interruption of a San Lorenzo-Arsenal Argentine Superliga game. This pooch didn’t just run around the field, he displayed some decent ballcontrol for a short-legged dachshund-type mutt, and even earned a postgame interview. The interview:
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Video Pick: German 'scandal goal,' good deed punished
The German press is calling it the Carl Zeiss Skandaltor. Nico Granatowski of third division Meppen noticed an injured Jena player, so he stopped with the ball at his feet and pointedto the fallen Julian Günther-Schmid. While Granatowski expected an injury stoppage, Jena’s Sören Eismann swooped for the ball and scored thefirst of his two […]
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Video Pick: Argentine team takes field in gladiator gear
Players from Argentine third division club Sacachispas dressed up as gladiators when they took the field against first division Sarmiento for a Copa Argentina game last week. After leaving theirswords in the sidelines, they suffered a 3-1 loss. Last May, when they facedArsenal in the Copa Argentina, the Sacachispas players donned superhero masks.
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Video Pick: Ronaldo, Robben and Co. react to the critics
A host of stars, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Arjen Robben, Thomas Mueller and Dele Alli, ahead of EA Sports revealing their FIFA 18ratings, have a blast reading social media critiques, from harsh to flattering, about themselves — before offering their own ratings opinions.
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Video Pick: It takes an own goal to beat Navas
The USA couldn’t beat Costa Rica goalkeeper Keylor Navas last Friday in the Ticos’ 2-0 win and neither could the Mexicans on Tuesday. But El Tri got a 1-1 tie thanks toCristian Gamboa knocking the ball of his knee past his own keeper.
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Video Pick: Syrian commentator can't contain tears
The national team of war-torn Syria kept its World Cup qualifying hopesalive thanks to Omar Al Soma‘s stoppage-time equalizer in a 2-2 tie with Iran. Here’s the play-by-play on the dramatic goal by the Syrian TV commentator who couldn’t contain histears. The translation: “Have we thrown away the dream ourselves? … Come on, boys! Come […]
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Video Pick: Neymar and Coutinho vs. the mascot
During practice ahead of Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Colombia, Neymar and Coutinho teamed up to torment Canarinho, the Brazil national teamcanary mascot. Neymar set the trap and Coutinho delivered the shove.
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Video Pick: Keeper follows smooth move with big blooper
Scottish goalkeeper Scott Fox nicely controlled a back pass and maneuvered away from Glasgow Rangers’ Alfredo Morelos’ lunge. But while Fox took his timewith the ball at his feet, behind him Morelos got off the ground and robbed the Ross County keeper to score one of his two goals in Rangers’ 3-1 win.