[VIDEO PICK] Icelandic striker Armann Bjornsson of English third-division club Hartlepool looked certain to score his first goal of the seasonbut … Served up nicely by teammate Anthony Sweeney, Bjornsson botched the easiest of chances against Huddersfield. (Hartlepool still managed a 1-0 win.)
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We shall not be moved — at kickoff
[OFF THE POST VIDEO] Having gone more than three months without pay, players of Spanish third division club Pontevedra staged a protest by kneeling down for thefirst 30 seconds of their game against Lugo. Pontevedra players entered the field with shirts reading “¡Soluciones ya!” (Solutions now!) and got down on their knees atthe kickoff whistle. […]
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Robinho injured in camera clash
[VIDEO PICK] Brazilian star Robinho injured his knee after crashing into a sideline camera during AC Milan’s 2-1 win over Al Ahli in a friendlyin Dubai on Sunday. Robinho needed help off the field in the 85th minute and didn’t return. Robinho suffered cuts on and below his knee but Milan coach MassimilianoAllegri hopes he’ll […]
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Saudi fans show displeasure with their shoes
[VIDEO PICK] Fans of Saudi club Al Nasr showed their displeasure with the officiating in its 2-2 tie with Al Taawun by taking off their shoes and hurling themat the refereeing crew as it raced for the tunnel. Afterwards, the Saudi TV filmed a cleanup crew with a garbage bag filled with shoes.
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Cavani has flare for the dramatic
[VIDEO PICK] Diego Forlan and Luis Suarez aren’t only Uruguayan goleadoresplying their trade in Europe. Edinson Cavani scored the most dramatic winner of last weekend’s play, striking from distance after beating two defenders in the93rd minute to give Napoli a 1-0 win over Lecce in Italy’s Serie A … It was the second game in […]
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Another loss, but Bradley gets assist
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Michael Bradley made a nice assist but Borussa Moenchengladbach lost for the 10th time this season — 2-1 at home to HamburgSV — and is mired in last place group. Gladbach, at the season’s halfway mark, has just 10 points and is seven points deep in the relegation zone. Bradley, who had two […]
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Iniesta and his Bear buddy
[VIDEO PICK] Andres Iniesta, who scored the winner for Spain against the Netherlands in the 2010 World Cup final, befriends a bear in thiscommercial for Spain’s Gol Television. The midfielder seems just as poised around the big Oso as he does when he’s orchestrating in the Barcelona midfield …
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Cristiano Ronaldo: 'One of my best'
[VIDEO PICK] Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo, who’s hit quite a few fine ones, said his free-kick goal last weekend in a 3-1 win over RealZaragoza was one of the best goals of his career. Ronaldo’s strike, which kept him on top of the La Liga scoring charts with 18 goals — one more than Lionel […]
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Another amazing Messi goal
[VIDEO PICK] Lionel Messi‘s two goals in Barcelona’s 5-0 win over Real Sociedad upped his La Liga total to 17 and included a particularlyspectacular strike. Messi scored Barca’s fourth goal after gliding past a stunned-looking collection of defenders while traversing the penalty area before stroking home … Messi’s first goal, which gave Barca a 3-0 […]
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Holden snares dramatic winner with golazo
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Back in the Bolton Wanderers lineup after being out with a thigh injury, Stuart Holden scored on ahalf-volley from 20 yards to give 10-man Bolton a dramatic 2-1 win over Blackburn Rovers that moved it into sixth place in the English Premier League. The former Houston Dynamomidfielder’s goal came in the 88th minute […]