Tag Archives: santos
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This Day In Sports History (October 3rd) — Pele
It was on this day in 1974 that Pele officially retired from the game of soccer. The announcement marked the end of the Brazilian’s 18-year career with Santos Futebol Clube. Pele played a total of 605 games for Santos and scored an incredible 589 goals. He would also suit up for his national team a [...]
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Neymar Scored One Of The Best Soccer Goals You Will Ever See (Video)
Real Madrid has been trying to work a deal to acquire the services of Neymar, and the 19-year-old Brazilian phenom showed why he is currently one of the most coveted soccer players in the world last night with a brilliant goal that will likely have you asking yourself, “Did he really just do that?” During [...]
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Brawl Ensues Following Copa Libertadores Final (Video)
The 2011 Copa Libertadores final ended just like you would expect any South American soccer match to end. With fans invading the pitch and an all-out brawl ensuing. Following the final whistle, the Santos players began to celebrate, while a few fans decided to storm the pitch and taunt the distraught Penarol players. That didn’t [...]
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Is Elano’s 40-Meter Free Kick Soccer’s Goal Of The Year (Video)
Most soccer players wouldn’t even think about having an attempt on goal from 40 meters out, but most soccer players can’t kick a ball quite like Elano Blumer. The Brazilian international was showing off his range during a Copa Libertadores match against Colo Colo, as he let loose on a lengthy free-kick that whistled through [...]
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Neymar Loses His Pants On The Pitch
Have you ever heard the expression, “he deeked himself out of his own pants”? Often times that is simply a figure of speech, but the Brazilian football prodigy Neymar was able to do just that, literally. During a game against Goias this weekend, Neymar looked to leave an opposing defender in the dust, but just [...]
