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This Save On Robin van Persie Saved AC Milan’s UCL Hopes (Video)
Following AC Milan’s 4-0 victory over Arsenal at the San Siro on February 15, many expected the second leg of this UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match-up to provide little excitement. Those many, including myself, were wrong. Things couldn’t have been much crazier during yesterday’s return leg at Arsenal Stadium, as the home side [...]
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Here’s Kevin Prince-Prince Boateng’s Goal From AC Milan’s 4-0 Win Over Arsenal (Video)
AC Milan put their troubles against English football clubs behind them earlier today when they dismantled Arsenal by a score of 4-0 during the first leg of their UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match-up. And while Kevin-Prince Boateng’s goal in the 15th minute will hardly be considered the difference in a game that saw [...]
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Stat Line Of The Night — 12/7/11 — Bafetimbi Gomis
Heading into the final match day of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Lyon found themselves three points behind Ajax for second place in group D. Not only did they need a win against Dinamo Zagreb, but they also needed Ajax to lose to Real Madrid in the other group match and they had to [...]
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Olexandr Chyzhov’s Epic Blunder Results In Tying Goal For Zenit (Video)
Standing on your own two feet may not seem like a difficult task, but it appeared to be a little too much to ask of Shakhtar Donetsk’s Olexandr Chyzhov during today’s UEFA Champions League match against Zenit St Petersburg, as his inability to maintain his balance while receiving a ball in his own end resulted [...]
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AC Milan Ties Barca In 90th Minute, Tiziano Crudeli Goes Crazy (Video)
AC Milan and Barcelona faced off in a classic UEFA Champions League group stage match that saw the Italian club take a 1-0 lead thanks to an Alexandre Pato goal less than a minute into the game. However Barcelona would respond with goals from Pedro Rodriguez and David Villa in the 36th and 50th minute, [...]
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Another Vicious Soccer Headbutt (Video)
What is it with soccer players and headbutts? In a Champion’s League play-in match between Spain’s Villarreal and Denmark’s Odense, a rather minor run-in between two players quickly turned unnecessarily violent. Andreas Johansson of Odense took down Borja Valera of Villarreal. The foul was probably worth a yellow card, but it wasn’t especially vicious. After [...]
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El Clasico Was Pretty Classic Yesterday (Videos)
Thing couldn’t have gone any worse for Real Madrid in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final match against Barcelona at Estadio Santiago Bernabéu yesterday. Not only did they lose the game by a score of 2-0 – both goals coming off the foot of Lionel Messi – but they would also receive [...]
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Dejan Stankovic Scores From Midfield 20 Seconds Into UCL Match (Video)
Inter Milan had a dream start to yesterday’s UEFA Champions League quarter-final match against Schalke at the San Siro. Only 20 seconds after kickoff, midfielder Dejan Stankovic gave the home side the early lead when he volleyed a clearance attempt by Schalke goalkeeper Manuel Neuer over everyone’s head and into the net from the halfway [...]
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The Stat Line Of The Night — 2/22/11 — Nicolas Anelka
Chelsea has struggled thus far this season, currently sitting in fifth in the Barclays Premier League and having already been eliminated in the FA Cup after losing to Everton in the fourth round on penalty kicks. Perhaps the only thing that can salvage what has been an incredibly disappointing season for the Blues would be [...]
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Swing-And-A-Miss For Twente’s Keeper (Video)
How embarrassing! The UEFA Champions League is usually reserved for the best that European soccer has to offer, so you likely wouldn’t expect to see a goalkeeper line up to kick a slow-rolling ball, only to have it hop over his foot and into the net. FC Twente keeper Sander Boschker was the victim of [...]
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Did Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos And Xabi Alonso Get Sent Off On Purpose? (Video)
Here are the facts. With Real Madrid leading Ajax 4-0 late in their UEFA Champions League group stage match, the Spanish side had already clinched a spot in the knockout round with one more group stage match remaining. And with Jose Mourinho being the soccer mastermind that he is, the Real Madrid coach used this [...]
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We’ll Give This Cristiano Ronaldo Dive A 9.4 Out Of 10 (Video)
To any soccer player who has ever had a problem with critics of the game calling those that play it “sissies”, may I just say that you only have yourselves to blame…and Cristiano Ronaldo. Sure, not all soccer players are sissies. Sometimes they really do get hurt, but find a way to tough it out [...]
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Barcelona Keeper Delivers Brutal Knee To The Face Of Dame N’Doye (Video)
For a non-contact sport, soccer sure can be painful at times. With all those legs, knees and boots recklessly flying through the air, it is only a matter of time before one of them lands square on an opponent. It happened during the World Cup, when Holland’s Nigel De Jong demonstrated the perfect Bruce Lee [...]
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Jimmy Jump Makes An Appearance At UCL Match Between AC Milan And Real Madrid (Video)
It appears as though the crazed Cameron Diaz stalker wasn’t the only one invading the field of play during yesterday’s sporting action. Jimmy Jump was also out doing his thing, this time during a UEFA Champions League match between AC Milan and Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. This appearance by Jimmy may not [...]
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Nicolas Anelka’s Goal Celebration Is The Epitome Of Douchebaggery
I hated Nicolas Anelka before, when he thought he was too good to be playing for France’s 2010 World Cup squad. And after this goal celebration, I think I hate him even more now. For those who don’t get it, allow me to explain. After a heated exchange between himself and head coach Raymond Domenech [...]
