Welcome to Hell: Galatasaray’s Turk Telekom Arena headlines soccer’s most intimidating atmospheres
Playing on the road is never easy, but some venues have more intimidating atmospheres than others… like way more. We went on a globe-trotting […]
Playing bird’s-eye view soccer is not duck soup, nor is binocular soccer
Playing soccer the normal way is challenging enough, but when you change the perspective of players to a bird’s-eye view it becomes downright confounding. […]
Will the real World Cup please stand up? CONIFA provides alternative to FIFA
There is no Kylian Mbappe or Luka Modric on the pitch, nonetheless this World Cup’s fans are every bit as passionate as those at […]
Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch rule the roost of soccer trick-shot tekkers
In the realm of soccer trick-shot videos, the work of Billy Wingrove and Jeremy Lynch rules supreme. Collectively known as the F2 Freestylers, the […]
Brazilian goalkeeper Ederson Moraes sets Guinness world record for longest soccer drop kick
In soccer, long distance drop kicks are valuable offensive weapons as they enable teams to launch quick counterattacks. In today’s game, no player kicks […]
Test your soccer history IQ with the ultimate Manchester United Football Club trivia quiz
Manchester United FC hasn’t won the Premier League title since 2012-13, but has been the cream of the crop of English football for more […]
Big Ball Boom! Watch overinflated sports balls explode in spectacular slow motion video
The balls employed in a number of the world’s biggest sports are inflatable (see basketball, football, soccer and volleyball), which naturally means they can […]
Bend It Like Beckham: Why soccer balls curve one way and smooth balls curve backwards
David Beckham’s ability to curve free kicks around defenders and into the goal was the stuff of legend, but do you know the physics […]
Watch a water-filled soccer ball collide with Dan’s face in fantastically slow motion
In 2010, Gavin Free and Dan Gruchy made a super-slow motion video of Gruchy getting smacked in the side of the head with a […]
New Shoe Sunday: Cristiano Ronaldo goes on sneaker shopping spree in Beijing, China
As the most popular athlete on the planet and one who plies his trade with his feet, no one can fault five-time Ballon d’Or […]
Throwback Thursday: Tracking Lionel Messi from Argentine child prodigy to Barcelona legend
Years before he led Barcelona to nine La Liga titles and won six each Ballon d’Or and European Golden Shoe awards, Lionel Andrés Messi […]
Goalkeeper cat’s paw-some skills rival those of Gianluigi Buffon and Iker Casillas
In George Orwell’s dystopian novella Animal Farm, sheep bleat out the slogan, “Four legs good, two legs bad!” Later, Napolean, the dictatorial pig, decrees, […]