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, […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Barcelona FC fans’ ink from Spain and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — soccer, […]
Do you know which team your favorite soccer star supported as a kid?
You probably can name all the clubs your favorite soccer player has played for, but do you know which team he supported as a […]
Tattoo Tuesday: Check out the best Liverpool FC fans’ ink from England and beyond
In our #TattooTuesday series we scour fandom to highlight the most-impressive tattoos celebrating a particular team from one of the big-five sports — soccer, […]
World Cup of football flavors: From Dead Sea beach soccer to playing on the moon
The FIFA World Cup, by its very structure, is guaranteed to produce soaring highs and crushing lows for its participating countries. As we bide […]