MLS has announced the Fan XI and league commissioner Don Garber’s two selections for the league’s All-Star squad, which will face Tottenham Hotspur in this year’s All-Star Game on July 29. Of those 13 players, only two are guaranteed spots on the teamsheet — the bossman’s picks. Who happen to be a couple of guys who have never appeared in an MLS match as of their selection and have spent the last 15 years proving they can’t play together. Yes, the LA Galaxy’s Steven Gerrard and NYCFC/Man City’s Frank Lampard.
Mario Götze lip syncs the commentary to his World Cup winning goal
On July 13, 2014, Mario Götze scored Germany’s goal to beat Argentina in extra time of the World Cup final. A year on from that spectacular finish, Götze has recorded himself lip syncing to the German commentary for that moment.
Brendan Rodgers’ Bangkok culture tour
Liverpool are in Thailand as part of their preseason tour and though they’ve only just arrived, the trip has already provided an assortment of Brendan Rodgers pictures that captivate the eye.
Four-year-old Man United fan sobs over the sale of Robin van Persie
Robin van Persie was only with Manchester United for three seasons, but to four-year-old Louis Diamond, that’s almost an entire lifetime. So when Louis’ parents broke the news to him that Van Persie was sold to Fenerbahce, he was devastated.
Iker Casillas says tearful goodbye to Real Madrid ahead of Porto move
Reporters assembled for Iker Casillas’ final press conference as a Real Madrid player applauded him when the tears of leaving his home for the last 25 years came as soon as he began to speak.
Petr Cech might be a little obsessed with the No. 33
If you’ve seen the 2007 film The Number 23, starring Jim Carrey, then you know what a fixation on a single number can do to a person. Sadly, it appears Petr Cech’s move to Arsenal has set him down this path.
Since Wojciech Szczesny is holding onto the Arsenal No. 1 shirt with the iron grip of a toddler on a lollipop, the former Chelsea goalkeeper decided to avoid an immediate confrontation and settled on a different shirt number. One that seems to hold a prominent place in his thoughts right now…
U.S. players present Taylor Swift with the Women’s World Cup trophy during concert
The 2015 Women’s World Cup winning U.S. team became the first all-female squad to be honored with a ticker-tape parade through New York City’s Canyon of Heroes on Friday morning (though individual female athletes have been celebrated this way before). And on Friday night, they brought the trophy on stage during a Taylor Swift concert in New Jersey, so the singer could hold it aloft, finally achieving what we can only assume was her plan all along and fulfilling her lifelong goal.
Football Shirt Friday: Bayern, Atletico, Inter, Aston Villa and Zenit being fancy
If Thomas Müller is primping his collar, it must be time for more football shirts.
How FIFA’s official world rankings are compiled
The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings for July have been released and as usual, there are some curious placements. Argentina have replaced the world champions in the top spot despite losing in the Copa America final, Romania and Wales are in the top 10, the USA dropped seven spots despite beating the Netherlands and Germany (in friendlies), and Algeria are the only non-European or South American team in the top 20.
Naturally, FIFA’s bizarre and consistently useless rankings prompt fans and journalists alike to wonder exactly how they are compiled. Now, for the first time ever, DT can reveal the full process of how your FIFA rankings are made.
Goalkeeper cuts out the middleman, throws ball into his own net
A goalkeeper in an Argentina third division match simplified this whole business of football by throwing the ball into his own net. I mean, why bother with all the back and forth and anticipation when you can just get right to the point?
His team went on to lose 5-0, because once this happens, there just isn’t a point in trying anymore.