Brazil beat Chile 1-0 in a London friendly on Sunday, but Chile midfielder Gary Medel made the most of his opportunity to use Neymar’s leg as a step stool. After the pair went down in a tangle, Medel stood on Neymar as he got up. The referee didn’t see it, however, allowing the Chilean to escape punishment.
Real Salt Lake player proposes to his girlfriend, then beats Toronto all on the same field
Love is in the air at Rio Tinto. #RSL‘s Devon Sandoval had an important question to ask before the game. #MLS Watch: http://t.co/beHPT9rl9Y
— FOX Soccer (@FOXSoccer) March 29, 2015
Real Salt Lake striker Devon Sandoval is a man who know how to make the most out of an afternoon. After listening to some Bob Marley tunes, he decided to prepose to his girlfriend. He also knew that he would have a match against Toronto FC on Sunday. So he thought: why not combine this peanut butter and jelly into a soccer-marriage sandwich? Read more
The very best images from Liverpool’s all-star charity match
Anfield played host to a charity match on Sunday that doubled as Steven Gerrard’s testimonial before he heads to Los Angeles this summer. Gerrard and former teammate Jaime Carragher picked their squads and got a head start on the banter a couple weeks ago, but it all came together over the course of 90 thoroughly enjoyable minutes during the international break.
Frank Lampard flies to New York to watch the club he’s not playing for
Fantastic atmosphere in the Yankee Stadium. Come on @NYCFC #NYCFC!!! pic.twitter.com/bSHlhRaRwU
— Christine Bleakley (@clbleakley) March 28, 2015
Frank Lampard used the international break to fly to New York and watch NYCFC, the team he pretended to sign for last summer before going on a fake loan with Man City that was later extended until the end of the Premier League season. The 36-year-old midfielder, who has been playing less after an impressive start to the season in Manchester, took in NYCFC’s match against Sporting Kansas City at Yankee Stadium with his partner, Christine Bleakley.
Wrong anthem played for El Salvador before friendly against Argentina
If there’s one place in the United States that would know the Salvadoran national anthem, you’d think it would be Washington, DC. Not only is it the nation’s capital and diplomatic hub, but it also has a large Salvadoran community. But when El Salvador and Argentina lined up for the anthems for a friendly at FedEx Field in front of nearly 59,000 people, the anthem that was supposed to be El Salvador’s definitely was not.
Freddy Adu, the U.S.’s most experienced ambassador, moves to Finland
Kukas sieltä @ari_lahti:n vierestä löytyykään? Tervetuloa Kuopioon, @FreddyAdu! #KuPS #veikkausliiga pic.twitter.com/SvBrNDiOcP
— Kuopion Palloseura (@KuPS1923) March 28, 2015
Obscure football shirt collector Freddy Adu, the United States’ most experienced ambassador, has joined Veikkausliiga (Finland’s top division) club Kuopion Palloseura on a one-year contract.
Harry Kane is England’s savior and should be treated as an infallible god
Like some sort of violent tropical storm, 21-year-old Harry Kane is an unstoppable force of nature that is superior to humanity in every way. If his 29 goals in 43 appearances for Spurs this season left anyone unconvinced, Kane proved his omnipotence by scoring just 80 seconds into his England debut.
Moldova keeper blasts clearance off Zlatan’s head for a goal
Such is the power of Zlatan Ibrahimovic that he can suck the ball towards his own head and score without even trying. He demonstrated this skill in Sweden’s match against Moldova, when the opposing keeper attempted a simple clearance but blasted the ball directly into Zlatan’s head instead, causing it it to ricochet back into his own net.
This gave Sweden a 1-0 lead in the 46th minute and proves that Zlatan is powerful enough to make you concede goals to him without even moving.
Zlatan later fired a laser beam of a penalty into the top corner to give Sweden a 2-0 win.
Euro qualifier halted after Russia goalkeeper gets hit with a flare
Seconds after the start of Montenegro’s Euro 2016 qualifier against Russia, goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev was hit in the back by a flare thrown from the stands. The Russian keeper was carted off and the match was suspended.
Wayne Rooney retires boxing celebration because his son mimicked it at school
Wayne Rooney provided the season’s most talked about goal celebration when he re-enacted getting knocked down by Phil Bardsley in his kitchen after scoring against Spurs. Now the Man United and England captain says he won’t be throwing anymore celebratory punches on the pitch since it’s proved a bad influence on his oldest son, five-year-old Kai.