Cristiano Ronaldo once again brought his dapperly dressed son to the Ballon d’Or gala, giving the younger Cristiano a chance to meet his dad’s trophy rival, whom he apparently won’t stop talking about at home.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores French Cup goal with his chest/heart
Zlatan has proven time and time again that he can score with any part of his body he chooses and his goal in PSG’s French Cup match against St. Etienne shows this includes his Kevlar-like chest.
With a powerful beat of his heart, Zlatan propelled the ball passed the goal line in the 72nd minute for the match’s only score. Have a look…
Cristiano Ronaldo to wear diamond encrusted gold boots to celebrate third Ballon d’Or
Nike has created their first ever micro-diamond encrusted football boots to mark Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or hat trick. And, like Cristiano himself, they’re not just for show — he will wear them for the second leg of Real Madrid’s Copa del Rey tie against Atletico Madrid on Thursday.
Several possible explanations for Cristiano Ronaldo’s Ballon d’Or mating call
As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo won his second consecutive and third overall Ballon d’Or on Monday. And he punctuated his acceptance speech by bellowing “Siiiii!”
China’s keeper asks Aussie ball boy for penalty advice, hugs him for getting it right
China played their first Asian Cup group-stage match against Saudi Arabia on Saturday and the Man of the Match was a 12-year-old Australian ball boy.
DTotD: Atletico’s Gimenez goes unpunished for making Neymar bleed
Neymar opened the scoring in Barcelona’s 3-1 win over Atletico in the 12th minute and three minutes later, he took a Jose Gimenez boot to the ankle that left him bleeding through his sock.
Leo Messi says he has “no intention” of leaving Barcelona, ruins everything for rumor merchants
First, Barcelona had to go and disrupt the storyline of “Barca are over (for real this time!)” by beating Atletico 3-1 with goals from Neymar, Lionel Messi AND Luis Suarez. Then, after the match, Messi ruined the most pervasive story of the January transfer window by going on Barca TV and stating unequivocally that everything printed about him simultaneously trying to leave the club and run it as an iron-fisted dictator is total bullshit.
Roberto Mancini knocked down by errant ball to the face kicked by his own captain
Back with Inter, Roberto Mancini is in the process of building what could be a formidable squad, but before they beat Genoa 3-1 on Sunday, they turned on their creator. Early in the game, Inter captain Marco Andreolli flicked a clearance that smashed Mancini in the face, sending the former Man City manager to the ground.
Francesco Totti scores record-breaking derby goal, takes selfie with his phone
Francesco Totti is a 38-year-old man, but for a few moments during Sunday’s Rome derby, he was a teenager again. The Roma captain scored twice in the second half to come back from a 2-0 deficit against Lazio and his 64th-minute equalizer was a stunner of a flying karate kick volley at the far post. He then celebrated by taking a selfie with his own phone in front of the Roma fans of the Curva Sud.
Manuel Neuer is apparently omnipotent in FIFA 15
Manuel Neuer has made it his mission to prove to the world that he can do whatever he pleases on the pitch, but as good as he is in real life, he seems to be on another level in FIFA 15.