With the Women’s World Cup fast approaching, the most talked about players on the U.S. team will inevitably be Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe and, for better or worse, Hope Solo. But in their 5-1 win against Mexico on Sunday, one player too often under appreciated provided a reminder of why any fan (or opposing player) should watch her closely at next month’s tournament.
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Jose Mourinho and Tony Pulis: A tale of middle-aged bromance
Jose Mourinho and Tony Pulis are two men with similar no holds barred approaches to management. Both have proven willing to sacrifice the aesthetic to get the results they need. And, in a more literal sense, Mourinho has poked a rival coach in the eye and Pulis has (allegedly) headbutted one of his own players while naked. So they clearly have a lot in common and they definitely appreciate that about each other.
Cesc Fabregas sent off for being too good at kicking the ball at Chris Brunt’s head
Diego Costa returned to Chelsea’s starting XI for their trip to West Brom and even though the match was ultimately meaningless for the Premier League champions, he still couldn’t help but piss everyone off within the first half hour. Read more
Wayne Rooney’s youngest son scores at Old Trafford, copies Cristiano Ronaldo’s free kick routine
Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Arsenal marked their final home match of the season, so when it was over, the players’ families came out onto the pitch, as they do.
This gave Wayne Rooney’s youngest son, Klay, a chance to show off his Cristiano Ronaldo impression, which he seems to have perfected.
Watch Thomas Vermaelen celebrate a Barca title you had just as much to do with as he did
Former Arsenal captain Thomas Vermaelen moved to Barcelona in a £15 million deal last summer, but injuries have prevented him from playing a single minute for his new club this season. Despite this, when Barca clinched their 23 La Liga title after beating Atletico Madrid 1-0, Vermaelen was out on the pitch celebrating with his theoretical teammates, wearing his Barca away shirt maybe for the first time ever (coincidentally he wears No. 23).
Phil Jones defends like something out of a nature special
Phil Jones is the greatest centre back of all time for this 😂😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/KS5HGIiN54
— Kash #TeamMayweather (@MiaSanKash) May 17, 2015
In a match that featured Chris Smalling as captain of Manchester United, Phil Jones’ golden retriever on an icy pond method of defending was the oddest thing to happen during the first half of Man United v Arsenal. Hilarious and ultimately somehow effective, but still odd.
84-year-old FFA chairman falls off stage during A-League trophy presentation
Just as he put his hands on the A-League trophy to present it to Melbourne Victory after their 3-0 win against Sydney FC in the Grand Final, 84-year-old FFA chairman Frank Lowy fell off the stage. The joy of the moment quickly turned to fear as he players looked down at the billionaire, unsure what to do.
Alvaro Morata is wearing sunglasses on the pitch now
The guy scores two goals to beat his former club in the Champions League semifinals and suddenly he’s wearing sunglasses on the pitch like he’s hot stuff. We see how it is, Alvaro Morata.
Meanwhile, life back in Serie A is not treating Roberto Mancini nearly as well. When Inter missed a chance to take a lead against Juve in the second half, Mancini ended up like this…
9 secrets of Steven Gerrard’s Liverpool career
After 28 years with Liverpool Football Club from the youth level to being captain for 472 matches, Steven Gerrard is moving on to spend the twilight of his career in the town that produced the Twilight films: Los Angeles. And now that his Liverpool career is just about over, it’s time to reveal the previously untold secrets of his time with the club.
Steven Gerrard given guard of honor and giant mosaic before his (maybe) final Liverpool home match
A week after giving Premier League champions Chelsea a guard of honor at Stamford Bridge, Steven Gerrard got one of his own before his final match at Anfield (unless he goes back in January after moving to the LA Galaxy this summer, which he’s already discussing with Liverpool chairman Tom Werner).