The LA Galaxy have released footage of the dressing room celebration that followed their 2-1 extra-time win over the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup final and it is spectacular.
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Pepe personally donates 9,000 kilos of food to families in his Madrid neighborhood
Perhaps in a late bid to get his name on Santa’s nice list, Real Madrid defender Pepe has made a large donation to those in need within his Madrid neighborhood. And he even delivered the food himself.
Turkish fans attempt to illuminate blacked out stadium with their phones
The lights went out at Atatulrk Stadium, Besiktas’ temporary home while their new stadium is being built, during the first half of of the Turkish club’s Europa League match against Tottenham. So fans made an effort to light up the place themselves using their mobile phones.
The power, the fury and the hugs: Zlatan’s return to the Camp Nou in pictures
Like a tornado of bitterness and resentment trying to disguise itself as a friendly typhoon, Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to Barcelona on Wednesday with PSG for the Champions League match that would decide the winner of Group F. Though he only spent one season with Barca, the events of that period were the basis for the most vitriolic passages of his autobiography and wounds that seem to still haven’t totally healed four years later. And so, all eyes were on Zlatan during the match. Just as he likes it.
Pele learns how to play FIFA 14, finds it hilarious
Santos TV had the brilliant idea of sitting down club legends Pele, who is 74 years old, and Coutinho, who is 71, and having play FIFA 14 against each other. This was brilliant because neither of them had any idea how to play the game.
QPR’s lip sync video will make you want to cancel Christmas
This video of QPR players and coaches lip-syncing to Slade’s “Merry Xmas Everybody” sums up the whole club rather neatly. There are so many clowns that they make Joey Barton look like the only one who is sane and self-aware…which is a chilling thought.
Be sure to stick it out for Harry Redknapp’s grand finale. It will ensure you have jowly night terrors instead of sugar plums dancing in your head.
Gerard Pique arrives at Camp Nou dressed as a woolen medieval knight
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique arrived at the Camp Nou for his side’s Champions League match against PSG dressed in a monochromatic wool sweater/headpiece combination that looked ridiculous.
Pele jokes about playing for Brazil at the Olympics, Brazil wishes he wasn’t joking
Pele recently spent a few days in intensive care following complications from a urinary tract infection that afflicted him after surgery to remove kidney stones (interesting fact: Pele had one of his kidneys removed near the end of his playing career). The 74-year-old Brazilian legend has since been released from the hospital and took the opportunity to reassure the public of his health. And declare his availability for the 2016 Olympic team.
Basel eliminate Liverpool from Champions League, console/mock them with cartoon
FC Basel posted this cartoon on Instagram last night, celebrating beating #CFC, #THFC and #LFC in Europe recently. pic.twitter.com/SZhaNEYNzG
— Sky Sports News HQ (@SkySportsNewsHQ) December 10, 2014
Swiss champions Basel held on for a 1-1 draw with 10-man Liverpool on Tuesday, eliminating the Reds from the Champions League after beating them earlier in the group stage. Following the match, a cartoon was posted to the club’s official Instagram account depicting a battered Liverpool player being carried away by a Chelsea player (whom Basel beat twice in last season’s Champions League group stage) and a Spurs player (whom Basel eliminated from the Europa League quarterfinals on penalties in 2012/13…before losing to eventual champions Chelsea in the semifinals). Read more
Aaron Ramsey scores missile-like half-volley against Galatasaray
After losing to Stoke and getting berated by their own fans at the weekend, Arsenal demonstrated a fierce determination right from the start of their Champions League match against Galatasaray. They scored three goals in the first half hour of play, with the second two coming from Aaron Ramsey.