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Youth Soccer League to Fight Flu By Outlawing High-Fives

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:15:35 +0000

Everyone knows you canâ€™t use your hands in soccer, but thatâ€™s causing quite a stir in New York City. The Big Appleâ€™s youth Manhattan Soccer Club has banned kids from giving high-fives and fist bumps as a way to combat the flu outbreak in the city. The club sent an email this week to parents [...]

Cristiano Ronaldo's Backheel Goal is Nothing Short of Amazing [VIDEO]

Frank Pain — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 17:00:10 +0000

On February 26th, in the La Liga match between Rayo Vallecano and Real Madrid, Cristiano Ronaldo scored the game-winning goal on a backheel kick. Ronaldo, as he is commonly known, is arguably the best soccer player ever, so seeing remarkable shots like this aren’t uncommon but a game-winning backheel goal is still amazing. You don’t [...]

Soccer Goalie Tim Howard Scores Amazing 100-Yard Goal [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:11:24 +0000

During his club team Everton’s English Premier League match against Bolton, US National Team goalkeeper Tim Howard did the almost impossible– he scored while clearing the ball from his own goal area. But Howard didn’t celebrate his unlikely strike, which flew 75 yards in the air and then took a big first bounce over the [...]

Soccer Players Suspended, Fined for Celebratory Butt-Grab [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 18:29:36 +0000

Two Iranian soccer players have been suspended from the sport indefinitely, fined nearly $40,000 each, and could face public lashings for a celebratory butt-grab after their team won a match last Saturday. That’s one costly pat on the rump. After one of their teammates scored a winning goal in a 3-2 match, Mohammad Nosrati appeared [...]

Homecoming Queen Brianna Amat Nails Winning Field Goal [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:24:12 +0000

Eighteen-year-old Brianna Amat of Pinckney, Michigan is a former soccer player who found her stellar kicking skills were better utilized on the varsity football team.

During Friday night’s game, she was called from the locker room at half-time to accept a crown. The popular senior had been voted Pinckney High School’s homecoming queen.

Oops! Soccer Star Gets Embarrassingly Sweaty at Press Conference [VIDEO]

Paul Ciampanelli — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:55:16 +0000

Soccer star Walter Pandiani of RCD Espanyol won a match against the Getafe football club this weekend with a last-minute goal. Naturally, the press wanted to talk to him immediately, but with no time to shower, Pandiani couldn’t stop sweating through the entire interview and soaked his dress shirt clean through by the conversation’s end.

Amazing Soccer Tricks [VIDEO]

Chaz — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 14:21:49 +0000

I remember playing soccer as a little kid and trying to imitate the great Pele'. I thought that if I could kick the ball around so that it never touched the ground, I was doing pretty good. Well, check out this dude, who takes freestyle soccer tricks to a different level.

Robot Soccer Goalie Shuts Out Shooters [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:32:15 +0000

If you think soccer is a low-scoring sport now, just wait until the robot goalies take over. This prototype of a mechanical goalkeeper isn’t ready for a regulation net, but is able to flawlessly protect his indoor soccer-sized goal from some pretty tough shots using GPS-like technology.

Next, they should probably program the net-minding bot to take dives.

Squirrel Rushes the Field at Women's Soccer Game [VIDEO]

Chris Illuminati — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:13:06 +0000

A squirrel ran onto the field at a women’s soccer match this weekend in what was either an attempt to either make the team or ask one of the women out on a date. If it’s the former, he didn’t help his cause by running around in circles and then laying down. If it was the latter, well he was darn adorable, so one of the ladies might say yes.