Brazil’s Neymar Gets Booked for Scooping Away Referee’s Vanishing Spray

Neymar did lots of great stuff for Brazil against Peru, such as this and this.  However, he did also get booked for a rather silly reason.  Footage shows the Barcelona star scooping away the referee’s vanishing spray before a free-kick.  That’s not allowed, Neymar. It’s a yellow card for you. [YouTube, h/t 101 Great Goals] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Mesut Ozil’s Big Regret from World Cup Is Not Taking a Selfie with Angela Merkel

Mesut Ozil helped Germany win the World Cup in 2014, but he has one big regret from the whole experience: not getting a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel is a keen supporter of the national team and was in Brazil to watch her country beat Argentina 1-0 in the final. Ozil revealed his regret to German newspaper Bild am Sonntag (via Marca). “During the celebrations... 

Russia’s Andrey Pavlov Needs 17 Shots on 1st Hole at the Lyoness Open

Did Russia’s Andrey Pavlov get off to a good start to his round at the Lyoness Open on Friday?  Nyet! Pavlov shot a disastrous 17 on the par-five first during his second round at the Diamond Country Club, tying for the second-worst score in European Tour history, per the BBC. It turned out to be a true Tin Cup hole for Pavlov (without the redemptive ending), as he found the water six times.  He... 

Michael Laudrup Beats out Zlatan Ibrahimovic to Be Named Best-Ever Nordic Player

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is a serial winner, but he just missed out on one new award.  Journalists from Norway, Sweden and Denmark compiled a list of the top 20 players of all time from the Nordic region. Zlatan had to settle for second, with Danish legend Michael Laudrup topping the poll.  Laudrup starred for the likes of Lazio, Juventus, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Ajax during his illustrious... 

Liverpool’s Philippe Coutinho Scores Sublime Goal for Brazil vs. Mexico

Philippe Coutinho has scored some great goals for Liverpool, and now he can add a beauty for Brazil to the list.  The little attacking midfielder turned his man and then scored from a title angle to give Brazil the lead against Mexico in their international friendly in Sao Paulo. It was his first international goal.  [Vine, h/t Twitter] Read more International Football news on... 

France vs. Belgium: All the Goals from Stade de France Friendly

A few eyebrows were raised when Belgium rose to No. 2 in the world rankings earlier this week, but they lived up to the hype on Sunday night during the first half of their friendly with France in Paris.  The Belgians went in at the break leading, 2-0, with Manchester United midfielder Marouane Fellaini getting both the goals.  His first was a close-range strike, with his... 

Groundhog Narrowly Avoids Gruesome Death at Canadian GP

Phew, that was close.  Formula One fans almost got a sequel to Groundhog Day that nobody wanted to see on Sunday. The groundhog (or is it a gopher?) managed to scramble out of the way just before three cars came flying at him at blistering speed.  And relax. [Vine: Nicholas Schwartz, For The Win] Read more Formula 1 news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Roger Federer Spotted Watching French Open on His Phone While at Swiss Cup Final

Roger Federer‘s beloved football team, FC Basel, played in the Swiss Cup final on Sunday, and he was there to see them.  However, Federer knows where his bread is buttered and decided to multitask by watching the French Open final between Novak Djokovic and countryman Stan Wawrinka at the same time as the football.  You can’t blame him for losing interest in the football, as Basel... 

Romanian Youngster Teo Tala Scores Goal Leo Messi Would Be Proud of

What a goal this is! Teo Tala has clearly been watching Leo Messi because the Romanian youngster replicated the dribbling skills of the Barcelona maestro to score this wonder goal in FC Viitorul’s 5-0 victory over ARD Snagov. [YouTube, h/t 101 Great Goals] Read more International Football news on BleacherReport.com  Read More →

Former FIFA VP Jack Warner Uses Article from the Onion to Criticise USA

Jack Warner, the former vice-president of FIFA, was among those arrested last week for his part in the scandal that rocked world football.  As the BBC’s Rajini Vaidyanathan noted, the Trinidad official “is facing extradition to the US after his arrest on corruption charges.” Therefore, it is no surprise that he is not the biggest fan of the United States at the... 

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