Posted on 24th May 2019
When Barrow captain Lewis Hardcastle was forced to retire at the age of 22 because of a heart condition, the club’s trust and his teammates snapped into action to rally around Lewis and his family.
Posted on 24th May 2019
This is a story from the FSF archive – the FSF and SD merged to become the FSA in 2019.
This week Argentinian defender Martin Mantovani scored three goals in La Liga: two in the right end and one in the wrong one as Huesca beat Leganés 2-1 on the final day. Incidentally, Mantovani made over 200 appearances for Leganés previously but his superhero antics weren’t enough to save Huesca from the drop.
When Barrow captain Lewis Hardcastle was forced to retire at the age of 22 because of a heart condition, the club’s trust and his teammates snapped into action to rally around Lewis and his family.
Riley McGree of Newcastle Jets in the A-League provides us with this fantastic entry to And finally…this week. His instinctive scorpion-kick effort is destined to be on this years shortlist for FIFA’s Puskás Award.
You’ve probably all seen it by now, but it’s so good we thought it worth another airing. Behold, James Milner’s fantastic own goal for Liverpool in their Champions League semi-final victory this week. A real gem.
How hard is it to score unopposed from 12 yards? Well, as FC Nantes’ Emiliano Sala shows, it’s easy to put just a little bit too much power on it – sending his penalty into low earth orbit. To rub salt into the wounds, they’d go on to lose 2-0 to Montpellier. Watch your head Commander Hadfield.