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Clear filterHaving crashed out of the Champions League group stage last year with a record -20 goal difference, Rangers once again hit the buffers hard with a 7-3 aggregate defeat at the hands of PSV in the qualifying round. And Connor Goldson’s own goal proved to be a particular lowlight…
There’s still everything to play for in the Braga vs Panathinaikos Champions League qualifier, which ended 2-1 to the Portuguese side after the first 90 minutes. If the Greek side don’t make it through when the return leg comes to Athens, Andraž Šporar may well be thinking of this open goal miss for a while.
Inter Miami FC are through to the final of the Leagues Cup – an annual tournament between club teams in MLS and Mexican football – after a barnstorming match against Dallas in the round of 16. Messi and his new teammates scraped through on penalties after the game finished 4-4. Two of those eight goals came courtesy of the best/worst own goals we’ve seen this summer. A classic.
Accrington Stanley’s run in the League Cup is already over despite holding Bradford City 1-1 at the Crown Ground this week. The ‘Owd Reds were unlucky though, losing on penalties – the lowlight of which was Korede Adedoyin’s comical slip and miss combo. A night to forget for the former-Everton youngster.
The Europa Conference League is underway already and its setting a high standard for game management early on, as evidenced this week by Younès Belhanda channeling his inner Souness with a ridiculous backpass for Adana Demirspor.
The Women’s World Cup is in full flow and Brazil’s Bia Zaneratto scored the goal of the tournament (so far) finishing off a fantastic team move in a 4-0 demolition of Panama.
A classic of the pre-season variety from Buckley Town as their player receives the ball out wide, gets away with a nightmare-ish first touch before running the length of the pitch to score with an absolutely sublime finish. Hats off that man.
The Chicago Fire are on a late-season play-off push in Major League Soccer, having won four of their last five, and with Xherdan Shaqiri (formally of Stoke City and Liverpool) scoring goals like this, they might just make it.
Born in 2006, young Palmeiras forward Endrick still has a lot to learn about the game and Proper Penalty Taking might be just one of those things as demonstrated by his shoddy fourth minute attempt against Athletico Paranaense in Brazil’s Serie A this week. An important lesson on how the silly dancing run-up, a pox on the modern game, has a miss rate up there with panenkas at this point.
The MLS has been serving up some absolute belters this summer and this week it’s the turn of Philadelphia Union’s Jose Martinez to show off. Martinez recused a point for his side in the last minute against Orlando with a sensational long-range volley. Not bad for his first goal in the MLS.
Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has now recorded 25 goals for his national side after bagging two against Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League this week, putting him 6th in the USA’s all-time goalscorers list. But for a sloppy finish in the first half after an incisive run, he could have had another in a game marred by homophobic chanting.
FC Cincinnati’s Álvaro Barreal put his name into the hat for the next Puskás Award this week courtesy of a fabulous corner routine against the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the US Open Cup. It has to be of the best volleys you’re ever likely to see.
Lazio finished second in this year’s Serié A table, their highest position since 2015, with a 3-2 win over already-relegated Cremonese. They made hard work of it though, thanks in no small part to Manuel Lazzari’s shocker in front of their own goal in the second half.
Zalgiris crashed out of the Lithuanian Cup this week, losing 3-0 away to the other lot (Kauno Zalgiris) in the last-16. Their fate was sealed in the 80th minute when keeper Tomislav Duka absolutely wellied the ball of the back of Stipe Vučur’s head who now, rather harshly, has an own goal against his name.
John Bostock was playing with fire at this week’s National League play-off final – a thrilling game that went all the way to penalties. Bostock opted for a disastrous panenka penalty that thanks to the efforts of his teammates did not cost County a place in the EFL. Lucky boy indeed.
Portugal’s Paços de Ferreira are fighting for their lives down at the bottom of the Primeira Liga as the 2022-23 season draws to a close. And with survival at stake and a game remaining, you’d think defender Luiz Carlos and keeper Jose Marafona would have wanted to avoid giving away the worst own goal we’ve seen this season to Sporting Lisbon in the opening minutes. Disastrous stuff and they lost 4-0. Calling this schoolboy would be harsh on schoolboys.
This week Napoli secured their first Serie A title in 33 years following a 1-1 draw at home to Udinese – and Victor Osimhen’s goal for the Blues was enough to bring the Scudetto back to Naples and spark wild celebrations across the city.
Peñarol are top of Uruguay’s Primera División and if they can keep scoring 97th winners like this – this one came courtesy of Abel Hernández – they’ll probably stay there. A classic.
Amahl Pellegrino isn’t a name that will be familiar to many FSA members, having spent most of his career bobbing about between the Norwegian first and second division. He was the league’s top scorer last season but he’s not just a tap-in merchant. What a pearler this is. One of the most aesthetically pleasing goals you’ll see all season…
It seems like everytime we see anything from the League of Ireland it’s either a stunning Puskás Award contender or one of the most farcical scenes you’re likely to see on a football pitch. No in-between. But have a look at this week’s entry from Shelbourne vs Sligo and come to your own conclusions.
