101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 15:15
Chelsea upstart Tomas Kalas (on loan at Vitesse) scores his first career goal vs RKC Waalwijk
“My biggest dream is to return to Chelsea at one point, and to take over John Terry’s role at the club. I still have a long way to go, though. I don’t want to be exactly like Terry, but it would be great if I could become a first-team regular at Chelsea, and even wear the [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 13:57
Live online football streaming: Watch Juventus vs Napoli in the Coppa Italia Final
Watch Juventus vs Napoli in the Coppa Italia Final on our live online video streaming service via Bet365. All Napoli have to do to win the cup is inflict a first defeat on Juventus in a barely-believable 39 matches. So how can you watch our live video streaming? Bet365 are beaming the Coppa Italia final live, legal and straight [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 13:57
Mind Games? A troop of gorgeous German women sing the Dutch football anthem
Why? As the onset of Euro 2012 creeps closer, more and more advertisers are selling their products with a football twist. We’ve already seen Dutch guerrilla marketing gurus Bavaria release a spoof Michel Platini video, and now a new video had reached the interweb – although on this occasion the company behind the video remains a mystery. [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 13:57
The mysterious open/closed curtain (Helmond Sport – VVV Venlo)
This is flat out odd. The Dutch playoffs are in full swing with Helmond Sport and VVV Venlo competing in the promotion/relegation final. VVV won the first leg 2-1 earlier in the week, but away from the field an anonymous spectator grabbed the attention. Much of the ground level of the Helmond Sport stadium looks like a row of residential [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 12:39
New video emerges of Lionel Messi playing for Central Cordoba aged 8
Previously on 101gg, we have featured videos of Lionel Messi when he was aged 5, 10, 12, 13 and 14, now new footage has emerged of the Barcelona superstar aged 8. The year was 1995 and Messi was turning out for local club Central Cordoba and the tiny number 10 showed all the promise he [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 11:21
Nike’s brilliant Euro 2012 “My Time is Now” ad (ft. Neymar, M’Vila, Gotze Ribéry, Sneijder, Ronaldo)
Here is the blurb: “The next wave are here. Neymar, M’Vila, Götze. Hungry to break through. Unafraid to line up with Ribéry, Sneijder, Ronaldo. Followed by thousands more. Ready for the chance. Are you? Watch the film, then find what it takes to make it.” Do we Like?
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 10:03
Argentina 1 – Brazil 0 (X2): Boca & Velez post slim wins over Fluminense & Santos in the Libertadores
Boca Juniors 1 – Fluminense 0 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 17, 2012) Pablo Mouche fired home the only goal of the game just after the hour. Velez Sarsfield 1 – Santos 0 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 17, 2012) Mauro Obolo headed home the only goal of the game in the first half.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 10:03
Gent hit 5 at Cercle Brugges
Cercle Brugges 1 – Gent 5 (Europa League play-off first leg, May 17, 2012)
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 10:03
Santos peg back Monterrey in first leg of Clausura final
Monterrey 1 – Santos 1 (Mexico Primera Division Clausura final first leg, May 17, 2012)
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 10:03
Pep Guardiola (Liverpool), Fabio Capello (Chelsea) & Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (Aston Villa) all linked with Premier League jobs
Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day: “Overwhelmed by the support of the fans. Always been special but even more so now. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. YNWA (You’ll Never Walk Alone) and I never have.” – Kenny Dalglish. Runner-up: “It is one of the things they should have closed a [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-18 00:57
Vitesse win 3-1 at RKC Waalwijk in first leg of Europa League play-off
RKC Waalwijk 1 – Vitesse 3 (Europa League play-off first leg, May 17, 2012) Toma Kalas put Vitesse 1-up on 22. Krisztian Nemeth equalised early in the second half. A double from Wilfried Bony put Vitesse in the box seat with a double in the second half.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 23:39
Keane & Giverin fire Manchester United to Senior Cup final win over City at the Etihad
Manchester City 0 – Manchester United 2 (Manchester Senior Cup final, May 17, 2012) Serial goalscorer Will Keane notched the opener on 27 from a fine Davide Petrucci through ball. Luke Giverin ran half the length of the pitch for the second, laid on by Keane, on 93. Manchester United fans invade the Etihad pitch [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 21:03
An Outrageous Overhead-Kick: Darko Bodul (Sturm Graz) v Austria Vienna
A pivotal night in the Austrian league season on Thursday saw Sturm Graz end Austria Vienna’s European hopes. Austria Vienna had got into the break 1-up, but Darko Bodul swung the match in dramatic style after the interval with a match-changing brace. The match ended 3-1 to Graz. Bodul’s equaliser was a beauty. In the 67th minute [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 15:51
Luke McQueen (Arsenal fan who wore Spurs shirt outside Emirates) returns with another crazy video
Remember the Arsenal fan that wore a Spurs shirt outside the Emirates to get his girlfriend back? For those that missed it, forgot the story or are new to 101gg (what took you so long!) here is the original article on Luke McQueen, a Gooner, who wore a forbidden shirt outside Arsenal’s home ground in [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 15:51
Live online football streaming: Watch West Ham vs Blackpool in the £90m Championship Playoff Final
Watch West Ham vs Blackpool in the Championship Playoff Final on our live online video streaming service via Bet365. (Question: Why is David Platt featured on playoff final ticket?) Roll up! Roll up! It’s time for the most profitable football match on planet earth! Saturday afternoon sees West Ham and Blackpool battle in the Championship playoff final. It’s a match [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 13:15
More Man City title celebrations: Nigel De Jong attacks the kit man & attacks him with a dolphin
How good is the Manchester City YouTube channel! Whilst the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal have no official presence on YouTube, Manchester City are undoubtedly leading the way with their presence on the biggest video sharing site on the world wide web. There are sensible reasons why City have attacked the online world with [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 11:57
Stromsgodset go top in Norway; Honefoss shock Rosenborg with an away win
Rosenborg 0 – Honefoss 1 (Tippeligaen, May 16, 2012) An 87th minute winner from Christoffer Dahl saw Rosenborg slip down into third. Stromsgodset 2 – Tromso 0 (Tippeligaen, May 16, 2012) Stromsgodset shot to the top of the table courtesy of goals from Andres Konradsen after two minutes and Oyvind Storflor’s second on the hour.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 11:57
Picture: Model Bar Refaeli wears a personalised Barcelona shirt amid rumours of a Gerard Pique affair
This is 2 + 2 = 5 story. A-list Israeli model Bar Refaeli has courted the love of FC Barcelona by getting snapped in a personalised Blaugrana jersey. Refaeli’s connections to Barcelona, however, may be more than her just being a fan, as the Spanish gossip tabloids are busy spreading rumours that model has cosied up to Spanish [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 11:57
Not so friendly: Radamel Falcao (Atletico Madrid) & Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) excel at exhibitions
With most of world football having come to a grinding halt at the end of the 2011-12 season, the friendlies’ schedule has kicked into gear as Europe’s finest go about extending their global brand. Wednesday night saw both Madrid-based clubs get the ball rolling. Europa League champs Atleti travelled to Colombia to take on Millonarios, [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 11:57
Roy Hodgson FAIL: Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain vs AC Milan’s Pirlo & Ambrosini
Following the announcement of England’s squad for Euro 2012, many were quick to jump down Roy Hodgson’s throat for a FAIL relating to his selection Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Facing the press, Hodgson remarked “when Arsenal played Milan at the Emirates stadium I was there, live, and saw how well [Oxlade-Chamberlain] did against Pirlo and Ambrosini in [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 10:39
Waris hits five in Hacken win; Orebro late show denies AIK; Atvidabergs edge Syrianska
Hacken 6 – Norrkoping 0 (Allsvenskan, May 16, 2012) Abdul Waris scored five times in a 6-0 thrashing of IFK Norrkoping, including a first half hat-trick. Orebro 2 – AIK Stockholm 2 (Allsvenskan, May 16, 2012) Bottom club Orebro scored a last-minute equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw against AIK. Celso Borges and Viktor Lundberg scored [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 10:39
De Rosario & Salihi fire DC United past Colorado Rapids
DC United 2 – Colorado Rapids 0 (MLS, May 16, 2012) Dwayne de Rosario and Hamdi Salihi scored goals in both halves to secue the win for DC.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 10:39
Hodgson’s England is the weakest since the 1980s, Liverpool line up AVB & Man City eye £25m Ibrahimovic
Comment & analysis round-up Quote of the day: “It seems like Ferguson is the president of England. He’s always spoken nonsense about me and I’ve never asked him to say sorry. When someone plays a joke on somebody else, you might apologise. But I won’t say sorry.” – Carlos Tevez. Runner-up: “I am disappointed with results in [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 10:39
Worst Shot of the Season: Byron Moore (Crewe) v Southend
“I dunno which worse: the goalkeeper’s miss-kick or that attempt! It’s nearly ended up in one of the flat windows above. That’s gone to the top of the stands. What a chance! Just hit the target! Look at that! That’s absolutely awful. How do you feel?” - commentator on Sky Sports. *** Wednesday’s League Two playoff between [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 09:21
A brilliant volleyed Golazo you won’t have seen: Eric Hassli (Vancouver Whitecaps) v Toronto FC
This wonder volley came in the 91st minute of the Canadian Championship final first leg on Wednesday evening. Second leg is next week. Eric Hassli is no stranger to stunning Golazos as this strike against the Seattle Sounders in June 2011 proves.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 08:03
Sao Paulo ease past Goias in the Copa do Brasil
Sao Paulo 2 – Goias 0 (Copa do Brasil, May 16, 2012) Luis Fabiano raced clear for the opener. Douglas bagged the second with a ferocious shot.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 06:45
Copa Libertadores: Vasco-Corinthians ends goalless; Universidad Chile draw 1-1 at Libertad
Vasco 0 – Corinthians 0 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 16, 2012) Libertad 1 – Universidad Chile 1 (Copa Libertadores quarter-final first leg, May 16, 2012) Victor Caceres had put Libertad ahead. Gustavo Lorenzetti equalised for Universidad.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 06:45
River Plate win at San Lorenzo in the Copa Argentina
San Lorenzo 0 – River Plate 2 (Copa Argentina, May 16, 2012) Second half goals from Daniel Villalva and Rogelio Funes Mori sent River Plate into the semi-finals.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 00:15
League Two playoffs: Southend show spirit but Crewe cling on to reach Wembley
Southend 2 – Crewe 2 (Agg 2-3) (League Two playoff 2nd leg, May 16, 2012) Ajay Leitch-Smith cut in from the left hand side and slammed home a beauty as Crewe moved 2-up on aggregate. Crewe should have increased their hold on the playoff on the half hour, but Byron Moore produced a contender for worst shot [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-17 00:15
Holland beat Germany on penalties to win the U17 Euro Championships
Germany U17 1 – Netherlands U17 1 (Pens. 4-5) (Under-17 European Championship Final, May 16, 2012) Marc Stendera was the scapegoat at the under-17 final as Holland held their nerve to come form a goal down to win on penalties.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-16 22:57
Red Star beat Borac to win the Serb cup
Red Star Belgrade 2 – Borac 0 (Serbian Cup Final, May 16, 2012) Evandro flicked home a 41st minute corner, while Cristian Borja claimed a late second to seal the win.
101 Great Goals
2012-05-16 22:57
Fenerbahce batter Bursaspor 4-0 to win the Turkish Cup
Bursaspor 0 – Fenerbahce 4 (Turkish Cup Final, May 16, 2012) Fenerbahce had a lightning start in the final as Caner Erkin drove home a low left-footer ni the second minute. Bursaspor fell further behind when Cristian Baroni crashed home a 25-yard rocket into the roof of the net. The final was over just before the hour [...]
101 Great Goals
2012-05-16 22:57
Di Maria & Ronaldo hit the target as Real Madrid win in Kuwait
Kuwait 0 – Real Madrid 2 (Exhibition, May 16, 2012) The Spanish champions were kept at bay for 27 minutes, when Angel Di Maria lashed home a low 25-yards into the bottom corner. One quickly became two as Cristiano Ronaldo buried a header from six yards out.