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Gareth Bale Is The Fastest Man Alive, Scores Late To Win Copa del Rey
The final el clásico of the year. A one-off match for the Copa del Rey trophy. A trophy-starved Barça's last legitimate shot for silverware. Star man Cristiano Ronaldo out with an injury. And in the middle of all this, newcomer Gareth Bale decided he'd just outrun everyone. ...
Hey Look, Real Madrid Might Choke The Champions League Away
Last week, Real Madrid played German side Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal. The result was a smackdown, and Madrid beat Dortmund 3-0 to more or less lay this tie to rest. Right? Nah....
Carlo Ancelotti's Eyebrow Is The Greatest Thing Ever: A Gallery
Some may argue for Jon Hamm's jawline, Angelina Jolie's lips, or Halle Berry's cheekbones as the world's greatest facial feature but for my money, perfection incarnate is Carlo Ancelotti's left eyebrow. Its curve. Its omnipresence. It's the most interesting to happen on a human face since Cyrano de ...
Ball Boy Refuses To Give Ronaldo The Ball
This is from Sunday's match at Vicente Calderon Stadium, where Atlético Madrid hosted Real Madrid. Cristiano Ronaldo saved what would have been a Real Madrid loss and the first Atlético sweep of the series in 63 years with a late goal to make it a 2-2 draw, but who cares. This ball boy owned him so...
Gareth Bale And Cristiano Ronaldo Swiss-Cheesed Schalke's Defense
Hey, stupid Real Madrid fans: can we stop pretending like Gareth Bale isn't still the great player Madrid thought they were buying? Today's complete demolishment of Schalke in the Champions League has to finally shut you guys up, right?...
Here's Gareth Bale's Laser Golazo
If the staccato finesse of Arsenal is not your cup of tea, wet your whistle on the brutality of Gareth Bale. ...
Rival Fan Smokes Cristiano Ronaldo In The Head With A Lighter
Some Atlético Madrid fan did all the Cristiano Ronaldo haters a favor today by pinging a lighter off the eminently hateable star's head. Even your teammates are laughing at you, Ronaldo!...
How Atlético Madrid Is Making La Liga Fun Again
The typical European soccer league hierarchy is in a bit of flux this year. Yes, England's league, as usual, remains the deepest in the world in the midst of an amazingly competitive campaign with more swerves and shifts of momentum than a Gareth Bale free kick. But in Germany—often the most competi...
Real Madrid Coach Carlo Ancelotti Glimpsed The Edge Of Existence
While this photo was snapped during Real Madrid's 2-0 win over Osasuna to reach the Copa del Rey quarters, the stare of head coach Carlo Ancelotti is that of a man who is elsewhere, possibly someplace Kubrickianly dark and distant. ...
Cristiano Ronaldo Cries After Winning Ballon D'Or
[Turns out there's a soul inside that chiseled case of muscle and arrogance after all. That or the cyborgs are getting good at feigning human emotion. Photo by Michael Probst/AP]...
Real Madrid Player Makes No-Look Buzzer-Beater
No, not the soccer club. With 0.4 on the clock, Real Madrid Baloncesto's Felipe Reyes caught a full-court inbounds pass and blindly tossed it up. It somehow hit nothing but net....
Young Superstars Neymar And Gareth Bale Are The Future Of El Clásico
Tomorrow is El Clásico, a matchup between two of the biggest, most storied clubs in the world: Real Madrid and Barcelona. It's the best rivalry in sports because it's the best kind of rivalry in sports. For 90 minutes, decades of shared history, clashing politics and nationalism will intersect with ...
Facebook Map: The Manchester United States Of America
Champions League action resumes today, but who is America rooting for? The map above, using data provided by Facebook, shows which of the qualifying teams have the most "likes," by state. While Americans like to make fun of all the people overseas who randomly wear Yankees caps, it's a clean sweep i...
Here's Pepe Getting A Gash In His Face Stapled Shut On The Pitch
Real Madrid defender Pepe got his face busted open during a Champions League match today. He then got the gash on his face stapled closed right there on the pitch. Click through for a wince-inducing GIF of the stapling....
Gareth Bale Scores On His Real Madrid Debut
After an excruciating summer, Real Madrid bought the Premier League player of the year Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur for a world-record fee of £85.3 million. Today, Bale made his debut against Villarreal, who surprisingly were kind of thumping Madrid for much of the first half and took a 1-0 le...
The Gareth Bale Transfer Saga Is The Worst Thing In Sports
This is so dumb. A few months ago, rumors started swirling about Tottenham's Gareth Bale, the Premier League player of the year, heading to Spain to sign for Real Madrid. All summer, it seems, Real Madrid has been closing in on the star for what's been reported by everyone to be a record-breaking su...
Idiot On The Field With A Camera Is A Game-Changer
Recently, Idiots on the Field broke new ground by Vining themselves running in the middle of a sporting event. That clip was only six seconds, though. This Idiot named Zack has just revolutionized Idiot footage with a lengthy video....
Fan Interrupts Chelsea-Real Madrid Match To Embrace Cristiano Ronaldo
Another day, another Idiot On The Field. This one came from Miami, and we're frankly surprised that city doesn't produce more Idiots....