Oxford City wasted no time in equalizing after Chelmsford City took a 2-1 lead in the second half of a National League South match, scoring directly from the ensuing kick off.
Making his debut for Oxford City, Grenada international Bradley Bubb laced a perfect shot between the crossbar and the goalkeeper’s outstretched hand before many Chelmsford players even knew the match had been restarted.
That proved to be the final goal of the match, because how can you top that?
The New York Red Bulls hosted their new prefabricated rivals NYCFC on Sunday and, as rivals are supposed to do, the home fans gave their opponents a bit of ribbing.
Despite being the victim of a vast conspiracy involving everyone from referees to ball boys, Jose Mourinho still led Chelsea to their third Premier League title together and first since his return to the club. Naturally, attempts to destroy someone do not end simply because they fail. Instead, they in scope and complexity. And after the first match of the season, this is already evident.
After spending more than £70 million (so far) this summer, Manchester United’s most important signing and much discussed mystery striker revealed himself to be returning club legend Own Goal, who scored the winner against Spurs at Old Trafford to open the new season on a positive note.
Angel Di Maria finally completed his move to PSG after just one season with Manchester United. As he did so, he released an open letter to his former club and their fans (via journalist Guillem Balague). It was a lovely note, but there was a definite subtext to it that we have helpfully spelled out for anyone who might have missed it.
The period just before a new season begins is always strange in that excitement his high, but all we have to talk about are guesses. Well, The Exploding Heads are here with more than guesses. They’re here with certainties.
The video runs through their 38 items very fast, so you might have to watch it more than once to pick up everything that’s said, but it’s worth it.
Real Madrid defender Pepe has made the sensational claim that Barcelona star Lionel Messi broke into his house in the dead of night and brutally attacked him.
This comes after Messi stunned the world by headbutting and grabbing the neck of Roma defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa in an uncharacteristic show of anger during a preseason friendly.
Losing the World Cup final and Copa America final by narrow margins in consecutive years will take its toll on anyone, and Lionel Messi is no different. So in a friendly between Barcelona and Roma, Messi snapped and took his pent-up aggression out on defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa.
No matter how widely mocked a blatant dive is, the offender usually carries on with his existence without ever acknowledging his crime. But IFK Norrkoping captain Andreas Johansson has proven himself to be a bigger person than that.
FIFA 16 will include nine new stadiums, but the one that stands out from the group is Portsmouth’s Fratton Park. With just 50 licensed stadiums in the game, the ground for a League Two side might seem a curious inclusion when only six Bundesliga stadiums and four La Liga grounds will be in the game, but it’s there for a very special reason.
