February 27, 2012

There is no God, only Messi. La Pulga caught Atletico Madrid keeper Thibaut Courtois napping on a free kick and curled it top corner before the young Belgian knew what hit him. That was the deciding goal as Barcelona won 2-1 at the Vicente Calderon.

(Gratuitous note to Chelsea fans: that’s your keeper of the future, too!)

January 19, 2012

Shunsuke Nakamura, a former Glasgow Celtic FC legend, bends a free kick through a moving bus.