Lionel Messi scored his second goal of the game in the 108th minute. 10 minutes later, Kylian Mbappe converted the penalty into a hat-trick. And there was still time for Randal Kolo Muani to be denied the winner by a brilliant save from Emiliano MartÃnez. It all happened during extra time of the 2022 World … Read more
The 2006 World Cup Final was one of the most dramatic moments in football history. Zinedine Zidane, who had put France 1-0 up with an audacious goal early in the Panenka penalty, was sent off in extra time for headbutting Italy defender Marco Materazzi. Zidane’s eight-year-old son Luca was watching from the stands at Berlin’s … Read more
Welcome to week 26 of athleticThe Premier League predictions challenge, where I’m starting to feel like one of the Wet Bandits, the hapless villain in Home Alone, being outwitted by a child at every turn. It was all going very well. I was at the top of the table, not so satisfied but relieved that … Read more