Only once before in UEFA Champions League history have more goals been scored in a knockout round tie than the 12 mustered by Monaco and Manchester City in their round of 16 meeting.13 GOALSBayern München 12-1 Sporting CP2008/09, round of 16 12 GOALSLyon 10-2 Werder Bremen2004/05, round of 16Chelsea 7-5 Liverpool2008/09, quarter-finalsBarcelona 10-2 Bayer Leverkusen2011/12, round of 16Monaco 6-6 Manchester City (Monaco win on away goals)2016/17, round of 16
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Patrick Reed Wags Finger At Rory McIlroy Amid Incredible Ryder Cup Match
Share this: Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy are putting on a show at the 2016 Ryder Cup. These golfers are drilling birdies, confronting hecklers and wagging fingers in what has become must-watch television on an NFL Sunday. Here’s McIlroy shushing the pro-USA crowd at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minn. McIlroy’s best celebration, though, came after he made a very long putt. And here’s Reed wagging his finger at McIlroy, although it appeared this was all in good fun and not a taunt. As the kids would say, it’s “lit.” Team USA entered Sunday’s final round with a 9.5 to 6.5 lead over Europe. The Americans haven’t won the Ryder Cup since 2008. Thumbnail photo via John David Mercer/USA TODAY Sports Images More Stories Source link
Why Danny Ainge Doesn’t Buy That Paul Pierce Is Retiring Next Season
WALTHAM, Mass. — Paul Pierce pulled a Kobe Bryant on Monday, announcing this upcoming season will be his last. But his former boss believes it could be more of a Michael Jordan situation. Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge was asked Monday at the team’s media day what he thought of Pierce stepping away after the 2016-17 campaign, but he didn’t sound too sure that’d actually be the case. “First of all, I think Paul can play for a few more years,” Ainge said. “I’ll believe it when I see it.” So why does Ainge, who won an NBA title with Pierce in 2008 and spent roughly a decade with the 10-time All-Star,
Germany see off Sweden for Olympic gold
Germany have scooped Olympic gold for the first time in their history thanks to a 2-1 victory against Sweden in the Rio final.Dzsenifer Marozsán (48) curled Germany in front from the edge of the area and the final looked as good as over as Linda Sembrant put through her own net in the 62nd minute when Marozsán's free-kick cannoned into her after hitting the post.Stina Blackstenius (67) turned in Olivia Schough's cross 12 minutes after coming on as a substitute to give Sweden hope but they could not prise an equaliser for coach Pia Sundhage, who was aiming for a third consecutive Olympic triumph having guided the United States to gold in 2008 and 2012.Germany's succe... UEFA.com - News
The importance of Spain’s defeat of Italy in 2008
It would be foolish to ignore that the final of UEFA EURO 2012 actually yielded the Henri Delaunay trophy itself when Spain defeated Italy 4-0.But ask any of the players involved in La Roja's breakthrough tournament win, back in 2008, and they will attach almost mystical importance to the fact that they defeated their bête noire, Italy, in a sweaty, tense, heroic quarter-final in Vienna. Spain had not beaten the Azzurri in a competitive fixture for eight decades. From the moment Howard Webb blew the final whistle on Spain's 2-1 win against Greece in the group stage there were 94
EURO cult heroes: 2008 – Rüştü Reçber
A series of late goals kept Turkey in contention as they lived on their nerves at UEFA EURO 2008, with Semih Şentürk's 122nd-minute effort against Croatia notably taking their quarter-final to penalties, where goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber's heroics secured him a place in Turkish football history.©Getty Images Rüştü is mobbed after his penalty heroics"The celebrations were so inte...