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7 days ago
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What is the furthest a footballer has been offside when scoring a goal?
'Leyton Orient's Charlie Kelman was four yards offside when he scored against Stockport in the League One playoff semi-finals,' begins Jessica Hibbert. 'What's the furthest a player has been indisputably offside before going on to score?' In the spirit of Annie Hall, let's get Jeff Astle out the way so that we can relax and digest our offside goals better. His infamous tap-in at Elland Road in April 1971 isn't relevant here because Jessica asked specifically about goal scorers who were offside. In that case the controversy – 'And Leeds will go mad! And they've every right to go mad!' – was about the position of Colin Suggett and whether he was interfering with play. Advertisement Scoring a goal is possibly the ultimate interference with play, and there are plenty of goal scorers who look bang to rights through modern eyes. Let's start with a couple from the World Cup. From the World Cup to League One, where Steven Fletcher's winner for Wrexham at Huddersfield this season had not so much a whiff of offside as a stench. Hearts' stirring Uefa Cup run in 1988-89 included a hard-fought 1-0 aggregate win over Austria Vienna, with Mike Galloway scoring the decisive goal in the away leg. We can't be certain because of the camera angles, but both Galloway and the creator, Walter Kidd, look so far offside that they could have done with their passports just in case. While Hearts lost to Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals, Longford Town went all the way in the FAI Cup of 2003, beating St Patrick's Athletic 2-0 in the final to win their first major trophy. They would have won anyway, as the second goal from Shane Barrett was the last action of the game, but it did not entirely satisfy the requirements of Law 11.1. Advertisement Thanks to Mike Slattery for explaining the context behind this. The St Pat's keeper Chris Adamson had gone up for a corner, meaning Barrett was six or seven yards offside when he received the ball. 'I can't find a reference to any controversy about the goal,' writes Mike, 'meaning that nobody (including the match officials, apparently) realised there was anything wrong.' Barrett is clearest offside in terms of distance beyond the last defender, but our favourite – sent in by Pete Tomlin and others – is Joel Matip's goal for Schalke against Basel in the 2013-14 Champions League. Basel's offside trap worked perfectly – or it would have done had the assistant registered that four Schalke players were offside. Schalke 04 indeed. One of them was Matip, who had time to go through the alphabet backwards before putting the ball into the net. Or, as the Uefa website said at the time, 'The Basel defence mistimed their offside trap as the forward's right-wing free-kick swung over, allowing Matip all the time and space he needed to chest down and plant past the stranded Sommer.' Thank goodness we've got VAR now. Champions v champions 'Last week you listed the worst European finals based on league position,' says Richie Farquhar. 'What are the best? How many times have two champions of their country met in the final?' Thanks to the netbusting adventures of Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku, Saturday's Champions League final between Internazionale and Paris Saint-Germain will involve only the champions of France. Nothing new there: only 13 out of 70 European Cup and Champions League finals have been between teams who both won their domestic title the same season. Advertisement 1964-65 Inter 1-0 Benfica 1972-73 Ajax 1-0 Juventus 1976-77 Liverpool 3-1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 1990-91 Red Star Belgrade 0-0 Marseille (5-3 pens) 1992-93 Marseille* 1-0 Milan 1993-94 Milan 4-0 Barcelona 1998-99 Man Utd 2-1 Bayern Munich 2008-09 Barcelona 2-0 Man Utd 2009-10 Inter 2-0 Bayern Munich 2010-11 Barcelona 3-1 Man Utd 2014-15 Barcelona 3-1 Juventus 2016-17 Real Madrid 4-1 Juventus 2019-20 Bayern Munich 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain * Marseille were subsequently stripped of their French title but not the Champions League. Your stopper for 10 'My son is a goalkeeper and he wondered if there has ever been a professional goalkeeper in top-tier football who has worn No 10?' asks Dave Sturges. A number of you mentioned the bald maverick Cristiano Lupatelli, who wore No 10 when he played in Serie A with Chievo from 2001 to 2003. The shirt was vacant after Raffaele Cerbone left the club, which gave Lupatelli an idea. 'According to an interview with Italian goalkeeping website Il Numero 1 he said that it came about because of a bet with friends,' writes Pete Tomlin. 'He said: 'It all started as a joke, and it became a reality. I think it is a funny and nice thing.'' Advertisement Jim Hearson tells us that, when Lupatelli rejoined Roma in the summer of 2003, he took the No 3 shirt. The No 10 wasn't available, alas, due to some clingy killjoy called Francesco Totti. 'Ignacio 'Nacho' Gonzáles did it for Argentina in the 1997 Copa América,' writes Pablo Zadunaisky. And here's the proof. European trophies salvaging seasons 'Spurs finished 17th in the Premier League,' notes Paul Savage. 'Has a team ever finished lower while winning a European trophy in the same season?' The short answer is: nope. There have been finalists who finished lower than 17th – see last week's Knowledge – but, excluding the Intertoto Cup for obvious reasons, Spurs are the lowest of the low in this particular sphere. We think only eight teams have won a European trophy while finishing outside the top 10 of their domestic league. And here they are: Advertisement 17 Tottenham Hotspur (Europa League, 2024-25) 14 West Ham (Conference League, 2022-23) 13 Internazionale (Uefa Cup, 1993-94) 12 Arsenal (Fairs Cup 1969-70), Schalke (Uefa Cup, 1996-97), Sevilla (Europa League 2022-23) 11 Aston Villa (European Cup 1981-82), Eintracht Frankfurt (Europa League 2021-22) Knowledge archive 'Luis Suárez picked up a championship winner's medal for Ajax while playing for Liverpool against Spurs,' wrote Nick Young in 2011 and yes we did pluck this from the archive because of Khvicha Kvaratskhelia winning the title with Paris Saint-Germain and Napoli. 'Has a player ever won two championship winner's medals in the same season by playing for two different clubs in two different countries?' 'When Suárez was transferred from Ajax to Liverpool last winter, Urby Emanuelson also left Ajax for Milan. Unlike Liverpool, Milan did grab the title, so Urby won two championship titles this season,' writes Stephan Wijnen, who is clearly prepared to overlook the fact that Emanuelson has made only eight appearances for Milan, which wouldn't qualify him for a medal under Premier League rules. Advertisement 'Wolves striker Kevin Doyle won a League of Ireland medal in November 2005, when my beloved Cork City clinched the title on the final day,' suggests Colin Owens. 'Doyler had left for Reading the previous June for a measly €117,000, where he would go on the fire the Royals into the Premier League, pocketing a Championship medal in the process.' Richard Bald would like to nominate Crawley Town's Scottish midfielder Willie Gibson as another player that fits the bill. 'He picked up winners' medals for Dunfermline in the Scottish First Division and for Crawley Town in the Conference,' he writes, but fails to mention which of the two titles Willie considers more prestigious. Can you help? 'Sheffield United have lost their last eight games at Wembley,' weeps Darren White. 'Does anyone have a worse streak on that ground?' Advertisement 'Billy Gilmour, who almost gave Napoli the lead in their title-winning victory on Friday night, has made 146 club appearances in his career without scoring a goal. Are there are any other midfielders with a similarly long drought?' wonders Rob McCluskey. 'The success of Scott McTominay, Billy Gilmour, Harry Kane and Eric Dier means that British players have won three of the big five leagues this season. Has that happened before? And have any countries managed five out of five?' wonders Philipp Lohan. 'Royal Union Saint-Gilloise have just won the title in Belgium – 90 years after their last championship in 1935. Are there any longer gaps between two national titles for any team?' asks Holger Seiffert.
Telegraph
7 days ago
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- Telegraph
The top 10 Premier League goals of the season
It was a season that lacked the intrigue of a drawn-out title fight, a riveting relegation run-in or even a deluge of high-scoring matches, but it certainly delivered its fair share of narratives, dramas and wonderful moments in front of goal. From Cole Palmer's cheeky chip against Wolverhampton Wanderers in August to Carlos Baleba's last-gasp curler against West Ham United, there was a generous offering of remarkable strikes befitting of the best league in the world. Here, Telegraph Sport ranks the 10 best goals of the Premier League season and asks, what do you think? 10. Carlos Baleba vs West Ham (April 2025) With Brighton still pushing for European football, their cause looked lost as they trailed West Ham at home with a minute of normal time remaining. But, after Kaoru Mitoma popped up with an equaliser, the stage was set for Carlos Baleba to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. A delayed reaction from the home crowd met Baleba's stunning 30-yard curler into the bottom corner, perhaps because Alphonse Areola was left rooted to the spot. Then, scenes of utter jubilation as Baleba did his level best to join the fans after producing some equally spectacular backflips. Carlos in the 93rd minute! 🤯 @MonsterEnergy ⚡️ — Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) April 26, 2025 9. Jean-Philippe Mateta vs Arsenal (April 2025) Arsenal fans were breathing a sigh of relief when they saw that Jean-Philippe Mateta had been left on the bench for a match they needed to win to keep alive their faint title hopes. But, with his Crystal Palace side 2-1 down, it took the Frenchman only three minutes to find the net after coming on in the 80th minute. His 14th league goal of the season was a strike of scintillating audacity. Pouncing on an uncharacteristic error from William Saliba, Mateta rolled Martin Odegaard before chipping David Raya on the turn from 25 yards out. The ball clipped the underside of the crossbar and nestled in the back of the net to send the away end wild. Mateta's late equaliser against Arsenal left us speechless 🤯 — BeSoccer (@besoccer_com) April 24, 2025 8. Alexander Isak vs Liverpool (December 2024) Alexander Isak was the focal point of Newcastle United's chase for Champions League football, with the Swedish international scoring 23 goals in 34 appearances. In a pulsating 3-3 draw with Liverpool in December, Isak opened the scoring with a blistering strike, smashing the ball into the top-right corner from the edge of the 18-yard box after getting the better of Virgil van Dijk. This effort was voted Goal of the Month for December, while Isak also scooped the Premier League's Player of the Month award after netting eight times from six matches. Ce but d'Alexander Isak hier face à Liverpool. 🇸🇪💥 — Actu Foot (@ActuFoot_) December 5, 2024 7. Matheus Cunha vs Southampton (November 2024) Matheus Cunha was a talisman for Wolves as they staved off relegation after a disappointing start to the season. The Brazilian produced 15 goals to ensure an eighth consecutive top-flight season for his side. This dazzling goal against Southampton, slammed into the far corner from 25 yards, set Wolves on their way to their first Premier League victory of the season and is a prime example of why Manchester United are so keen on landing the 26-year-old this summer. 🇧🇷🚀 Matheus Cunha (25) with a long range strike for Wolves vs Southampton! 😎 — EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) November 10, 2024 6. Cole Palmer vs Wolves (August 2024) This contender came on match-day two as Cole Palmer continued where he left off in 2023-24, when he struck 22 goals in his debut campaign at Chelsea. Latching on to Nicolas Jackson's flick from a long ball, Palmer nonchalantly lobbed Jose Sa from 30 yards, as Enzo Maresca's side cruised to a 6-2 victory in the Black Country. Cole Palmer scored his first goal of the season when he last faced Wolves... And what a goal it was! 🥶 #CHEWOL — Premier League (@premierleague) January 20, 2025 5. Kaoru Mitoma vs Chelsea (February 2025) Brighton did not quite make their goal of attaining European football this season, but their fans were given plenty of memorable moments in an encouraging first season under Fabian Hürzeler – not least Kaoru Mitoma's exceptional touch and finish against Chelsea. Mitoma set his side on the way to a dominant 3-0 win with an opener of exquisite skill, controlling Bart Verbruggen's up and under with two deft touches, cutting inside Trevoh Chalobah and then curling a right-footed effort past Filip Jorgensen. Jamie Carragher described the 27-year-old's touch as 'Messi-like', while Paul Merson said 'he could keep on trying that until he's 92 and he wouldn't do it'. "One of the great goals in Premier League football. That is Messi..." Paul Merson praises Mitoma's touch and goal against Chelsea, calling it "phenomenal." 🤩 — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 15, 2025 4. Jhon Duran vs Everton (September 2024) Jhon Duran was not at Aston Villa for a long time, but he certainly left his mark before moving to the Saudi Pro League. The Colombian scored some sublime goals from off the bench to turn matches. One that will live long in the memory came in September, when Villa produced a remarkable comeback from two goals down to beat Everton 3-2. With the scores level, Duran unleashed a ferocious strike from 35 yards that crashed past Jordan Pickford and into the top-left corner to spark pandemonium in the stands and leave Emiliano Martínez open-mouthed. BREAKING: Jhon Duran's incredible strike against Everton is the Guinness Goal of the Month for September 🚀 — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 11, 2024 3. Jacob Murphy vs Crystal Palace (April 2025) Jacob Murphy enjoyed an exceptional campaign, which delivered 20 goal involvements, an England call-up, a League Cup win and qualification for the Champions League. Among his eight Premier League goals was this outrageous opening strike in a 5-0 victory over Crystal Palace. Dean Henderson was caught completely cold at his near post by an improbable, ferocious strike from the 30-year-old that registered an xG of 0.01. This is a Jacob Murphy appreciation post. 🤯🚀 — Newcastle United (@NUFC) April 17, 2025 2. Omar Marmoush vs Bournemouth (May 2025) After a costly penalty miss in the FA Cup final defeat by Crystal Palace, Marmoush could have been forgiven for feeling a bit blue ahead of Manchester City's next match against Bournemouth. However, the Egyptian put his Wembley woe behind him by rifling a 30-yard rocket into the top corner. His effort dipped and curled from above and outside of a post to leave Kepa Arrizabalaga helpless and give City a huge boost to their hopes of securing Champions League football in 2025-26. Has to be goal of the season right? 💥 Out of this world from @OmarMarmoush! 🇪🇬✨ — Manchester City (@ManCity) May 20, 2025 1. Sandro Tonali vs Brentford (April 2025) The tail-end of the season produced spectacular moments and Sandro Tonali delivered another one for Newcastle fans with this unlikely strike against Brentford. With the game poised at 1-1 heading into the final 15 minutes, Tonali's cross-shot from near the right corner flag bamboozled Mark Flekken and earned the home side a crucial victory to keep Newcastle's top-five hopes alive. 'It was 70 per cent cross and a 30 per cent a shot', Tonali admitted afterwards. "70% cross, 30% shot" Sandro Tonali on his goal against Brentford 🗣️ — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) April 2, 2025
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Juventus secures Champions League berth with wild win at relegated Venezia
Parma's Antoine Hainaut celebrates after scoring a goal for his team during the Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Parma at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP) Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani celebrates after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Venezia and Juventus at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP) Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani, left, celebrates with team-mates after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Venezia and Juventus at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP) Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani, left, celebrates with team-mates after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Venezia and Juventus at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP) Parma's Antoine Hainaut celebrates after scoring a goal for his team during the Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Parma at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP) Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani celebrates after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Venezia and Juventus at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP) Juventus' Randal Kolo Muani, left, celebrates with team-mates after scoring their side's second goal of the game during the Serie A soccer match between Venezia and Juventus at the Pier Luigi Penzo Stadium, in Venice, Italy, Sunday, May 25, 2025. (Paola Garbuio/LaPresse via AP) ROME (AP) — Igor Tudor was hired in March to make sure that Juventus qualified for the Champions League. He fulfilled the goal — albeit barely — when the Bianconeri won 3-2 at Venezia in the final round of Serie A on Sunday to finish fourth. Advertisement Juventus finished one point ahead of Roma, which won 2-0 at Torino to secure a Europa League spot. Venezia, which was relegated along with Empoli, surprised Juventus with an early goal from Daniel Fila in the second minute. Kenan Yildiz and Randal Kolo Muani struck back to put Juventus in control after 31 minutes. Ridgeciano Haps equalized after the break for Venezia before Manuel Locatelli restored Juve's lead with a penalty. Tudor replaced the fired Thiago Motta and was given a contract through the end of the season. There was speculation that his contract included an automatic renewal in case of Champions League qualification but Juventus now appears interested in rehiring Antonio Conte, who just led Napoli to the title. Advertisement Ranieri's finale Leandro Paredes converted a first-half penalty and Alexis Saelemaekers headed in after the break for Roma in the final match of Claudio Ranieri's coaching career. Roma was 12th when Ranieri was hired in November and the Giallorossi lost just once during the second half of the season. Fiorentina in Conference League Fiorentina leapfrogged Lazio into sixth to take the Conference League spot with a 3-2 win at 10-man Udinese. Moise Kean scored the decisive goal for Fiorentina with a deflected shot. Lazio lost 1-0 at home to 10-man Lecce, which got a first-half goal from Lassana Coulibaly, and was left out of Europe. Advertisement Maldini brace Daniel Maldini scored two goals in a minute for Atalanta in a 3-2 loss to Parma. First, Maldini slid in to redirect a cross then he scored with a long-range effort. Substitute Jacob Ondrejka scored two late goals for Parma to make sure his team avoided relegation. Empoli lost 2-1 to Hellas Verona. ___ AP soccer:
Washington Post
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
A trivia quiz on the 2024-25 Premier League season
How well do you remember the 2024-25 Premier League season? Try this quiz (answers below): 1. In August, Ipswich made a long-awaited return to the Premier League. When was the team last in the top flight? a. 1992 b. 2002 c. 2012 ___ 2. In September, a player scored four goals in the first half of a Premier League match for the first time in the 32-year history of the competition. Who was it?
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
🔴 MLS LIVE: San Diego stun Galaxy late; Miami crisis gets worse
MLS is back with another full evening of matches including a handful of mouthwatering clashes. Check back throughout the night for updates! Key Fixtures & Results 2025-05-25T01:02:03Z 🎥 GOAL! It took Minnesota just 16 minutes to find the opener against Austin as the central time-zone matches are underway! 2025-05-25T00:53:27Z Advertisement Toronto FC nearly scored the goal of the season 🤯 2025-05-25T00:51:11Z Hitting major milestones in the young history of Charlotte FC! 2025-05-25T00:48:47Z They aren't lying! 2025-05-25T00:41:09Z Sporting KC players wear t-shirts as a touching tribute to former player Gadi Kinda, who passed away earlier this week. 2025-05-25T00:28:28Z 🎥 GOAL! Look away Inter Miami fans, it just gets worse and worse. The Herons are now two behind in Philly and are at risk of falling out of the top-seven in the Eastern Conference this weekend. 2025-05-25T00:26:45Z 🎥 Goals galore! We've had a flurry of goals in last few minutes. 2025-05-25T00:10:35Z Advertisement Leo Messi is hearing it from the Philly faithful! 2025-05-25T00:06:17Z There goes that man again! Patrick Agyemang has put Charlotte ahead shortly after scoring the leveler against the Crew. 2025-05-25T00:04:47Z LAFC are now two behind in Montréal! We've got a major upset brewing north of the border. 2025-05-25T00:03:31Z 🎥 GOAL! We've got a shootout brewing in Charlotte. After Columbus took an early lead, the home side responded in kind through starlet Patrick Agyemang to level the score just a few minutes later. 2025-05-25T00:00:08Z 🧤 That is some save by Luis Barraza. 2025-05-24T23:54:21Z Advertisement 🎥 GOAL! Inter Miami are in full blown crisis mode these days, and they've got off to the worst possible start in Philadelphia. Take a bow, Quinn Sullivan! 2025-05-24T23:52:27Z 🎥 GOAL! LAFC are behind in the early going in Montréal as Giacomo Vrioni has given the home side a shock early lead. 2025-05-24T22:54:39Z A tale of two teams in clutch moments 2025-05-24T22:54:17Z 🎥 Galaxy collapse at the death once again! San Diego have stunned the champions with nearly the last kick of the game to steal all three points. 2025-05-24T22:23:20Z With his goal, Albert Rusnák made some history! 2025-05-24T22:17:39Z Advertisement Earlier today... Seattle's climb up the Western Conference continued with a late win over Dallas.
