Newmark's Door

Interesting. Of course, now that the secret is out it shouldn't work.

Bayern's Robert Lewandowski pays tribute to soccer's GOAT.

Some terrific goals to see here. Two from Kevin De Bruyne who, behind an in form Messi, is the most entertaining player I've seen currently in world soccer. 

As Martin Tyler exclaimed after a great goal by Messi, "Only football can make you feel like this."

Read about the incredible amount of wheeling and dealing GM Sam Presti is doing.

You can see all this year's nominees for the best goal anywhere in the world “without distinction of championship, gender or nationality.”

My vote goes to Son Heung-Min's with Luis Suarez's second.

Pretty clever. Another trap for the unwary. (YouTube video.)

Probably everything you ever wanted to know about The Play. (Stanford-Cal, 1982.)

. . . the greatness of Leo:

"IQ of 172? Lionel Messi Learns Like A Genius".

Some of the greatest coaches and players in the sport testify to the man's skills: "How To Play (Fail) Against Lionel Messi".

And one on what a nice man he seems to be:

"Why Everyone Should Love Lionel Messi".

Why are some football teams good and why are others bad? Here's an instructive example.

One more indication that Jürgen Klopp is a really nice man.