First of all, sorry for the drop in frequency of posts recently (many a test and assignment to be done), such is life of the part-time blogger!
In the mean time, I stumbled upon this nice mix of some of the best goals of 2007 on youtube. It's by no means a definitive list, but enjoyable nonetheless with a few crackers if you missed any.
The Best Goals of 2007... Well, Some Of Them
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Aaron Lennon - Goal of the Weekend
Never mind Tim Cahill's point blank yet thunderous overhead kick, this sweet volley from Lennon after some neat control from Berbatov (check out the Ronaldinho 'not-looking' pass) is our pick of the weekend's goals. Goal at 0:24.
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The Greatest Team Goals Ever
Thanks to Bayern's excellent passing and movement that led to their first goal, we have an excuse to show you this delightful clip of some of the most beautiful team goals of all time.
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EPL Goal of the Week 11
Yeah, we know Rooney and Tevez have some sort of 'telepathic', back-heeling understanding, but when it comes to strikes of the highest order, this just takes the breath away:
Take a bow, Nani. Or maybe a triple backflip with a twist if you prefer.
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Historical Moment: Seedorf Scores 50 Yard Bullet
Seedorf likes a pop from some way out, as demonstrated here. You will not see a faster shot. Ever.
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Comic Football Defending!
In honour of Liverpool's masterclass in how not to defend, here's a wonderful video of a similar football defensive cock-up. Enjoy!
The wee kid going berserk in the background is the icing on the humiliation cake.
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Which Arsenal Goal Was The Best?
1-0, Cesc Fabregas, 5'
Hleb danced and dribbled in front of 2 Slavia defenders, before laying off to Fabregas, the young Spaniard shifted the ball onto his right, before bending it superbly past the goalie. Rating: 8/10 - Sublime
2-0, David Hubacek (o.g), 24'
A half-cleared corner lands ahead of the onrushing Hleb, who drills it low at goal. Hubacek makes a desperate lunge to divert it, but only succeeds in steering it away from his 'keeper and into the net. Rating 2/10 - Ugly
3-0, Theo Walcott, 41'
A horrible back pass to Vaniak saw the Czech goalie slice the ball to Walcott, who showed excellent composure to sidestep and slot home into the empty net from outside the box. Rating 4/10 - Too easy
4-0, Alexander Hleb, 51'
Eboue passes inside to Rosicky who spots the Belorussian running into space on the left. Hleb receives the ball, cuts inside, before wrong-footing the 'keeper and slotting home at the near post. Rating 7/10 - Slick
5-0, Theo Walcott, 55'
Fabregas lays the ball of perfectly to Hleb, who threads it through to Walcott on the left. The young Englishmen feints inside before driving into the box, and then pokes the ball home in off the post. Rating 8/10 - Beautiful
6-0, Cesc Fabregas, 58'
A masterclass in the art of counter-attacking. From a Slavia corner, the ball finds its way to Hleb, who burns past his opponent on the wing. He centres the ball to Adebayor, who turns, and plays it out wide to Walcott. With his first touch, the 18 year old lays it to the on-rushing Fabregas, who finishes coolly. Rating 9/10 - Breathtaking
7-0, Nicolas Bendtner, 89'
On the right, Bendtner feeds it to Eboue, whose first-touch-back-heeled pass sets the goalscorer free in the box. His 1st touch pokes it past the goalie and defender, before his second prods it into an empty net. Rating 7/10 - Neat
The Winner - You Decide!
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Jose Manuel Rey Scores 50 Yard Free Kick
One word. Wow.
Kudos to Soccer-Weblog.
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Our 10 Favourite Own Goals
In honour of Estonian midfielder Rahn's spectacular Own Goal against England on Saturday, we've compiled our favourite 10 of all time.
1. Lee Dixon, Arsenal
Well, I suppose it was becoming quite easy to lob Seamen.
2. Chris Brass, Bury
To add insult to injury, he broke his nose in the process. (Should that be injury to insult?)
3. Anderson, Atromitos Athens
One hell of a 1st-time chip.
4. Djimi Traore, Liverpool
It's best to leave those pirouettes to Zidane and Kaka. Probably even better not to practise them on your own goal line.
5. Ian Walker, Leicester
An all-time classic.
6. Liu Zhenli, Qingdao
A more recent OG, absolutely hilarious. What was he thinking?
7. Minami Yuta, Kashiwa Reysol
Yet unbelievably stupid. How is it even possible to throw the ball into your own net?
8. Rafael Van Der Vaart, Hamburg
Not technically an own goal, but almost. VDV passes back to his 'keeper, but then realises that he's not there! Hilarity ensues.
9. Alan Smith, Leeds
It's hard not to laugh at this.
10. Franck Queudrue, Lens
Before joining Middlesbrough, Franckie enjoyed doing this sort of thing:
And if that hasn't satisfied your need for stupidity, here's a compilation of further gaffes infront of goal courtesy of the football lover's friend, YouTube.
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Goal of the Weekend - Lee McCulloch Curls It Past Shovkovskiy
There were a few good goals over the weekend however, and people will probably say this is biased, but Lee McCulloch's curled effort just beats the rest. A crucial goal, as well as one of beauty.
One of these goals that gets better each time you see it.
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SPL Goal of the Week - Fabian Yantorno
It initially looks like Boruc, for some reason, looks like he can't be arsed trying to save it. But when you look again, there really was no way of getting to this beauty of a free kick.
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Welsh Kid Scores Amazing Free Kick
No, not that Spurs defender that looks like a chimp, this guy:
Since this is in an Under-16 game between Scotland and Wales, we can safely presume that this player is actually officially a child. Blimey. Roberto Carlos eat your proverbial heart out.
Kudos to Soccer Weblog for the spot.
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EPL Goal of the Week - Van Persie destroys crossbar
A lot of contenders this weekend, but this goal just takes your breath away.
77 mph. Craig Gordon doesn't even get close.
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Champions League Goal of the Night - Valbuena
Some may say that Patsatzoglou's strike was the best, but a slight deflection on it took the ball away from the 'keeper (which is a shame), so it has to be this beauty against Liverpool last night:
I always love goals that make a *CRACK* noise as they smack in.
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Champions League Goal of the Night - Pudil
He may have been on the wrong end of a 4-2 scoreline, but Slavia Prague's midfielder thunderous strike was one of the highlights of the night. Goal at 0:51.
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EPL Goal of the Week
Not content with Player of the Week, Elano grabs the goal accolade with this thunderbolt from 30 yards.
BAM! "C'est Magnifique!"
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Historical Moments - Bergkamp Scores against Newcastle
Here at Liquid Football, we look for any old excuse to show you classic goals. So in honour of Arsenal's 2-0 victory over Newcastle, we bring you THAT goal by Dennis Bergkamp against Newcastle, in the 2002 FA Cup. Enjoy. And then some.
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Goal of the Night - Denilson's Drive
Here is the goal from official cameras (1:50):
Not bad. Here is the goal from some crazed Arsenal fan's phone camera:
Mental.
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EPL Goal of the Weekend - It's Miller Time
Sorry Diaby and Bouazza, but this last-minute, equalising, dipping, swerving, top-corner volley was just too good to miss out. Check it out at 1:40.
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