By Simone Poliandri
Argentinian striker Maxi Biancucchi, F.C. Barcelona Leo Messi’s cousin, gets on the scoreboard for Olimpia against Rubio Ñu in the last matchday of the Paraguayan Torneo de Clausura 2011. Maxi’s chest control and no-look finish are further proof, if needed, of the football skills running in the family. Olimpia went on to win the game 2-1, which also gave them the league title 3 points ahead of major rival team Cerro Porteño. Dec. 18, 2011.
By Simone Poliandri
Although three weeks old, this spectacular shot by Hannover 96 striker Jan Schlaudraff against Hamburger SV in matchday 14 of the German Bundesliga deserves a spot in the series. Scored in the 79th minute, this marvel of coordination and power equalized the game at 1-1, which remained as the final score. Nov, 26, 2011.
By Simone Poliandri
Dutch striker Robin van Persie finishes Alex Song’s perfect assist with a spectacular left-footed volley in Arsenal’s 1-0 victory against Everton. English Premier League, Dec. 10, 2011.
By Simone Poliandri
Gualberto Mojica, midfielder of the Bolivian Primera Division team Club Deportivo Oriente Petrolero, duets with teammate Roberto Galindo and finishes with an aerobatic half-bicycle kick.
Goal of the Week is a new series by Italian anthropologist footballer (or footballer anthropologist) Simone Poliandri.
By Simone Poliandri
Harrogate Railway Athletic vs Guiseley AFC Lions. West Riding County Cup game, Harrogate (England), Nov. 29, 2011: Guiseley’s Danny Forrest’s 92nd minute wonder winning strike from the kickoff after Harrogate had just tied the game 3-3. The Lions went on to win the game 4-3.
Goal of the Week is a new series by Italian anthropologist footballer (or footballer anthropologist) Simone Poliandri.
While most other European leagues are on break, competitive football is being played in Scandinavia. Like in Norway. There, Hunter Freeman, an American defender playing at Premier League club, I.K. Start, scored a freak goal from about the halfway line in a league game earlier this week.
Futsal player, Falcao, scores for Brazil in a match against Romania (which Brazil eventually won by 12-0) in Futsal Grand Prix International Tournament held in Brazil. The Spanish newspaper, MARCA, anointed it the greatest indoor football goal ever. Some bloggers, like The Spoiler (who we read religiously), got so carried away that they decided it must be Falcao, who starred for Brazil at the 1982 World Cup in Spain. That would make this guy in the video 55 years old.