Patrick Viera and myself :)
Through Ryu’s Lens - Champions League - Chelsea vs Valencia, Stamford Bridge
Click pictures to enlarge. Japanese photographer Ryu Voelkel has teamed up with AFR and he will be featuring photos exclusively on our site on a regular basis. Learn about Ryu and his art in our interview with him from last year (embedded below), and be sure to check out his personal website.
You can also follow Ryu on twitter @Toksuede
A Uruguayan fan reacts at the window of his apartment with a poster of Uruguay’s national soccer team striker Diego Forlan below, after the World Cup semi-final match between Uruguay and the Netherlands, in Montevideo, Uruguay on July 6, 2010. (REUTERS/Andres Stapff)
El Clásico (English: The Classic), also known as El derbi Español or El Clàssic, is the name given to any football match between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. It is contested twice a year in the Spanish La Liga competition, and more often if the clubs meet in other competitions. Other than the UEFA Champions League Final, it is the most followed club football match in the world, watched by hundreds of millions of people.
Next Match: April 16th, 2011.
The L.A. Galaxy soccer-celebrity, in town for Wednesday’s game against Toronto FC at BMO Field, was asked if a recently-filmed spot that shows him bending three consecutive balls with his bare foot from the sand and into garbage cans far in the distance was real, not something doctored. It is doctored!
Although Inter Milan did get a pretty bad pounding in the end, this screamer of a volley against Schalke by Dejan Stankovic was just amazing!!
Brazilian President Lula with Ronaldinho at Wembley Stadium. Football is the most popular Sport in Brazil. Football quickly became a passion for Brazilians, who often refer to their country as “o País do Futebol” (“the country of Football”). Over 10,000 Brazilians play professionally all over the world.
@3bdalla__: Doesn’t how Robinho jokes around remind you of some of the guys we used to play football with?
He sure does! *Laughs*!!
