CNN‘Something disastrous has happened’: How an air crash instantly wiped out one of soccer’s great teams
Umberto Motto had always dreamed of playing for Torino FC. He had dreamed of pulling on the team’s maroon shirt in front of thousands of adoring fans. And he had dreamed of hearing his name announced as he made his way onto the pitch at the Stadio Filadelfia.
BBCWhy I moved from Australia to support Luton Town
Hatters fan David Burton admits some people think he is "a bit crazy" for the decision.
BBCOpinion: 'Football is never more exciting than when everything hangs in the balance'
Many a Norwich fan will recall May 1985, and even those that don’t may have inherited a grudge against Everton - already Division 1 winners - owing to their surprising defeat to Coventry City which saw the Canaries relegated. Everton had already won the title before heading into that final fixture, and it’s hard to escape the allegation that the Toffees were suffering from classic on-the-beach mode. Aside from being wholly unsportsmanlike, not to mention ever so slightly disrespectful to the opposition, for Norwich City fans especially - who felt the keen sting of 1985 - such an attitude should be entirely unpalatable.
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Reign snap 5-game losing streak with 2-1 victory over the Wave
Veronica Latsko scored on a header in the 89th minute and the Seattle Reign snapped a five-game losing streak with a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Wave in the National Women's Soccer League on Friday night. The match at Seattle's Lumen Field started poorly for the Reign (1-5-1) when Tziarra King was handed a red card in the ninth minute and Seattle was down a player the rest of the match. The Wave (2-2-2) took advantage and Kyra Carusa scored after the restart to take a 1-0 lead.