Superstar charity matches are never the most competitive, but they are generally a great chance to see some amazing peacockery from current and retired football greats.
Last night Saint-Etienne hosted its annual Match against poverty, as their Saint-Etienne All-Stars hosted a World Stars XI featuring plenty of France's World Cup winners from 1998, as well as a few other international legends.
The original Ronaldo (for those of you under the age of 16) bagged himself a hat-trick on the night, with the now overweight legend showing athleticism is irrelevant when your finishing is as good as his.
His third goal was the best of the night, as he combined with his former Real Madrid teammate Zinedine Zidane to volley into the corner, exchanging five passes between each other along the way.
His first and second goals weren't bad either.
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He's still got it.
In the end though, the Saint-Etinne All-Stars won 9-7, with Borussia Dortmund's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang nabbing a hat-trick.
Feisty from Heimir. Heimir Hallgrimsson announced his Ireland squad earlier today, ahead of next week’s World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia. There were four uncapped players named – Harvey Vale, James Abankwah, Bosun Lawal, Josh Keeley – with Lawal in with a good shot of getting a debut, following an injury to midfielder Josh Cullen. […]
Fans are puzzled. Heimir Hallgrimsson has announced his Ireland squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday. There was even more big news, with the manager revealing at the end of the press conference that he has signed a new contract until the end of the Euro 2028 campaign. Hallgrimsson stated that […]
A huge occasion. Ireland manager Heimir Hallgrimsson has named his squad for his side’s crucial World Cup play-off semi-final against Czechia next Thursday (kick-off, 7.45pm). The winner of the tie will face the winner of Denmark vs North Macedonia on Tuesday, 31 March. QPR attacking midfielder and former England U20s star, Harvey Vale, has been […]