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  • Christoph Kramer Scores The Best/Worst Own Goal of the Season

    Christoph Kramer Scores The Best/Worst Own Goal of the Season

    Borussia Dortmund needed a win badly, and they got it thanks to one of the most bizarre own goals we’ve seen in the last few years, as Christoph Kramer of Borussia Monchengladbach mishandled a back pass to his own goalkeeper, chipping it over him from almost the halfway line.

  • Bernard Parker Scores The Greatest Own Goal in History

    Bernard Parker Scores The Greatest Own Goal in History

    Going down in a blaze of glory beats any other boring way of exiting a tournament. Bernard Parker delivered a killing blow to South Africa’s chances of making the world cup by scoring one of the most incredible own goals ever seen as he headed the ball off an Ethiopian free kick, dooming his side to a 2-1 loss.

  • Matthew Evans Presents – How not to React to an Own Goal

    The 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League has already given us one of the most horrific injuries recently seen on a football pitch, sand or grass, and now, courtesy of Matthew Evans from the English team, it has given us the most unneccessary frustrated reaction for an own goal, hurting a Belarus player as a result.

  • Diego Sosa And the Most Hilarious Own Goal You’ll Ever See

    Diego Sosa of San Martin de San Juan, an Argentinian club, scored one of the most hilarious own goals you’ll ever see. Playing against Estudiantes, the 31 year old defender turned a simple clearance into a very difficult to explain own goal, which at first actually looks like he meant to score.

  • Van Persie Doubles Up at Anfield (Liverpool vs Arsenal)

    Liverpool scored first, but failed to capitalize on their superiority all throughout the match. Arsenal didn’t attack much, but Robin Van Persie was there to do his usual fabulous finishing job, scoring twice, including a quality volley in injury time, to give Arsenal a 2-1 win over the Reds and be the first team to leave Anfield with 3 points.

  • Lewis Dunk Scores Greatest Own Goal of All Time?

    Lewis Dunk scored an own goal to remember for the ages, mishandling an easy cross to score a comedic and painful goal, one of three by Brighton players as they were routed 6-1 at Anfield by Liverpool in the FA Cup.

  • Pardew Enjoys Newcastle Debut; Beat Liverpool 3-1

    Maybe a managerial changed was a good thing: Newcastle beat Liverpool for the first time in nearly four years with new manager Alan Pardew on the sidelines. The Magpies beat the disappointing Reds 3-1 with goals from Kevin Nolan, Joey Barton and Andrew Carroll.

  • Reina Own Goal Blows Win For Liverpool

    There’s always a sense of tragedy when you score an own goal. It’s even a bigger tragedy (and funnier) when your keeper is the one to deliver that poison arrow. It hurts just a bit more when it happens at the 90th minute. And You’ve been leading 1-0 and down to ten men, even nine […]

  • Manchester United Draw 1-1 With Birmingham at St. Andrews

    The second of only two Premiership matches this Saturday due to the difficult weather conditions in the UK also ended in a draw, as Manchester United were helped by a Birmingham own goal to come back from a first half 1-0 deficit, making it one point between them an Chelsea

  • Liverpool Revival? Reds Beat Everton 2-0 in Merseyside Derby

    Liverpool forgot about the troubles and came away with a 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park in the Merseyside Derby, as Moyes’ and Everton’s woes deepen while Liverpool (own goal&Kuyt goals) win their first league match in over a month.