With the 2012-13 Premier League season coming to a close, we review the top ten goals that made our heads swirl through the season.
In reality, there were too many to count this past season. Though we had to leave some out the list, strikes like Robin van Persie’s beauty to seal Manchester United’s Premier League title against Aston Villa or Gareth Bale’s magical strike versus West Ham come to mind.
OK, so we’ll stop and let you relive the best goals for yourself.
We’re not sure if Juan Roman Riquelme meant to cross it or actually score this breathtaking goal, but we’re sure glad the 34-year old decided to come back out of recent retirement. And apparently, he also still enjoys running away from his teammates when celebrating.
Riquelme’s goal ended up being the difference for Boca Juniors, who got past Corinthians 2-1 on aggregate in the Copa Libertadores Round of 16.
Keep doing you Riquelme.
Apparently it was a good weekend for long-distance strikes. First, we showed you Deportivo Quito’s fantastic goal from near midfield, but Evian’s Saber Khelifa one-upped that effort, scoring from deep within his OWN half!
Now that’s what we call pinpoint accuracy.
Take a look at the 10 best goals from across the soccer world for the month of April. From the Champions League to the Premier League to a U-17 Match, these are the best of the best.
Whenever you see a Goal of the Month nominee - tweet it to @FOXSoccer using hashtag #GOMonFOX, and we’ll see if it makes the cut.
We may have witnessed one of the top individual moments of the season during a match this past weekend in Sweden’s Allsvenskan league.
Set up by a brilliant cross, AIK’s Kennedy Igboananike unleashed a beautiful bicycle kick to give his team the lead over Halmstad BK. Just in case his athleticism was in question, Igboananike goes above and beyond and finishes it off with a celebratory back flip.
Is this a contender for goal of the year?
Metalist Kharkiv’s Cleiton Xavier had the guts to try the improbable, and it turns out it paid off in a big way.
As the ref was about to whistle for play to begin, the Brazilian free kick specialist noticed that the Chornomorets keeper was off his line and acted quickly. After yelling to his teammates to get out of the way, he struck the ball perfectly from the center circle and ended up tying the game.
After the match, a 3-1 Metalist victory, Ukraine national team coach Myron Markevich told him “You made history. This was the goal that Pele was never able to do.”
Some quick-thinking and precise execution made for this incredible moment that Xavier and those in attendance won’t forgot.
Sunday Mba with the goal of the day! (Coincidentally, a Sunday)
Watch as Mba pokes the ball over the top of a Burkina Faso defender and volleys it home with a fine finish, handing Nigeria its first African Cup of Nations title since 1994. What a beauty of a clincher!
Boca Juniors dramatically won their first match of the season today after being down 0-2 to Quilmes. The match-winner was this fantastic volley by Guillermo Burdisso, who capped the stunning comeback after Boca Juniors went down to ten men!
