‘Only Pelé would have the audacity to try to lob the goalkeeper from his own half.’
sporting greats
GQ on The Dream Team from Barcelona 92
‘Legends at every position on the floor.’
Ayrton Senna's heel-and-toe shifting
Two feet on three pedals.
Athletics / Basketball / Ice Hockey / Soccer / Tennis / Winter Sports
Sporting terms named after people
Forget the trophies and the medals – having a move named after you is the highest accolade in sport.
Pelé (1940–2022)
Obrigado pelas memórias.
Ronaldo's charity hat-trick from 2015
R9 got 3.
Efren Reyes and the Z-shot that shocked the pool world
Where were you when Reyes pulled off his Z-shot?
55 goals from Kylian Mbappé in 2022
One of the greatest individual sporting efforts in history. And he’s only 23.
CULT TENNIS on Björn Borg's failed comeback in the 1990s
From cool to fool? Not in my opinion, but I wanted something to rhyme for the excerpt.
Just another bit of Federer magic at Wimbledon (2016)
You can’t teach that.
That time Roger Federer played real tennis
Is there any sport Roger CAN’T play?
If Carlsberg did pep talks, they wouldn't be as good as Fedal's
Blue team indeed!
Roger's 'best' points from every year of his career
Quite the career showcase.
12 minutes of the Big 4 playing doubles
I’m seeing double here—8 champions!
Tumaini Carayol on a tennis surviving its post-GOAT era
How do you solve a problem like the GOAT era?