50 PENALTY PAIN!
Mauro Icardi missed a penalty in the CL v Man. United, but it was a far better effort than his one against Istanbulspor in September! Rather than going for goal, his team-mate rolled him the ball from the spot, only for the Galatasaray striker to pass the ball wide in one of the worst penalty mishaps ever. If you haven’t seen it, you should!
49 SEE YA, ZLATAN!
After becoming Serie A’s oldest-ever goalscorer in March at the age of 41 years and 166 days, Sweden legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic finally called quits on an incredible career. A few months later, and ten years his junior, Belgium legend Eden Hazard announced his retirement from football as well!
48 GLORIOUS GRIMSBY!
League Two’s Grimsby provided the magic of the FA Cup by reaching the quarter-finals for the first time in 84 years after they stunned Southampton at St. Mary’s! They became just the sixth team from the fourth tier or below to reach the last eight of the FA Cup, before being knocked out by Brighton!
47 GIROUD IN GOAL!
Legendary striker Olivier Giroud swapped goals for gloves as he was forced to keep net against Genoa! He made a last-minute double stop to keep a clean sheet and was subsequently named Serie A’s Goalkeeper of the Week – and then was added to Milan’s official goalkeeper list. LOL!
46 VAAARGH!
VAR was introduced to prevent controversial decisions, but there hasn’t been many bigger in recent years than the one in Spurs’ clash with Liverpool! Luis Diaz’s goal should have
