For Sinclair, clinching that record had been a long time coming, and in 2020Christine Sinclairfinally became the all-time leading goal-scorer in women's international football. In January of that year, a 23rd-minute strike in an Olympic qualifier sealed the deal for ...
Since that historic day, over 10,000 goals have been scored in Europeansoccer'selite competition, with thousands of different goalscorers. While many players found the net just once or twice, others have been far more prolific, scoring consistently year after year and, in some cases, winning ...
With his two goals against Japan in the third match of the tournament, he became the 20th player ever to score in three different FIFA World Cups. More significantly, he would go on to break Gerd Müller's World Cup finals scoring world record with his 15th and final World C...
Another Saudi Arabian legend makes our list, though this time it’s an attacking midfielder with a phenomenal goalscoring record. Saeed Al-Owairan spent his entire career at Al-Shabab and made a total of 588 league appearances for his club. Scoring a very solid 238 league goals, Al-Owairan...
One thing remains the same, though:Chris Wondolowskiscoring goals. So many goals, in fact, that he is just one away from tying Landon Donovan's all-time record for career regular season goals in MLS (145). He's two goals away from breaking it. ...
For the first time since 1894, The Game was held at a neutral site, Fenway Park. The home of the Boston Red Sox hosted the 50th anniversary of the 1968 tie. The Game was a home run; it saw the highest combined scoring output in the history of The Game. A late Harvard run...
Not only does this overtime thriller count as one of the biggest upsets based on the closing line — 18.5 points — but also because the Kentucky Wildcats were on the shortlist of National Championship contenders.UK coach John Calipari, famous for having a team full of one-and-done ...
Defending Olympic gold medalist Canada is led by captain and all-time leading international goal scorer Christine Sinclair. The team has had a tough start to the year, having threatened a boycott of Soccer Canada due to funding issues and pay disparity. While aninterim deal was reached, the is...
The first player in West German history to reach 100 international caps, Beckenbauer burst onto the scene in the 1966 World Cup, scoring four goals for his side before losing the final in extra-time to England. Part of the squad that reached the 1970 World Cup final match, he continued to...
In soccer, it’s quite obvious who is the greatest of all time, but discussions regarding who is the greatest and most famous tend to cause controversy. Even if certain players are missing from our list below, we have still managed to come up with a respectable group when compiling the gr...