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Amazing Soccer Goal! Xabi Alonso Scores From Well Within His Own Half! watch!

video.google.com — Highlight reel material of Liverpool's Xabi Alonso scoring a very long range strike in today's game versus Newcastle.

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  • paulansorge, on 10/12/2007, -3/+23His second goal from his own half in two seasons! Is that some kind of record for the upper echelons of football?
    • catoutfit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Well...that was the last goal he scored (against Luton) so that's two goals in a row from his own half!

    • jack334, on 10/12/2007, -13/+4Why the hell is catoutfit getting dugg down?
    • Anonymvs, on 10/12/2007, -1/+11The other goal from his own half:

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAigz7uovWs
    • GiggleStick, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3So the score was 1-0 then?
    • JamieThompson90, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Why not rub it in on all the geordies here. A shamefull defeat. It was Harpers first premiership match in three years mind you. Good goal non the less. Harper shouldent have fallen though.
      Oh and the score was 2-0
    • drathosX3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4that's not THAT good... the best goals are from goalies...

      http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-1530402424550104987&hl=en-GB
    • anagoge, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@Anonymvs's video

      What I want to know is why the ***** was the opposition's goalie so damn deep inside Liverpool's half anyway!
    • Mac2492, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Drathos, despite the fact that that goalie shot IS impressive, you have to note a few things...

      1) The goalie can hold the ball and judge his shot. He's under less pressure.
      2) He gets to drop kick the ball.

      Now Alonso's shot... Well, he controlled the ball AND shot from his side of the field. In the other one, he actually passed some of the opposing players then wonderfully curved the ball into the goal.

      I'd have to go with Alonso on this one. It's simply much more difficult to do what he did. (Oh, and I do play soccer/football...)
  • AlexApetrei, on 10/12/2007, -18/+6that was luck,

    he just had a go, and got lucky. But asuming he actually planned that, then he is cleverer than most football players.

    Sweet shot never the less.
    • 8177, on 10/12/2007, -1/+13It's not that he planned it so much as he saw an oppurtunity. The goalie was standing way to far forward, so he took the shot. (notice how the goalie is scrambling back)

      Still that shot was ri-goddamn-diculus
    • catoutfit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2"he just had a go, and got lucky. But asuming he actually planned that, then he is cleverer than most football players. "

      That doesn't make sense at all: If you mean it was an accident: I don't think so. And if you mean he planned it hours ago: you can't plan what's going to happen in a game of football further than about 10 seconds before it happens or maybe a bit more for set-plays etc.

      I mean: Yeah, he planned it to an extent, If anyone finds a video that starts about 5 seconds before this one you'll see he stops, it looks up, controls it and shoots.
  • ScottTaylor, on 10/12/2007, -19/+31The rest of the world calls it football about time you started following suit...

    (apart from australia..)
    • kgoule, on 10/12/2007, -9/+32glad to see that I'm not the only one to get pissed every time I see the word "soccer"...
    • brentzilla, on 10/12/2007, -13/+4If we called it football it would be confusing. Sorry, not gonna happen.
    • anguijm, on 10/12/2007, -10/+2and Japan
    • commiecat, on 10/12/2007, -8/+29The term "soccer" was coined by an Englishman. It's an abbreviation for "association football" and has been in use since the 1880s to distinguish association football from rugby football.

      Get over the semantic arguments. Americans will never call soccer "football" because we already have our own football - that's why we use "soccer". Digg is a site based in America consisting largely of American users. Everybody else knows what the hell "soccer" means (from Wikipedia: "Today the sport is known by a number of names throughout the English-speaking world, the most common being football and soccer") so there's no point in saying that "soccer" is incorrect. It is correct. It's an abbreviation and it's correctly recognized by anybody that speaks English.

      Abbreviations and slang that have been used prevalently for 120+ years are not incorrect just because YOU think it is.
    • numptydumpty, on 10/12/2007, -6/+16Yeah, to be honest Americans do have 'American Football' so you can understand why they call it soccer, even though it's wrong.

      And American football is basically Rugby.

      Except the yanks have to have BIG helmets and LOADS of padding when they play rugby, so it's called 'American Football' to make them feel better.

      And isn't it funny how the other leading US games, Baseball and Basketball, are both girls games in the UK (rounders and netball).

      /wind up
    • ShRT, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2It should be called soccer. We've had football long before the brits. Its called GAA.
      http://www.gaa.ie/page/all_about_football.html
    • dermoth, on 10/12/2007, -3/+9The GAA was founded in 1887. The English FA was founded in 1863. (And I'm Irish, and love Gaelic Football. However, I'm not delusional. Football is the most popular sport on the planet by MILES, and is clearly allowed to call itself what it likes).

      And, has been previously noted, that stupid pyjama party thing the Yanks play should be known as American Chuckie Egg. It's not a ball, and you don't use your feet.
    • amnezia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1(Apart from Australia...) oh and the US, and Canada, and South Africa, and New Zealand. So that's most of the English speaking world then that calls it soccer!
    • barryiggins, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1all hail geek ignorance of sports, from one side of the pond to the other.
  • Leowyatt, on 10/12/2007, -5/+4Great goal, even better than the Luton as the keeper wasn't in his goal mouth then.

    Infact I wonder if anyone else has put money on his doing it again. The Luton game won one gambler £25,000 for a £100 bet.
    • BigKoi, on 10/12/2007, -9/+1brentzilla ,
      Good point. It's like telling Mexican's to call their food "Mexican Food" . Or Indian's calling their food "Indian Food". This is the typical "Failed Empire" mentality of the British. Not that American's are ones to talk. However, we at least are still a world power and Arguably an Empire.
  • JeremiahLBurns, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5@ScottTaylor

    Get over yourself. Does it REALLY matter what the ***** you call it? I'm American moving to England, so I've got to learn to say "football" for the sake of conversation. But on digg? Who the hell cares!

    As for the video...SOMEONE'S getting their ass chewed out in the locker room. The reason that goal happened was goal keeper error. He shouldn't have missed that with so much time to set up for the block.
    • brentzilla, on 10/12/2007, -12/+3We already HAVE a game called football. In America, our "football" is millions of times more popular than your "football". So for us to call it "football" really wouldn't make sense. We would then have to refer to our own "football" the way the rest of the world does as "American football". You're asking Americans to refer to their own game as "American football. That is simply ludicrous.
    • BigKoi, on 10/12/2007, -4/+6kingbighair,
      It's very rude to say that about a person's regional speaking. You should give the whole Football/Soccer thing a rest. Australia , Canada and New Zealand all call the sport Soccer. There seems to be a thing about ex-colonies calling it soccer... Instead of criticizing regional terms you should enjoy the difference. For example, in America Northerners call soda , "pop". Southerns call it soda. If you are from Atlanta you call it Coke. Besides It's not like we are going to criticize you for American inventions/brands that you have different terms for in the UK.

      Tele - Television
      AirCon - Air Conditioning/AC
      Trainers - Running Shoes
      Lift - Elevator
      Hoover - Vacuum
      BandAid - Plaster
      A Beer that we drink in the Dance Clubs but make fun of Americans for drinking - Budweiser
    • Permanent4, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2@BigKoi:

      It's because the "ex-colonies" all have their own very popular forms of football. America has the NFL and NCAA. Canada has the CFL. Australia has the AFL (Aussie Rules). Ireland has Gaelic Football. Everywhere else, though, they play the Football Association game, so they don't have to refer to the game by some other name to avoid confusion among the locals.

      I'm actually writing a weekly (and far from 100% accurate) column about American football history for AOL Sports. You can find those columns here:

      http://campus.aolsportsblog.com/

      And yes, I welcome corrections. =^)
    • numptydumpty, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1@ BigKoi

      Jesus christ!

      "Besides It's not like we are going to criticize you for American inventions/brands that you have different terms for in the UK.

      Tele - Television"

      I never knew television was an american invention, thanks for that history lesson.

      CHUMP
    • Markie1006, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1@BigKoi

      Hoover/Vacuum Cleaner
      "The first powered cleaner employing a vacuum was patented by H. Cecil Booth, a British engineer, in 1901."

      Telly/Television:
      "1926: John Baird (British) operates a 30 lines of resolution system at 5 frames per second."

      Trainers/Running Shoes:
      "The resurgence in running brought about by the English in the 18th century meant the development of a light weight shoe which could grip the ground."

      Budweiser (Pilsner) is Bavarian ~1842
    • wylddog, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3what about americans having the world series of baseball..... but then forgetting to invite the rest of the world
  • EvilTesdall, on 10/12/2007, -26/+7Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer Soccer
  • luckyjonny, on 10/12/2007, -7/+4David Seaman on the phone to Steve Harper:

    Aaaaaalonsooooo from the halfway line,
    Aaaaaalonsooooo from the halfway line ... hehe ... ::click::
  • Threlly, on 10/12/2007, -24/+14Its football.
    they kick the BALL with a FOOT.
    Yanks have a game they 'call' football, where they rarely kick the ball.
    Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football, Football,
    • Jeebugorn, on 10/12/2007, -14/+5yup.....the kick a soccer ball with their foot. that is correct.
    • zeeneo, on 10/12/2007, -11/+2ball ball ball, footie footie footie! ball ball ball, woo hoo!
    • Ratsy99, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4lol @ zeeneo's Adam & Joe show comment.

      Remember 3/4 of the world call it FOOTBALL
    • GiggleStick, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2Sure, in Spanish they call it futbol, but what does "fut" mean in Spanish? Nothing. If you insist that we use the correct term in the US, then why don't the Spanish start calling it "bola del pie"?

      Also, I insist that the Brits start calling other countries their proper names. Germany is Deutschland. Seems more important than the name of a sport.
    • LocoMan, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0@gigglestick:

      Actually, "balonpié" is also a common name for it on spanish. That seems to happen with lost of sports, where the spanish and english name are commonly used (like "basketball" and "baloncesto")
  • zeno60, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3Beckhams was better in '96.
    • catoutfit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Nah, I don't think it was, this goal was from further away.
  • Sam0n, on 10/12/2007, -5/+6I'm a newcastle fan and watching this happen nearly broke my heart = [

    GET GIVEN BACK GODDAMMIT
    • JamieThompson90, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Thankyou. I apriciate he dosnot play often and he is a genuinly good keeper. But that porformace was poor.
    • Crusty, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I was wondering whether that was Given or not. My "claim to fame" is I'm friends with Kieran Given, Shay's brother. I lived in Germany for four years and worked with Kieran a lot on various projects. Never got to meet Shay though.
  • vkxmai, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4Ahaha his other 60+ yard goal was with his LEFT foot, c'est fantastique!
  • catoutfit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Has anyone noticed how that in the England no one over the age of about 10 uses the term 'goalie'?
  • NickyBatts, on 10/12/2007, -4/+1Awesome goal... to bad Liverpool is in the basement this season (so far) :(
  • x2c189, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8See the goal with replays, different angles and all:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daqCDgMhEi8
    • mapkinase, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Only 3 angles: 2 angles + original
  • wbgo, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Brilliant strike! I think he'll do that once a season.

    The best thing about the goal against Luton was Gerrard's reaction. He busted a lung to get forward and went beserk when Alonso punted it over his head. Then he did a lovely double-take and started clapping.
  • thoughtfulclown, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2damn.
  • Dom02, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3wow, that goalie must feel like an ass.
  • slimshaney, on 10/12/2007, -5/+3I agree that Beckham's goal was better.

    Liverpool's goal was indeed fantastic, but the goalie made a HUGE error, and was on the floor when the ball went past him.

    With Beck's goal - the keeper was upright, had an opportunity to save it, but the shot was to good and he couldn't keep it out.

    :-)

  • PhaseDMA, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Icing!

    And did the announcer say "*****" (yes I know he wasn't speaking English).
  • dlane99, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1I can't believe this goal is getting so much attention,
    it was a pure fluke.
    any keeper thats able to walk backwards without falling on his ass could have saved it.
    It should go in the bloopers section along with all those other goals where the keeper falls/spills the ball/etc...
    Beckhams goal mite have been a few yards closer but the difference between the two is that the keeper could do nothing to save that shot, any half decent keeper would have been able to control alonso's shot on his chest!

    To tell the truth it reminds me of the goal stan collymore scored against blackburn in
    1997 when the ball hit a bobble and looped over tim flowers head.

    and just for the record, his last goal against luton was a mistake by the keeper aswell.


    edit:
    slimshaney made a similar point while i was writing up my comment :)
  • bigpeeler, on 10/12/2007, -6/+8Soccer? Football? Hell, I call it Kickball.
  • anonymousabe, on 10/12/2007, -6/+1nice
  • Ronin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1If Givens wouldn't have gotten hurt from the pussy ass West Ham player it would have never happened. Still ***** Liverpool! Go Toons!
    • danbt79, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3The players name is Shay Given. Note the lack of an S at the end.

      Newcastle are called the Toon because that's how geordies pronounce Town. Note the lack of an S at the end.
  • CoolHandLuke, on 10/12/2007, -10/+1Soccer... UGH. I'd rather watch a bum swing a dead cat at a rusted out car.
    • 720misty, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Yeah, and you'd probably call that 'Cricket' - although it sounds more fun than Cricket and Baseball put together...

      Although American Football stops and starts so much I'd rather watch paint dry with kerosene in my eyes
  • teshia, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I fail to see why this item is being listed as "possibly inaccurate". It may be a fluke, but it's not a fake. This footage is real and it did happen. Somebody should remove that tag.
  • icu_, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3That's great stuff - I think someone mentioned it, but here's Beckham's:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2KTKGhSasY
    • JamieThompson90, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Phenominal... That was a very good shot I havent seen that footage before nice find.
  • stevecole, on 10/12/2007, -4/+0Soccer wishes it was hockey.
  • franksmith, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Goalie OWNED!
  • mrjeffery, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Great goal, I think there'll be quite a debate over whether this one is better than Beckhams in '96(?). Personally, I think Beckhams goal was executed with far more precision. He may have been closer to the goal but it took more skill to beat the goaly from the position he (the goaly) was in.
  • jonstafari, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1best goal of the season, by far. actually, best goal in a LONG time!
  • bUND, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1.....
  • bUND, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2Soccer is not a sport for civilized people and often results in alarmingly long, uncut penises escaping from very alluring satin shorts. Soccer appeals only to poor, uneducated halflings from underdeveloped countries where the women grow mustaches twice as fast as the men. Make your child aware of this.


    As per this website here:

    http://www.landoverbaptist.org/news0704/homoprevention.html
  • jwjedi, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Great goal! Though I'd have to say Steven Gerrard's long-range laser blast into the back of the net during the FA Cup Final was more exciting.
    • ultmast, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Absolutely astounding goal, the one you're referring to, and with an order of magnitude more importance overall.

      Still a great Xabi goal, though, and a testament to his "long range vision", which usually only nets goals for _other_ Liverpool players.
  • erwlas, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1YNWA
  • Mac2492, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm extremely impressed that he shot this one with his right foot and the other one with his left.
  • hugefailure, on 05/11/2008, -0/+0Goalie mistake. Anyone with legs and hands could have saved that if they could also manage to keep their balance. Wasn't the Luton one an open goal too?

    Still its nice to know a footballer on a multi-million pound contract can kick a ball straight and over 60 yards in distance :p
    ...he is a good footballer though.
    • Mjarezza, on 08/08/2008, -0/+0Xabi Alonso is a legend... Hope he stays Rafa came out today and said he is going nowhere... YNWA
  • noerenic, on 08/28/2008, -0/+1http://mipy.co.cc Great goal
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