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Martin Fehervary scores goal off his head, someone tell him the World Cup is over

Martin Fehervary just scored either the most brilliant or dumbest goal of his hockey career. I can’t pick which.

Fehervary, like he was a striker on Slovakia’s national soccer team, headed the puck into the net to give the Capitals a 3-2 lead in the second period against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

[Talking to myself: please end up being the game-winning goal please end up being the game-winning goal please end up being the game-winning goal]

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By Ian Oland 3 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin says Lionel Messi speaks worse English than he does, Neymar is a hockey fan

Alex Ovechkin is a huge fan of soccer. From his fanhood of Spain’s historic club FC Barcelona to suiting up for FC Moscow Dynamo this summer, Ovechkin’s love of the sport is well documented.

Earlier this week, Ovechkin spoke at a Fonbet event in Moscow and spoke about famous soccer players he knows. Ovi, according to RIA Novosti, name-dropped two former Barca, now Paris Saint-Germain forwards. First, the legendary and incomparable Lionel Messi and later the uber-talented Neymar.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin helps kick off Moscow derby between Dynamo and Spartak in Russian Premier League

Alex Ovechkin was back on a soccer field on Saturday but this time he wasn’t bowling over a defender or scoring a goal.

The Capitals captain was in attendance to help kick off a Moscow derby between his favored Dynamo side and their historical rivals Spartak. Along with him for the ceremonial first kick was recent Dynamo hockey academy graduate Yaromir Suslov.

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By Chris Cerullo 7 months ago

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Behind the scenes of Alex Ovechkin’s international soccer debut and unlikely goal

Alex Ovechkin signed a one-day contract with Dynamo Moscow and made his international soccer debut on Saturday against Amkal, a group of social media soccer stars. In 11 minutes for the Russian Premier League team, Ovechkin scored the game-winning goal, absolutely bodied an opposing player, and won 100% of his duels in the friendly.

Clips of Ovechkin’s highlights went viral across the world — landing on sports media behemoth Sportsnet. There was so much interest in Ovechkin/Dynamo soccer merch afterward that Dynamo’s online team store went down for hours due to too many requests. Physically at the stadium, the team store sold Ovechkin Dynamo shirts that mimicked his jersey.

Ovechkin, for his part, seemed thrilled by the entire experience, taking to Instagram the day after to express his joy for living out a childhood dream.

“Thank you so much @fcdynamo for making my dream come true to play for my home club!” Ovechkin wrote in Russian and translated by Google Translate. “These are unforgettable emotions for me, my family and friends! I will remember this moment for the rest of my life.”

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By Ian Oland 9 months ago

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Extremely excited Alex Ovechkin scores goal in Dynamo Moscow soccer game

Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin signed a one-day contract yesterday with Dynamo Moscow to make his professional soccer debut in a friendly against Amkal, a talented team full of social media stars and bloggers.

Ovechkin actually scored in the game, hitting the far corner of the net from the penalty area. A grinning Ovechkin celebrated with the same intensity and enthusiasm that he would normally have in a hockey game, jumping high into the air with both of his arms outstretched to the heavens like Cristiano Ronaldo.

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By Ian Oland 9 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin signs one-day contract with Dynamo Moscow to play in a soccer game

Dynamo Moscow announced on Friday that Washington Capitals captain Alex Ovechkin signed a contract with the team. But, thank goodness, it’s not to play hockey. It’s to play in exactly 1 soccer game.

Ovechkin will suit up for Dynamo Moscow in a friendly on Saturday, June 25, against “popular blogging team” Amkal. The game will be held at VTB Arena in Moscow.

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By Ian Oland 9 months ago

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Brazil based hockey fan creates soccer kits for every NHL team

NHL jerseys have been reimagined before by fans as baseball and basketball jerseys, but now one hockey fan from Brazil has decided to explore what teams would look like on soccer kits.

Gabriel, 22, is a Blues fan who lives in southern Brazil near Uruguay. A programmer who is currently learning how to make video games, Gabriel started experimenting with design after being inspired by a YouTube show called Post to Post.

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By Ian Oland 11 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin to become investor in NWSL’s Washington Spirit

Alex Ovechkin has a noted love for the sport of soccer. Sunday morning, ESPN’s Emily Kaplan reported that the Washington Capitals captain would be taking that love to the next level and become an investor in the National Women’s Soccer League’s Washington Spirit.

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By Chris Cerullo 2 years ago

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TJ Oshie’s mind-boggling skate pass

The Washington Capitals executed one of the single-most incredible breakouts I’ve ever seen against the Montreal Canadiens, Monday night. And if there wasn’t a slomo replay, I might have missed it.

TJ Oshie took a pass from the defensive zone and redirected the puck soccer-style to Evgeny Kuznetsov. The play sprung the Russian center on the breakaway.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Nicklas Backstrom holds Alex Ovechkin after Capitals break light during game of sewer ball

Great moments in team-building history can strike at any time. And before the Capitals game against the Toronto Maple Leafs, Caps players needed some quick thinking and some ingenious teamwork to fix all the things they broke during a pregame bout of sewer ball.

The Capitals broke a light multiple times and then – whoops! The soccer ball got stuck in the ceiling of Scotiabank Arena.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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