This Fernando Torres goal vs Kashiwa Reysol (GIF VIDEO BELOW) was the last goal of Fernando Torres’ professional playing career. The Torres goal vs Kashiwa came in the Emperor Cup clash between his club Sagan Tosu and Kashiwa on 14 August. Torres officially retired today (23 August)- his final game saw Sagan Tosu lose 6-1 to Vissel Kobe, who had the likes of Andres Iniesta and Thomas Vermaelen playing for them
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Video Marko Arnautovic goal vs Tianjin Teda 2019 for Shanghai SIPG
This Marko Arnautovic goal vs Tianjin Teda (GIF VIDEO BELOW) was a fine goal from the Austrian in his side’s CSL victory on August 14, 2019. Arnautovic’s goal v Tianjin came in the 48th minute and put Shanghai SIPG 2-1 ahead- they eventually won 5-1. A fantastic strike from the Austrian
Will Albirex Niigata’s winning streak in Singapore be halted this year?
The latter half of this decade has seen some unprecedented domination from Albirex Niigata Singapore in the city state. The team, a subsidiary of the well known J-League club by the same name, won 11 trophies in a row between 2016 and 2019 (League, Cup, League Cup and Community Shield), even managing to do a stunning quadruple in the process.
Albirex have won the league for the last three seasons in a row and went unbeaten to the title in 2018, finishing a whopping 23 points ahead of their nearest rivals. They had won their maiden title in 2016 by a single point and their second by 11 points in 2017, but 2018, the year when the S.League was officially rebranded to the Singapore Premier League, saw the Japanese outfit take their dominance to another level.
They scored 69 goals en route to the title and conceded just 17 from 24 games. It was a clean sweep at the league’s end of the season awards too for the club- the Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Top Scorer all went to Albirex players.