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24 February: Neymar Silences Booing Fans With ‘Olimpico’
23rd February: Luka Modric Brings Back the Years with Incredible Volley
February 23rd: Erling Haaland’s Subtle Dig at Myles Lewis-Skelly
22nd February: David Raya demonstrates extraordinary speed vs West Ham
22nd February: Cristiano Ronaldo Loses His Head.
20th February: A reporter asks Man City “What happened?” and the responses go viral.
19th February: Darwin Nunez misses an open-goal chance in the Premier League
On February 19th, Thierry Henry brought up Michael Olise in an interview.
On the 18th of February, Atalanta captain Rafael Toloi received an embarrassing red card.
February 17th: Wigan Youngster Drops Brutal Celebration After First Goal At Everton’s New Stadium
16th February: Hulk Scores Insane Free Kick
15th February: Van Nistelrooy and Keown Recall ‘Battle of Old Trafford’
14th February: Everton Fire Back Against Liverpool Captain Virgil van der Dijk
Carragher and Henry react to Everton’s equaliser against Liverpool on February 13th.
12th February: Brilliant film recorded Kylian Mbappe’s frantic reaction to Bellingham’s late victory at Manchester City.
10th February: Dion Dublin’s Brilliant Response to Fan Interrupting BBC Broadcast
Football never rests. During any of the 86400 seconds in a 24-hour day, someone somewhere in the world is doing anything linked to the beautiful game, whether it’s scoring a last-minute winner in a high-profile match, sharing their expert opinion on social media, or simply booting a ball against a wall with their friends.

It is therefore impossible for any human being to keep up with everything that is going on in the game, and it is often those little yet most intriguing moments, such as a fan’s alternative viewpoint of a penalty save, a three-second yet incredibly telling interaction between two arch-rivals, or a thread on X explaining why N’Golo Kante is the nicest man in professional sport, that make football so great.

GIVEMESPORT has launched a live blog to assist solve that problem, featuring the finest of social media and the best football mini-stories from the last 24 hours.

24 February: Neymar Silences Booing Fans With ‘Olimpico’
The Brazilian has continued to shine for Santos.

– Fans boo Neymar
– Neymar tells them to be louder
– Neymar then scores directly from the corner

GÊNIO!!!!!!!!! 🥶 pic.twitter.com/DantZQeKEK

— Brasil Football 🇧🇷 (@BrasilEdition) February 23, 2025

Neymar demonstrated he still has it with an outstanding effort for Santos against Inter de Limeira. The 33-year-old has had a promising start to his return to the club, which continued on Sunday evening when he scored and assisted twice. His goal came in the 27th minute, and it was pure wizardry because he scored straight off a corner.

The Brazilian was booed by the home crowd as he approached the corner to take the set-piece. Neymar then fooled the opposing custodian with a corner kick that found the back of the net. He then turned around to face the people who had been booing him as he enjoyed his moment of brilliance.

Neymar now has two goals and three assists in his first six games back at Santos. There were concerns that Neymar was past his prime, and although this may be true, he is still demonstrating his class back in his homeland.

🚨🇧🇷 | NEYMAR scores direct from a corner!

The first time in his career

pic.twitter.com/YScARQSkXd

— All Things Brazil™ 🇧🇷 (@SelecaoTalk) February 23, 2025

23rd February: Luka Modric Rolls Back the Years With Amazing Volley

The Croatian legend left Real Madrid teammate Jude Bellingham stunned

LUKA MODRIC WHAT A GOAL! 🤯 pic.twitter.com/99vtnvIVKW

— TC (@totalcristiano) February 23, 2025

Luka Modric scored perhaps the season’s best goal for Real Madrid against Girona in La Liga. The 39-year-old arrived on the edge of the box and pounced after Rodrygo’s corner was cleared away, bringing it down on his chest and letting it bounce before blasting past former Tottenham custodian Paulo Gazzaniga.

It was a moment of pure brilliance from Modric, who continues to demonstrate that age is only a number, and a vital goal as Madrid chases Barcelona for the La Liga crown. Due to a suspension, Jude Bellingham sat in the stands and watched the Croat score 43 goals for Los Blancos. Fans were blown away online, with comments like ‘WOW WHAT A GOAL’, ‘Absolute genius’, and ‘Age is just a number when you have class like that!’.

Luka Modrić with a RIDICULOUS strike 🤯

The Real Madrid midfielder scores one of the goals of the season against Girona 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5jhTD4O4qI

— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) February 23, 2025

23rd February: Erling Haaland’s Subtle Dig at Myles Lewis-Skelly
The Manchester City striker’s social media activity was detected following Arsenal’s defeat to West Ham.

Haaland has liked this post 😭😭😆 pic.twitter.com/pyC6z0lcVo

— Fodevardiol (@Fodevardiol) February 23, 2025

Manchester City striker Erling Haaland appeared to mock Arsenal and its developing talent Myles Lewis-Skelly following their potentially title-ending loss to West Ham on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen scored the sole goal at the Emirates, and youngster Lewis-Skelly was sent off late in the game.

In the aftermath, a post went viral showing West Ham fans imitating Haaland’s celebration, perhaps to make fun of Lewis-Skelly’s dismissal, as the teenager had done the same after scoring against Manchester City when the Gunners previously met the Premier League winners. His decision was apparently motivated by a conflict between him and the Norwegian in the previous game, during which Haaland asked the young full-back who he was.

Having definitely seen the post on social media, the former Borussia Dortmund player looked to get the final laugh, approving the photo of Hammers fans copying his iconic pose.