Soccer

More freakish displays of athleticism from Odell Beckham Jr.

The NY Giants superstar visited FC Bayern Munich practice in Germany Friday morning ... and put his impressive soccer skills on display with stars Xabi Alonso and David Alaba.

OBJ played soccer as a kid ... and was so good, he claims he could've gone pro if he didn't give up the game to pursue other sports.

French soccer superstar Patrice Evra was in L.A. during the horrific terror attack in Nice Thursday ... but tells TMZ Sports he's crushed over the situation ... and sad for the future.

The 35-year-old -- who just played with France during the 2016 Euro Cup -- was leaving Mr Chow in Beverly Hills last night ... when he got emotional about the incident.

"We're really sad," Evra said ... "We have to stop."

Evra says he also realizes there will likely be more terrible days like this time to come -- "The future is no good. It's not looking good at all. That's why it's a sad day."

He left with one final message ... "We're all son of god."

Portugal national soccer teams fans went ABSOLUTELY BONKERS after their team won the '16 Euro Cup ... LIGHTING FIRES in the streets ... after their 1-0 victory over France.

A MASSIVE crowd assembled at Futebol Park Alameda in Lisbon to watch the match. It started off bad ... with Ronaldo injured on the pitch, sobbing.

By the end of the night ... fireworks, firecrackers, and regular ol' fires burned as the Portuguese fans turnt up.

No word if cops made any arrests ... but the partying looked peaceful.

Tracy McGrady doesn't give a damn about soccer and he wants the whole world -- which loves soccer -- to know it ... saying the beautiful game is a total freakin' waste of time.

We got McGrady out at LAX and asked him his thoughts on Messi and the whole Argentina meltdown from earlier in the week.

Here's the thing ... McGrady told us he has no thoughts on it ... because soccer is a terrible sport that he wouldn't dare waste any of his multimillionaire time on.

A shame actually ... we found a video that proves T-Mac actually has some real ball-kicking talent.

Chile was LIT after their team won the 2016 Copa America title ... literally ... with fans taking to the streets of Santiago for a massive celebration that included some pyrotechnic partying.

Only thing burning hotter than the fires in Chile? Argentina fans after Messi bricked that huge shot ... then FREAKIN' RETIRED after the match.

Congrats to the victors.

While Lionel Messi was busy sulking after his penalty kick choke, Team Chile was RAGING IN THE LOCKER ROOM ... celebrating with Bud Lights and golden trophy pics!

In fact, Alexis Sanchez -- winner of the Golden Ball (best player in the tournament) -- stripped down to his jockstrap and posed with his trio of golden awards ... the Copa trophy, his winner's medal and the Golden Ball.

Meanwhile the locker room at MetLife Stadium looked like a scene from "Dexter" -- with tarp laid down all over the place to make sure the beer and champagne celebration was easy to clean up.

Congrats to the winners -- question is ... you REALLY think Messi was serious about quitting his national team?

Team USA soccer goddess Christen Press says she LOVES the way her nude pics turned out in ESPN's Body Issue -- but says her bun-bearing days are over ... even if Playboy calls.

More freakish athleticism from NBA star Bismack Biyombo -- who put his soccer skills on display in NYC Wednesday ... crushing 4 GOALS in a celebrity charity match.

The Toronto Raptors star teamed up with some soccer pros and ex-NBA star Steve Nash for Steve's annual "Showdown in Chinatown" game which benefits the Steve Nash Foundation.

But Biyombo didn't just phone it in -- dude played HARD against the likes of Landon Donovan and other soccer pros.

The coach of the German national soccer team is apologizing for scratching his crotch and butt during a game AND IMMEDIATELY SNIFFING HIS FINGERS!!

The video went viral during the Germany vs. Ukraine match earlier this week ... when Joachim Löw was caught on camera digging down below and then taking a big whiff of the scent.

Now, Joachim is apologizing ... telling the media, "I saw the pictures as well and obviously sometimes you do things subconsciously. It happened and I am sorry."

"It was adrenaline and concentration. I will try to behave differently in the future."

Gross.

Pele's personal treasures are selling for INSANELY HIGH PRICES -- with his medal from the 1970 World Cup getting a winning bid of ... $500,000!!!!!

The medal was part of an incredible collection of Pele's trophies, awards and other memorabilia that hit the Julien's Auctions event in London.

The auction house has not yet revealed the ID of the baller who bought the $500k medal -- but damn. BTW, part of the proceeds benefit a Brazilian children's hospital.

In addition to the $500k medal. Here are some other big ticket items:

-- Pele's Jules Rimet Trophy ... $571,000

-- "1,000th Goal Ball" ... $117k

-- 1958 World Cup Winner's Medal ... $290k

-- Player of the Century award ... $83,000

When Cristiano Ronaldo -- in all his shirtless, hairless glory -- says let's take a dip ... you take a dip.

The soccer superstar was busy on his other J-O-B ... pulling hot chicks during vacay in Ibiza.

We'd say the ladies are flocking to him because he just won the UEFA title with Real Madrid, but this is pretty much Cristiano on the daily.

More legitimately impressive displays of athleticism from Justin Bieber ... with special guest, Neymar.

The Brazilian soccer superstar touched down in L.A. Thursday -- and beelined it to Bieber's pad ... where the two hung out for a bit ... before busting out the soccer ball for a juggling session.

Of course, Neymar's skills are insane (as to be expected) ... but Bieber wasn't too bad either.

In fact, he's pretty good.

Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his championship the same way he won it -- very, very shirtless ... except now he's on a yacht.

The soccer star -- fresh off scoring the decisive penalty kick to give Real Madrid its 11th UEFA Champions League title -- was hanging with friends Sunday catching rays and a dip off the coast in Ibiza, Spain.

It's like he never got dressed after ripping off his jersey. And, honestly ... why should he?

Wanna own a piece of soccer history? Better check your bank account ...

Soccer legend Pele is auctioning off some of his most prized possessions -- from record-breaking soccer balls to game used jerseys ... to the cleats he wore in the 1981 movie, "Victory."

But the crown jewel of the collection is his Jules Rimet trophy -- made especially for him after winning his 3rd World Cup. It's expected to fetch somewhere in the neighborhood of $500,000!!!!!

Cristiano Ronaldo and Robbie Keane on the same team? In L.A.?

It's possible ... so says the Irish soccer legend who tells TMZ Sports he'd love to see Ronaldo come out west and play alongside him on the Galaxy before he retires.

Last year, Ronaldo told the media he only planned to play for about 4 or 5 years -- so, we asked Keane if there was a chance CR7 would join him in the MLS, like so many European stars are doing these days.

"I think it's probably a natural progression for him," Keane said ... "Hopefully, not for another couple of years."

Manchester City soccer superstar Samir Nasri was rollin' around Hollywood in a $300k Rolls-Royce this week ... not giving a flying [you know what] about his driver's license controversy in France.

FYI, Nasri is one of the highest paid soccer players in the world ... and has penchant for VERY expensive cars.

But there's drama back in France ... where the 28-year-old was reportedly named in a police investigation for allegedly illegally buying a driver's licence for 8,000 euros without passing the proper tests.

Drama.

Nasri didn't seem phased Wednesday night, when got behind the wheel of what appears to be a Rolls-Royce Wraith and left Warwick nightclub.