Soccer in Snow

Look back at some of soccer's moments braving the snowy elements throughout the years. There are no school cancelations or road closings here.

SI Staff | Jan 22, 2016

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Soccer in Snow

Nothing says soccer in snow more than the famed orange ball.

Atlanta United's Greg Garza goes sliding into some snow trying to tackle Minnesota United's Collen Warner in brutal conditions at TCF Bank Stadium in a match pitting MLS's two 2017 expansion clubs against each other.

Brave souls take to a frozen lake in swimsuits while wearing Santa hats to play soccer in Shenyang, China, in December 2016.

Jermaine Jones dons his "snow-fro" in the USA's World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica in March 2013 at Colorado's Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Fans at Dick's Sporting Goods Park get set for the March 2013 SnowClasico World Cup qualifier between USA and Costa Rica.

USA's Geoff Cameron in the SnowClasico World Cup qualifier vs. Costa Rica in March 2013 at Colorado's Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

USA vs. Costa in the famed World Cup qualifier SnowClasico at Colorado's Dick's Sporting Goods Park.

Bundesliga clubs Hoffenheim and Hertha Berlin battle in November 2015.

A goalkeeper looks to plant on some snow-less ground in Metz's Ligue 1 game vs. Nice in January 2015.

French clubs Metz and Nice in January 2015.

Augsburg vs. Hoffenheim in Germany, February 2015

Rangers vs. Livingston in Scotland, January 2016.

Groundsmen clear the field in Istanbul at the Champions League match between Galatasaray and Juventus.

Galatasaray's Didier Drogba and Wesley Sneijder celebrate in the Champions League clash vs. Juventus in the snow in Istanbul in December 2013.

The yellow balls are out at a January 2015 training session at Liverpool.

Neither snow nor altitude stopped these players in the Alps in Verbier, Switzerland in 2008.

Preseason action in the snow between FC Vestsjalland and FC Roskilde at Slagelse Stadion on January 24, 2015 in Slagelse, Denmark.

No question which team this snowman roots for, built at Bayern Munich training in January 2015.

Groundsmen attempt to clear the Red Bull Arena field, but they couldn't do enough to keep the 2012 Eastern Conference semifinal clash between D.C. United and the New York Red Bulls from being postponed.

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Wolverhampton vs. Fulham in an FA Cup third-round replay in 2015.

Wolverhampton goalkeeper Carl Ikeme can't stand the elements in an FA Cup replay against Fulham in January 2015.

Former USA and Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel warms up before a Europa League game in Norway in November 2013.

USA's Steve Cherundolo tries to navigate a snowy pitch and the Poland defense in a friendly in Germany in 2006.

Published Jan 22, 2016

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