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Everton fans congratulate wrong ‘Ashley Williams’ on Twitter

When people go on Twitter and hit the “@” key, sometimes they don’t necessarily contact the person or organization they are intending to contact. Most of the time, this is a problem when people tweet at celebrities and sports teams and wind up getting someone else. That’s exactly what happened to Ashley Williams. Last week, Welsh […]

The five best and worst kits of the 2016-17 Premier League season

The 2016-17 Premier League season begins Saturday as we are set to see 20 teams battle it out for the title. Will an established team take back what has traditionally been theirs or will a smaller team like Leicester pull off another shock? Will Leicester repeat what they did last season? We don’t know that yet but we […]

After 101 years, Lazio may become 1915 Serie A champions

Despite it taking place 101 years ago, Lazio may finally get to celebrate the 1914-15 league title the team and fans felt was deserved over a century ago. 30,000 Lazio fans signed a petition for the Italian Football Federation to review the 1914-15 season and decide whether or not Lazio should win their third Serie A/Italian […]

N’Golo Kante leaves EPL champs to go to Chelsea for £30 million

The first big name of the defending English Premier League champions is heading elsewhere. 25 year-old midfielder N’Golo Kante has been transferred from Leicester City to Chelsea for just over £30 million ($39.6 million) after Leicester offered an improved contract in hopes of keeping Kante. It’s not a bad return on investment as Leicester only […]

Vicente del Bosque said goodbye to all his Spanish players but Iker Casillas

Vicente del Bosque led the Spanish national team to its greatest triumphs ever. Following a clear end to its greatest generation’s era with an early exit in the Euro 2016 knockout round, Del Bosque decided to call it quits. In doing so, he contacted all of his players personally to say goodbye…except goalkeeper Iker Casillas. […]

SEATTLE, WA – JUNE 16: Clint Dempsey #8 of the United States is congratulated by Alejandro Bedoya #11 and Matt Besler #5 after scoring a goal against Ecuador during the 2016 Quarterfinal – Copa America Centenario match at CenturyLink Field on June 16, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

USMNT advances to Copa America Centenario semifinal in wild win over Ecuador

The United States Men’s National Team has advanced to the semifinals of the Copa America for the first time since 1995, thanks to a great performance by both of their strikers in a 2-1 victory over a speedy Ecuador squad. The USMNT scored a massive victory Thursday night. Playing great football in the first half […]

HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 13: Jose Manuel Velazquez #6 of Venezuela celebrates after scoring a first half goal during the 2016 Copa America Centenario Group match between Mexico and Venezuela at NRG Stadium on June 13, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

The biggest surprises of the Copa America Centenario Group Stage

The Copa America Centenario has been one of the most surprising Copa Americas in history. It has brought surprise teams which pundits and experts thought had no chance of advancing, and inversely there have been teams that have disappointed in a very big way. There have been players that really stepped it up and others that […]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – JUNE 21: Wayne Rooney of England is congratulated by coach Sven Goran Eriksson after he is substituted during the UEFA Euro 2004, Group B match between Croatia and England at the Luz Stadium on June 21, 2004 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Wayne Rooney

The five best international teams of the 21st century to not win an international tournament

International football is tricky. Teams are bound by strict restrictions on who can play for them and if those players aren’t up to snuff, there’s really nothing you can do. Sometimes a country gets a once in a generation talent, but no other good players to support him. Think Ryan Giggs’ entire Wales career. Other […]

BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 08: Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann speaks to his players during a United States soccer training session at Ohiri Field on October 8, 2014 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

Jurgen Klinsmann calls up 22 players for first USMNT Copa America tuneup

The European and Mexican club season is all but over but that doesn’t mean players get to take a vacation. In just 18 days, the top soccer nations in the Americas will face off in a special tournament all over the United States. The U.S. Men’s National Team is getting ready as manager Jurgen Klinsmann […]

Spanish football team C.D. Palencia goes inside-out with bizarre kit design

Chances are even the diehard American soccer fan has never heard of Spanish side C.D. Palencia? Well, the fourth division Spanish side has found a way to make a name for itself thanks to a…shall we say, “unique” kit design? In partnership with Kappa, Palencia unveiled an “inside-out” kit design — and no, the design […]

VANCOUVER, BC – MARCH 6: Masato Kudo #9 of the Vancouver Whitecaps looks on a teammate Kendall Waston #4 and Vctor Cabrera #36 of the Montreal Impact battle for a loose ball during their MLS game March 6, 2016 at BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Montreal won 3-2. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)

Vancouver Whitecaps’ Masato Kudo gets knocked out and bloodied in horrifying collision

There was a very scary moment in last night’s Vancouver Whitecaps/Chicago Fire as a collision between two players caused one to be knocked out, bleeding from the mouth and had to be stretchered off to go to the hospital. Early in the game, forward Masato Kudo was trying to get to the end of a […]

Soccer player intentionally kicks opponent in back, contract terminated

In last nights USL game between the Pittsburgh Riverhounds and New York Red Bulls II (the MLS reserve team), Riverhounds’ striker Romeo Parkes intentionally kicked defender Karl Ouimette causing Ouimette to be taken out on a stretcher. Parkes, who is on the provisional Jamaica roster for the Copa America Centenario this summer, has been indefinitely suspended […]

CARSON CA – AUGUST 9: Giovani Dos Santos #10 of the Los Angeles Galaxy acknowledges cheers from fans as he makes his MLS debut before the start of soccer match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders at StubHub Center August 9, 2015, in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LA Galaxy’s Giovani dos Santos snapchats fine memo

Snapchat has been used for a variety of things and like various forms of social media, become a tool for celebrities, athletes and teams to interact closer with fans. What Giovani dos Santos did may be a first. Dos Santos was fined by MLS this past weekend for arguing a referee call and participating in […]

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