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SWANSEA, WALES – NOVEMBER 26: Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Crystal Palace at Liberty Stadium on November 26, 2016 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Watch: Gylfi Sigurdsson scores brilliant free kick for Swansea City

Bob Bradley hasn’t gotten off to a great start as manager of Swansea City. Today was no different as his side went 1-0 down to a struggling Crystal Palace side. Bradley was hoping his side would step up after falling behind so early. Gylfi Sigurdsson responded. The Icelandic midfielder stepped up for a free-kick on the […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 23: Eden Hazard of Chelsea celebrates scoring his sides third goal with his team mates Cesar Azpilicueta and Victor Moses during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge on October 23, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

What every Premier League team has to be thankful for on Thanksgiving

Today is Thanksgiving, a holiday many of us celebrating by overeating and giving thanks for all the wonderful things we enjoy in our lives. If you’ve decided to read this, you’re probably thankful for the beautiful game. In the spirit of the holiday, we’re looking at the Premier League and despite it being a regular […]

NATAL, BRAZIL – JUNE 16: Jurgen Klinsmann of the United States celebrates his team’s 2-1 victory over Ghana in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Ghana and the United States at Estadio das Dunas on June 16, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

Jurgen Klinsmann wasn’t a perfect coach, but his firing was shortsighted

The news that Jurgen Klinsmann was relieved of his coaching and development duties with the U.S. Men’s National Team isn’t a great surprise. Klinsmann’s seat has become hotter and hotter ever since the 2014 World Cup. A disastrous start to the most recent round of World Cup Qualifying seems to have sealed the German’s fate. Sunil […]

LEIPZIG, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 17: General view of the Zentralstadion prior to the international friendly between Germany and Cameroon at Zentralstadion Leipzig on November 17, 2004 in Leipzig, Germany. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

RB Leipzig sit alone atop the Bundesliga, can they actually win it?

No team was a bigger winner in Dortmund’s 2-1 win over Bayern Munich than RB Leipzig. The East German club now sit alone at the top of the table, three points clear of the defending champions. Leipzig’s rise to the top of the Bundesliga isn’t necessarily a surprise to the club, this was always the end result […]

Watch: Harry Kane rescues Tottenham with late brace

It looked as if West Ham was going to come away with a big three points when they took a 2-1 lead late into the match against Tottenham. Then Harry Kane happened. In the 88th minute, Kane scored a traditional number 9 kind of goal. The ball came in from a wide area and was […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 19: Yaya Toure of Manchester City (C) scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester City at Selhurst Park on November 19, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images)

Watch: Yaya Toure scores twice in his first Premier League start of the year

Yaya Toure has not enjoyed his time at Manchester City this season as he’s had a bit of a falling out with manager Pep Guardiola. The Ivorian midfielder looked to have played his last game with City. However, to the surprise of many, Guardiola choose Toure to start against Crystal Palace today. It turned out […]

DORTMUND, GERMANY – MARCH 05: Marco Reus of Dortmund (L) challenges Thomas Mueller of Bayern (2nd L) during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern Muenchen at Signal Iduna Park on March 5, 2016 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Christof Koepsel/Getty Images For MAN)

Bayern and Dortmund square off for the first time this Bundesliga season

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are separated by six points in the Bundesliga table. Saturday afternoon they meet in the biggest match on the German calendar. The six-point gap can expand to nine points or narrow to three, but it’s the knock on effect that will effect the rest of the table that has this […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 11: Eric Dier of England applauds the crowd after the FIFA 2018 World Cup qualifying match between England and Scotland at Wembley Stadium on November 11, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

World Cup Qualifying: Rounding up the situation in every confederation

International breaks come hard and fast at the start of the league Calendar. There has been one every month as the World Cup Qualifying landscape has begun to take shape. Now that November is halfway done, and qualifying is now taking a break until March, it’s worth looking at some of the major storylines from […]

Watch: Rafael Marquez scores late winner for Mexico

At the very end of the game in Columbus, Ohio the Mexican National Team secured three points against the USMNT. The USMNT had a good second half but it wasn’t enough as Mexico grabbed a late winner following a corner in the 89th minute. Rafael Marquez ran to the near post and flicked the ball […]

Watch: Bobby Wood levels the score for the USMNT against Mexico

Bobby Wood continued his fine form at the start of the second half when he brought the USMNT back level with Mexico. The Hamburg striker equalized just minutes after the restart and seems to have cemented his place as the USMNT’s number one striker. Wood took advantage of some sloppy defending when he split the […]

Watch: Miguel Layun gives Mexico a 1-0 lead over the USMNT

The Start to the Hex hasn’t gone as well as the USMNT might have hoped and a Mexico goal in the 20th minute meant the American fans would have to wait until next time to see their favorite scoreline. Miguel Layun of Mexico took the ball off Michael Bradley about 3o yards from goal before […]

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – NOVEMBER 01: Thomas Mueller of Bayern Muenchen shows appreciation to the fans during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between PSV Eindhoven and FC Bayern Muenchen at Philips Stadion on November 1, 2016 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Thomas Müller struggling with form in worst goal drought of his career

Thomas Müller hasn’t scored a Bundesliga goal since last season. On Saturday, he had his best chance to end his drought in a 1-1 draw with undefeated Hoffenheim. From about six yards out with acres of Bavarian real estate all to himself, Müller hit the post. Such has been Müller’s season so far. The form […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 06: Emre Can of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides third goal with team mates during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Watford at Anfield on November 6, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Liverpool is scoring by committee and it has sent them to the top of the table

In Liverpool’s 6-1 demolition of Watford on Sunday, the club featured five different goal scorers. Not exactly big news, but with Liverpool, this has been a theme this season. Liverpool has opted more for scoring by committee as opposed to having a typical striker there to finish chances. As a result, the club is at the […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – JANUARY 02: Junior Stanislas of Bournemouth and Ngolo Kante of Leicester City compete for the bacompete for the ballduring the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Bournemouth at The King Power Stadium on January 2, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Five players who were snubbed in the 2016 Ballon d’Or nominations

Everyone knows that at this year’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will likely compete for Ballon d’Or, the prize awarded to the world’s best player. After six years, FIFA separated from France Football magazine to come up with their own award this year and France Football decided to expand the list of nominees […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 04: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal (17) celebrates with Olivier Giroud as he scores their second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal at Loftus Road on March 4, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Arsenal have a good problem with a healthy Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez

During Saturday’s demolition of Sunderland, Arsenal saw Oliver Giroud return to the score sheet for the first time since last season. The Frenchman scored twice in a matter of minutes after coming on in the second half. He has been out injured for nearly a month. Arsenal won 4-1, with Alexis Sanchez scoring the team’s […]

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