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NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Georginio Wijnaldum (C) of Newcastle United celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates Aleksandar Mitrovic (L) and Moussa Sissoko (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur at St James’ Park on May 15, 2016 in Newcastle, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Two goals for Newcastle puts Tottenham in danger of falling behind Arsenal

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Tottenham need a win, draw or Arsenal loss to remain above their North London rivals in the Premier League table, but first half goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Aleksander Mitrovic put the freshly relegated side 2-0 up over Spurs. With the news that Arsenal is leading at home against Aston Villa, Tottenham will need to score twice […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 07: Claudio Ranieri Manager of Leicester City kisses the Premier League Trophy after the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton at The King Power Stadium on May 7, 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Who other than Claudio Ranieri can win FIFA manager of the year?

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The FIFA awards ceremony is a very long ways off, but it’s hard to imagine anyone more deserving of Coach of the year than Claudio Ranieri. His season in Leicester has been nothing short of remarkable, and he must be the odds on favorite to with the award. Most certainly with better odds than 5000 […]

MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 23: Head coach Pep Guardiola of Muenchen celebtrate with the Bundesliga trophy after winning the league during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Allianz Arena on May 23, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich win a record 4th consecutive Bundesliga title with win in Ingolstadt

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It may not have been as easy as it has in years past, but Bayern Munich secured their fourth consecutive Bundesliga title this afternoon with a 2-1 win over fellow Bavarians Ingolstadt. Robert Lewandowski scored twice, one coming from the penalty spot to take his goal total up to 29 for the season. Bayern would […]

MUNICH, GERMANY – MAY 23: Head coach Pep Guardiola of Muenchen celebtrate with the Bundesliga trophy after winning the league during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Allianz Arena on May 23, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Pep Guardiola’s time at Bayern Munich should be viewed as a success, not failure

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In Bayern Munich’s 116-year history, the club managed to win the European and domestic treble one time. It was during the 2012-2013 campaign, Jupp Heynckes’ final season and the season before Pep Guardiola would arrive in Munich. From Guardiola’s perspective, this couldn’t have been ideal. How do you follow up perfection? Like following Led Zeppelin, […]

MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 04: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi final, second leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 4, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images )

Gareth Bale gives Real Madrid the lead with a great tight angle goal

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Real Madrid took a big step towards the Champions League Final with a first half goal from Gareth Bale against Manchester City. After a lifeless first leg back in Manchester, today’s match has been slightly more dramatic, and Bale’s opener has made the fans in Madrid very happy. The Welshman lurked on the edge of the […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Crystal Palace at St James’ Park on April 30, 2016 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Video: Andros Townsend scores a thunderous free kick to give Newcastle the lead

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Newcastle United need all the points they can get if they hope to remain in the Premier League next season. Drawing against Crystal Palace and former manager Alan Pardew, it looked like the Geordies would need something special if they wanted the three points. With a free kick about 25 yards from goal, Andros Townsend […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 25: (R-L) Manuel Pellegrini the manager of Manchester City and Josep Guardiola the head coach of Bayern Muenchen look on during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between Manchester City and FC Bayern Muenchen at the Etihad Stadium on November 25, 2014 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Ranking the four potential Champions League Final match-ups

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4. Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City Not that this wouldn’t be a great match, but as far as intrigue goes, there isn’t much here. These two teams have literally no history together as they’ve never met in a competitive match as long as they’ve existed. So as far as storylines for this one, it would be […]

DORTMUND, GERMANY – MARCH 05: Mario Goetze of Bayern leaves the bus prior to 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)

What would a move to England mean for Mario Götze and Liverpool?

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For whatever reason, Mario Götze and Pep Guardiola have gone together like water and oil. Fortunately for the World Cup winner, Guardiola is departing at the end of the season, and new boss Carlo Ancelotti might be able to work with Götze much easier. However, beware the lure of the Premier League. A quick Google […]

ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – JULY 25: Marco Reus of Dortmund (R) celebrates his team’s second goal with team mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the friendly match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund on July 25, 2015 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

Dortmund’s Draw with Schalke 04 may have finally ended the Bundesliga’s title race

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It was never going to be easy to catch Bayern Munich, but Borussia Dortmund has made quite an effort in the second half of the season. They are on pace to set a club record in points, but Sunday’s draw with bitter rival Schalke 04 drops them seven points back of the league leaders. With […]

DORTMUND, GERMANY – FEBRUARY 28: (L-R) Benedikt Hoewedes of Schalke and Mats Hummels of Dortmund have a disagreement during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Schalke 04 at Signal Iduna Park on February 28, 2015 in Dortmund, Germany. (Photo by Sascha Steinbach/Getty Images for MAN)

Dortmund and Schalke set to renew the famous Revierderby on Sunday

0 comments by on 4/8/2016

Borussia Dortmund and Schalke 04 don’t usually need much of an excuse to get fired up for Germany’s biggest derby. However, with the season winding down and both teams in the hunt for crucial points, this weekend’s Revierderby takes on a tremendous amount of significance for both teams. The season’s earlier meeting, a 3-2 victory for […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 05: Luis Suarez of Barcelona shoots during the UEFA Champions League quarter final first leg match between FC Barcelona and Club Atletico de Madrid at Camp Nou on April 5, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Champions League: Barcelona come from behind as Bayern Munich grind out a win

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Barcelona 2-1 Atletico Madrid Fernando Torres might have given Atletico Madrid a valuable away goal to take back for the second leg, but it was his red card and Luis Suarez’s subsequent brace that will be the story in Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over their La Liga rivals in their 1st leg Champions League quarterfinal matchup. […]

Real Madrid v Atletico de Madrid - Copa del Rey: Round of 16 MADRID, SPAIN – JANUARY 15: Fernando Torres of Atletico de Madrid celebrates with Raul Garcia after scoring Atletico’s opening goal during the Copa del Rey Round of 16, Second leg match between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 15, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Watch: Fernando Torres opens the scoring for Atletico Madrid then gets sent off

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It’s been a game that has suited Atletico far more than Barcelona, as neither side has been able to play with much rhythm. It’s little surprise then that the visitors from the Spanish capital were the ones to open the scoring. Almost symbolically it was Fernando Torres, Atleti’s favorite son, who put the ball into […]

during the international friendly match between Italy and Spain at Stadio Friuli on March 24, 2016 in Udine, Italy.

Current Italy manager Antonio Conte officially announced as new Chelsea manager

0 comments by on 4/4/2016

Chelsea Football Club has announced current Italian National Team manager, Antonio Conte as their new manager. Conte will continue managing the Italian team through the Euros this summer and then step into the Chelsea job afterwards. Chelsea has greatly improved since the start of the season, but they’re still down in 10th, far from where they want […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MAY 01: Franck Ribery of Munich celebrates after Gerard Pique of Barcelona scores an own goal to make the score 2-0 during the UEFA Champions League semi final second leg match between Barcelona and FC Bayern Muenchen at Nou Camp on May 1, 2013 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)

Watch: Franck Ribery scores wonder goal for Bayern Munich, proves he’s still got it

0 comments by on 4/2/2016

Franck Ribery may be 32-years-old and has seen his playing time decrease due to injury and the emergence of the likes of Douglas Costa and Kingsly Coman, but he’s still capable of a bit of sublime skill now and then. Against Eintracht Frankfurt today Ribery showed how good he can be scoring his second goal of […]

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JULY 02: Luis Suarez of Uruguay handles the ball on the goal line, for which he is sent off, during the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Quarter Final match between Uruguay and Ghana at the Soccer City stadium on July 2, 2010 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

FIFA must find some way to make handball decisions less controversial

0 comments by on 3/30/2016

At one point or another, your favorite team will concede a penalty because someone used their hand or arm to play the ball inside the 18-yard-box. It’s a fact of life. Inevitably afterwards, you will either glumly accept your fate and hope the keeper is up to the task, or you will get angry. You […]

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