0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/26/2014
The Merseyside Derby has had its share of timeless games. 1. The Hillsborough Final (1989 FA Cup Final) LFC 3 – Everton 2 Everybody attached to the English Premier League knows about Hillsborough. Nobody moreso than the two Scouser clubs. This game occurred a few weeks after the tragedy and the script couldn’t have been […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/24/2014
The Merseyside Derby is one of the oldest, most hard-fought derbies in the EPL. It’s one of the incredibly interesting match ups every year because for those 180+ minutes every year, brothers and sisters, fathers, sons, daughters and mothers, best friends and coworkers become enemies in the city of Liverpool. It is one of the […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/22/2014
1) Moritz Stoppelkamp vs Hannover 96 Wow. When a 50 yard goal is scored, such as the famous Xabi Alonso goal against Newcastle from a few years ago, people tend to remember that. This one is a solid 89 yards long. That kind of a goal doesn’t happen in FIFA. That’s a goal that will […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/15/2014
1) Jeremy Menez vs. Parma https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CNRE1ClE13Y#t=10 This goal is just something special. Not only does Jeremy Menez beat the keeper like he wasn’t even there, he finishes the move off with a wonderful backheel. Cheeky. It’s a magnificent goal, through and through, and thoroughly deserving of this week’s top spot. 2) Alexis Sanchez vs. […]
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This Saturday saw Liverpool lose to a composed and sturdy Aston Villa side. It also saw some fairly dirty play, notably from Villa defenders Philippe Senderos and Alan Hutton. While there is a place in the game for rough play and ‘gamesmanship’, there is no room in the modern game for some of the play […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/13/2014
Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group F. Group F might be the group of the tournament. Here we have Barcelona and Ajax, two of the spiritual Meccas of […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/11/2014
Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group D. Group D looks set to be one of the more straightforward groups of this Champions League season. The biggest question will […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/8/2014
Okay, so this is one of those stories that happens once in awhile that causes people to stop in their tracks. A Ghanian journalist, Daniel Kenu, was recently severely beaten by the brother of Ghana’s national team captain, Asamoah Gyan, along with a small mob of men. This needs a little context, I’m guessing. Well, […]
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FIFA President Sepp Blatter has come out in support of a TV replay challenge system today at Manchester’s Soccerex. The system would be similar to the NFL’s challenge system and could be trialed as early as 2015 at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Blatter, who also unsurprisingly announced he would be running […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 9/2/2014
1. Wayne Routledge vs. West Brom Routledge Goal What a hit, son. What a hit. ‘Nuff said. 2. Diego Costa vs. Everton, 89th min Costa Goal 89th Min It wasn’t just the backheel pass from John Obi Mikel that lands this goal so high, although it helps. It was Costa’s stuttered stepover that put […]
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This weekend was a wild ride, to say the least. We had a massive upset (City losing to Stoke), and two blowouts (Chelsea over Everton and Liverpool over Spurs). Every week, we see a little more of the season unfold. So, what have we learned this weekend? Well: 1. Di Maria isn’t the magic wand that […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 8/25/2014
When: Monday August 15, 2014 at 3:00 PM (EST) Where: Etihad Stadium, Manchester, UK Where to Watch: NBCSN, NBCSN Live Extra Referee: Michael Oliver Manchester City: Manager: Manuel Pellegrini Position Last Season: Champions (1st) Expected Lineup: Hart Kolarov Demichelis Kompany Clichy Fernando Toure Nasri […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 8/23/2014
This game showed exactly what both Everton and Arsenal are lacking within their squads. Everton were largely in charge of that game but gave up two cheapish goals in the last 10 minutes of the game. Arsenal were able to pull back two goals at the end, but for the other 80 minutes were Everton’s […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 8/20/2014
That’s right, Barcelona’s transfer ban appeal has been denied and they are now officially banned from transfers until 2016, starting this January. This is a surprise to many, who expected Barcelona’s ban to be shortened after an appeal. Barcelona’s spending spree this summer is the result of the ban, as they have been buying for […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 8/18/2014
The opening week of the Premier League was filled with goals, some scrappy and some tremendous. We picked out ten of the best, just in case you weren’t able to catch them live and linked to where you can see a video of each. 1. Cattermole vs West Brom: This goal has been described as […]
