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<> at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on November 21, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

The top 10 managers of 2015

As the year 2015 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back at a great year of soccer. Today, 32 Flags is focusing on the top ten managers of 2015, from January all the way through December. That time period covers two different seasons. We’re not looking for the best managers of the first half […]

MADRID, SPAIN – DECEMBER 20: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team’s 2nd goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano at estadio Santiago Bernabeu on December 20, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

WATCH: Real Madrid decimates Rayo, Gareth Bale scores four

What started off as a very competitive match between Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano could not have ended on a worse note for Rayo as Real Madrid went to town on them, thanks in part to Gareth Bale. Real went up ahead in the first three minutes with a goal by Danilo and it looked […]

Tigres roar on to win Liga MX 2015 Apertura title

Tigres held off a fiery Pumas to win the 2015 Liga MX Apertura championship in grand fashion winning 4-2 in PKs. The events that unfolded in the two-legged series are things that Hollywood movies are made of as no one thought that Pumas were going to be able to comeback after what happened in the […]

2015 Liga MX Apertura final is set: El Clásico Felino

Finally, after battling it out through two rounds we have a final set in the Liga MX Apertura 2015 Liguilla. It will be a feline classic as Pumas will take on Tigres for the chance at the Mexican First Division championship. Pumas will look to win their eighth championship in team history, meanwhile Tigres will […]

Manchester United crashes out of Champions League in matter of minutes

Manchester United had a whirlwind last few minutes in its deciding Champions League fixture against Wolfsburg, that ultimately saw the Red Devils lose their game and will now finish off their European campaign in the Europa League. Needing a win and/or a PSV Eindhoven loss, Manchester United really needed to step up their attack and […]

Liga MX Apertura 2015 Liguilla field is set

The final week of the Liga MX season was a wild one, one that led to teams jumping up and dropping down in positions. But now the eight teams are set to go and we will see how the quarterfinals of la Liguilla of the Liga MX was decided on the last day of the […]

during the UEFA Champions League Group H match between KAA Gent and Olympique Lyonnais held at Ghelamco Arena on September 16, 2015 in Gent, Belgium.

VIDEO: Cheeky attempt by Gent leads to fantastic goal

When teams try a cheeky, tricky, or straight outrageous play from a set piece nine times out of ten it ends up working against their favor and usually ends up in a hilarious blooper worthy of a SportsCenter “Not Top 10” play. But in the 32nd minute of Gent’s Champions League fixture against Lyon, they […]

BELGRADE, SERBIA – AUGUST 26. Aleksandr Hleb (L) Nemanja Milunovic (C) and Filip Mladenovic (R) of BATE celebrate after the UEFA Champions League Qualifying Round Play Off Second Leg match between Partizan Belgrade and BATE at Partizan stadium in Belgrade, Serbia on Wednesday, August 26, 2015. (Photo by Srdjan Stevanovic/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Leverkusen howler gives BATE 1-0 lead

With all the talk of Javier “Chicharito” Hernández and his impressive streak of scoring goals so far, the global eye was on Leverkusen to use their Mexican talisman to try and walk away from Belarus with three points in hand. However, BATE Borisov wanted to make a statement early on to make the world know […]

SOLNA, SWEDEN – NOVEMBER 14: Sweden 10 Zlatan Ibrahimovic durring a European Qualifier Play-Off between Sweden and Denmark on November 14, 2015 in Solna, Sweden. (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic Scores Free Kick Winner

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has basically assured Sweden passage into the 2016 Euros in France. If his first goal wasn’t enough to secure a win over rivals Denmark, then his second goal would. Sweden had a chance at a free kick from about 20+ yards away and Zlatan was the one who took it. Once he connected […]

Liga MX Apertura 2015 Liguilla Picture Week 16

The second to last week of the Liga MX has concluded and the playoff picture is looking clearer than ever as most teams have assured themselves a place in the Apertura 2015 Liguilla and are jockeying for better positioning in the table. Let us examine the week that was in the Liga MX Week 16. First, […]

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – AUGUST 19: Stephan Auer of Vienna controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League: Qualifying Round Play Off First Leg match between SK Rapid Vienna and FC Shakhtar Donetsk on August 19, 2015 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Christian Hofer/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Rapid Wien’s Phillip Schobesberger scores goal while falling down

You never know what you are gonna see in football, and in today’s Europa League matches there was truly a sight to behold. Rapid Wien, from Austria, was taking on Viktoria Plzeň, from the Czech Republic, in a Europa League Group E match. The score was all level at one with 77 minutes played and Rapid […]

Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 31 de octubre de 2015. Avilés Hurtado y Oscar Rojas durante el partido correspondiente a la Jornada 15 del torneo Apertura 2015 de la Liga Bancomer MX, entre los Jaguares de Chiapas y la Franja del Puebla, celebrado en el Estadio Zoque “Victor Manuel Reyna”. Foto/Imago 7/Carlos Morgan.

Liga MX Apertura 2015 Liguilla picture week 15

Just two more weeks remain in the Liga MX Apertura season and the race for the top eight is getting tighter and tighter. We shall see how things turn out after Week 17, but as for right now this is how the playoff race is looking like so far. Spots 1-4 Pumas with their 2-1 win […]

Chivas outlasts León to win the Copa MX

Chivas defeated León by a score of 1-0 in León, Guanajuato to win the Apertura 2015 Copa MX. The hero for El Rebaño Sangrado was Oswaldo Alanís, who scored the game’s only goal and secured the title for Chivas. This is Guadalajara’s first major title since winning the league in the 2006 Apertura season, and their first Copa MX since […]

NATAL, BRAZIL – JUNE 13: Head coach Miguel Herrera of Mexico looks on from the sideline in the first half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Mexico and Cameroon at Estadio das Dunas on June 13, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Miguel Herrera appointed new manager of Tijuana

Everyone’s favorite meme-generating, journalist-punching, former Mexican National Team manager has finally found a new job. Miguel “El Piojo” Herrera will be the new manager of Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, known as Tijuana or Xolos for short. That’s right, a man nicknamed “The Flea” will manage a club who’s mascot is a Xoloitzcuintli, a Mexican dog […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 31: Philippe Coutinho (3rd L) of Liverpool celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on October 31, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Coutinho does it again, scores his second against Chelsea

Philippe Coutinho, before this game, was criticized for not scoring enough for Liverpool as he came in as a £8.5 million signing. But, in Liverpool’s game against Chelsea, Coutinho has justified his high price tag with two sublime goals. After scoring his first late in the first half, Coutinho was not done as he searched […]

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