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MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 27: Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich signals during the UEFA Champions League semi final first leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Bayern Muenchen at Vincente Calderon on April 27, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Watch: Robert Lewandowski puts Bayern Munich ahead on the night

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Game on. Following Antoine Griezmann’s goal early in the second half Atletico Madrid had leveled the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal at one goal apiece, but had a 2-1 lead on aggregate. Bayern had about 35 minutes to mount a comeback that would require two goals, otherwise they would be left thinking […]

VALENCIA, SPAIN – MARCH 06: Antoine Griezmann of Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the La Liga match between Valencia CF and Atletico de Madrid at Estadi de Mestalla on March 06, 2016 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)

Watch: Antoine Griezmann puts Atletico Madrid ahead on aggregate

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Bayern Munich had their chances. Xabi Alonso scored on a free kick in the first half but just minutes later Thomas Muller missed a penalty and Bayern Munich went to halftime of the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid ahead just 1-0 and more importantly level on aggregate. When you […]

Watch: Bayern Munich score on free kick then miss penalty

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With Atletico Madrid holding a 1-0 lead on aggregate coming into the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal, Bayern Munich were always going to have to score. Though they had the benefit of being at home in the second leg, it still would not be an easy task as Atletico Madrid are one […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Sunderland player DeAndre Yedlin in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Crystal Palace at Stadium of Light on March 1, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

What kind of club would you want your young international defender to develop?

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Imagine for a second that you’re USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann. That means that yes, you now have the power to call up undeserving players to the national team while leaving better players at home. You can also make really questionable roster decisions or whatever else the latest criticism’s of the man are. Now let’s say […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 01: Leicester City fans celebrate a draw against Manchester United in The Market Tavern on May 1, 2016 in Leicester, England. Leicester City can have won the Premier League title today if they had beaten Manchester United away at Old Trafford. Leicester City will be crowned champions on Monday if Tottenham Hotspur fail to win on Monday in what would be one of the league’s most surprising and memoriable moments. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Leicester City are the perfect example of a team taking things one game at a time

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In February 2012, just a few months after taking the job, USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann spoke before over 400 US youth coaches at a US Youth Soccer Association convention in Boston. As part of his speech Klinsmann asked the crowd, “so the US goes to South Africa and plays England in the World Cup, what […]

MOSCOW – MAY 21: Manchester United players celebrate with the trophy following their team’s victory during the UEFA Champions League Final match between Manchester United and Chelsea at the Luzhniki Stadium on May 21, 2008 in Moscow, Russia. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Ranking the top mini dynasties of the Premier League era

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With the advent of the Premier League in 1992 came the age of dynasties in English soccer. With the exception of Blackburn Rovers, and a T.B.D on Leicester City this year, nearly every team that’s won the Premier League has brought in more than a few trophies over a few year period. For the sake […]

MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 23: Saul Niguez of Atletico de Madrid saves on a header during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Malaga CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on April 23, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Video: Saul puts Atletico ahead with fantastic individual goal

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After suffering through the slop that was Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal first leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid fans were desperate for an early goal in the first leg of Wednesday’s semifinal between Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich. It was always going to be a tough task for Bayern to break down Atleti’s […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 25: PFA Young Player of The Year Dele Alli pose with the trophy alongside Paul Allen prior to kickoff during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane on April 25, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

The PFA needs to change their qualifications for Young Player of the Year

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This past Sunday the Professional Footballers Association held their annual awards ceremony where they honored their Team of the Year, Player of the Year, and Young Player of the Year. The PFA awards are voted on by the players themselves. 20 year old Tottenham midfeilder Dele Alli took home the PFA Young Player of the […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: (L-R) Head Coach Zinedine Zidane of Real Madrid CF directs his players as Manuel Pellegrini, manager of Manchester City looks on during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final first leg match between Manchester City FC and Real Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on April 26, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Manchester City and Real Madrid play out lifeless draw in Champions League semifinal first leg

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You’d be forgiven if you thought you were watching the red half of Manchester on Tuesday night. After all, there was plenty of attacking talent on the field, but there certainly weren’t any goals, or even the threat of any as neither Real Madrid nor Manchester City devoted enough players forward to provide any potency […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 20: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates as he scores their first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Manchester United at Etihad Stadium on March 20, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

It’s time for England to seriously consider Marcus Rashford

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LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 10: Louis van Gaal manager of Manchester United (R) looks on prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at White Hart Lane on April 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Manchester United need to announce their managerial plans for next year

0 comments by on 4/13/2016

One of the biggest stories throughout this Premier League season has been if or when Manchester United would sack manager Louis van Gaal. Van Gaal’s job has come under fire this season thanks to poor results, inconsistent play, and a “philosophy” that has led to a very boring on field product that goes against what […]

MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their fifth goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Elche CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 23, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Real Madrid and Manchester City advance to the Champions League semifinals

0 comments by on 4/12/2016

Manchester City completed their upset victory over PSG in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League while Real Madrid overturned a 2-0 deficit from the first leg to knock off Wolfsburg. City entered their tie with Paris Saint Germain as the heavy underdogs. The club weren’t playing well and very few gave them a chance […]

MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 09: Cristiano Ronaldo (R) of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their third goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and SD Eibar at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on April 9, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Watch: Cristiano Ronaldo completes his hat trick with beautiful free kick

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There was a feeling before the game that this was a night that Cristiano Ronaldo would do something special. We didn’t have to wait long for that to happen either as Ronaldo scored two goals within two minutes to pull Real even on aggregate with Wolfsburg. With Real ahead 2-0 on the night, the score was […]

during the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Manchester City FC and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on April 12, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

Watch: Kevin de Bruyne puts Manchester City ahead

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All season long we’ve been hearing about how important Vincent Kompany is to Manchester City this season. Well we’ve been forgetting about one player who is proving to be even more important. Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne. Since going down with a knee injury at the end of January Manchester City won just two of […]

MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 12: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League quarter final second leg match between Manchester City FC and Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium on April 12, 2016 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Watch: Sergio Aguero misses everything on penalty

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No one expected Manchester City to be even with PSG at 2-2 when the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarterfinal match kicked off but here we are. City started the match brightly looking by the more dangerous side and within 29 minutes, Sergio Aguero won a penalty. Part of the reason the scoreline […]

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