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CARSON CA – AUGUST 9: Giovani Dos Santos #10 of the Los Angeles Galaxy acknowledges cheers from fans as he makes his MLS debut before the start of soccer match between Los Angeles Galaxy and Seattle Sounders at StubHub Center August 9, 2015, in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

LA Galaxy’s Giovani dos Santos snapchats fine memo

0 comments by on 5/5/2016

Snapchat has been used for a variety of things and like various forms of social media, become a tool for celebrities, athletes and teams to interact closer with fans. What Giovani dos Santos did may be a first. Dos Santos was fined by MLS this past weekend for arguing a referee call and participating in […]

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) British Prime Minister David Cameron and former professional footballer Gary Lineker watch pupils take part in a football match during a visit to St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School on February 6, 2014 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Andrew Yates – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

England PM David Cameron wants to see Gary Lineker in his underwear

0 comments by on 5/4/2016

Because of the unlikelihood of Leicester City’s English Premier League title win, many people made a lot of promises if Leicester City held on to win the EPL title. One now famous promise was from England legend Gary Lineker, who is from Leicester. Earlier this season, when Leicester were shockingly top of the table, Lineker promised […]

NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 21: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri celebrates his teams third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle and Leicester City at St James Park on November 21, 2015 in Newcastle, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty images)

Claudio Ranieri: The most likable man in soccer

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Oh to be Claudio Ranieri right now. The Leicester City manager waited for 43 years, 13 years as a player and 30 years as a manager, and 18 total teams for this week. After being in soccer since 1973, Claudio Ranieri finally won his first ever top league title and did it under the most […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 19: Leicester City supporters celebrate their team’s win after the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park on March 19, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

It’s a dream come true, Leicester City are 2015-16 Premier League champions

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Something that was unthinkable in August, a pipe dream in October, slightly believable in January, somewhat believable in March and now a reality in May. Leicester City, at 5,000-to-1 odds to win the English Premier League at the start of this season, are English Premier League champions. Their first top division title in 132 years of […]

during the Sky Bet Championship match between Burnley and Queens Park Rangers at Turf Moor on May 2, 2016 in Burnley, United Kingdom.

Burnley is back in the English Premier League, clinching promotion against QPR

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After getting relegated out of the English Premier League last season, Burnley wasted little time and have clinched promotion to get back to the top division in England next season. Burnley is in the middle of a three-team fight for the top spot in the English Championship, the second division of English soccer. With Burnley’s […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield on January 31, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Liverpool’s last two games raised confusion on their year-end goals

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Before Liverpool’s semifinal game against Villarreal last week, I thought I knew what Liverpool was looking to do for the rest of this season. The Europa League is Liverpool’s best chance at making the Champions League so they would focus on Villarreal and forego EPL top four aspirations in favor of a chance at a […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 01: Wes Morgan of Leicester City scores his team’s opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Leicester City at Old Trafford on May 1, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

WATCH: Martial gives Manchester United the lead but Morgan equalizes for Leicester

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In case you have just crawled out from under a rock, Leicester City has a chance to win the Premier League title. Needing three points to remain in the top four race, Manchester United wasn’t interested in handing Leicester the trophy. This was apparent when Anthony Martial slotted home the first goal of the day […]

AUBURN HILLS, MI – MAY 15: Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores looks on during a press conference to introduce new head coach and President of Basketball Operations Stan Van Gundy at the Palace of Auburn Hills on May 15, 2014 in Auburn Hills, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)

Pistons and Cavs owners may team up to own MLS expansion team in Detroit

0 comments by on 4/26/2016

From Manchester City and the New York Yankees, to the Atlanta Falcons, to the energy drink company Red Bull, to athletes like Magic Johnson, Steve Nash and David Beckham and celebrities like Drew Carey and Will Ferrell, MLS has recently been seen as an attractive market for ownership of those both in and out of […]

hillsborough WARRINGTON, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Relatives of the Hillsborough victims hold up a ‘Justice’ scarf as they depart Birchwood Park after hearing the conclusions of the Hillsborough inquest on April 26, 2016 in Warrington, England. The fresh inquests into the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, in which 96 football supporters were crushed to death, concluded on April 26, 2016 with a verdict of unlawful killing, after the initial verdicts were quashed. Relatives of Liverpool supporters who died in Britain’s worst sporting disaster gathered in the purpose-built court to hear the jury’s verdict in Warrington after a 25 year fight to overturn the accidental death verdicts handed down at the initial 1991 inquiry. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

Hillsborough inquest rules the 96 were ‘unlawfully killed’ after 27 years of families fighting for justice

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After 27 years, justice has finally been given to the 96. The Hillsborough Inquest panel ruled that the 96 Liverpool fans who were crushed to death at Hillsborough Stadium in a 1989 FA Cup semifinal were “unlawfully killed” and not accidental as originally reported. In addition, the panel ruled that Chief Superintendent at Hillsborough David Duckenfield’s […]

KANSAS CITY, KS – JUNE 25: A referee sprays a mark on the field prior to a penalty kick during a match between Sporting Kansas City and Vancouver Whitecaps FC on June 25, 2011 at LiveStrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by G. Newman Lowrance/Getty Images)

Five ways to improve officiating in MLS

0 comments by on 4/25/2016

After witnessing what happened on ESPN and FS1 yesterday, there is a problem when it comes to officiating in MLS. Now let’s be clear that this is a very complicated issue to deal with and is an issue in other leagues, both in soccer and in other sports, and not just in MLS. There were […]

PADERBORN, GERMANY – JULY 19: Head Coach Quique Sanchez Flores of Watford during the preseason friendly match between SC Paderborn and Watford FC at Benteler Arena on July 19, 2015 in Paderborn, Germany. (Photo by Joachim Sielski/Getty Images)

Watford would be ungrateful brats if they sack Quique Sanchez Flores now

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At this time last year, Watford was in a promotion battle in the English Championship. It took to the final week of the season but Watford finished 2nd and earned the final automatic promotion spot to the English Premier League. Once in the Premier League, Watford hired Quique Sanchez Flores with the hopes to keep […]

PORTLAND, OR – APRIL 14: Referee Hilario Grajeda (2R) collects the game ball as his team takes the pitch to referee the match between the Portland Timbers and the San Jose Earthquakes at JELD-WEN Field on April 14, 2013 in Portland, Oregon. The Timbers defeated the Earthquakes 1-0. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

MLS referees embarrass themselves in front of national TV audience

0 comments by on 4/24/2016

It wasn’t a good day to be a PRO Referee. In both nationally televised MLS games on Sunday, referees messed up on similar calls that directly contributed to the outcome of each game. The first, Sporting KC’s Dom Dwyer was tripped up by San Jose’s Andres Imperiale in the box and while it seemed obvious […]

during The Emirates FA Cup semi final match between Everton and Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on April 23, 2016 in London, England.

WATCH: Wild FA Cup semi features a saved de Gea PK, a Smalling own goal and Martial winner for Manchester United

0 comments by on 4/23/2016

While it appeared Manchester United was going to walk away with the win and a berth in the FA Cup Final, Everton came roaring back and got a little bit of luck to go along with things. But in the end, Manchester United prevailed and will head to the FA Cup Final. First, Everton won […]

WATCH: Bill Murray serenades Joachim Low with Yogi Bear song

0 comments by on 4/22/2016

Chalk this up to the unpredictable greatness of Bill Murray. Hosting the Laureus World Sports Awards in Berlin, Murray did the usual fare of any award host, friendly banter among the guests and keep things light and entertaining throughout the night. When he spotted German National Team manager Joachim Low in the crowd, Murray couldn’t […]

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