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HIGH WYCOMBE, ENGLAND – JANUARY 09: Asdton Villa supporters hold a banner demanding the exit of the owner Randy Lerner after the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Wycombe Wanderers and Aston Villa at Adams Park on January 9, 2016 in High Wycombe, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Aston Villa cancels season end awards party for obvious reasons

0 comments by on 4/13/2016

For a team who seems to be in a loss of direction over this season, Aston Villa did something right. The relegation bound team announced that they will not have a season end award party because, well there isn’t much about this team that was worth celebrating this season. You know, because they have been […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – JANUARY 23: Danny Drinkwater (obscured) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Stoke City at The King Power Stadium on January 23, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Was EPL cinderella Leicester City violating Financial Fair Play rules?

0 comments by on 4/11/2016

The story of Leicester City has been nothing short of remarkable. At this point last year, Leicester City was last in the English Premier League and on the verge of relegation with only a string of results at the end of the season to save them. Because of a sex scandal involving some players on the […]

Former FIFA vice president Alfredo Hawit leaves federal court Monday, April 11, 2016, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Hawit has pleaded guilty to four conspiracy counts in the sweeping FIFA bribery scandal over lucrative broadcast rights. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Former head of CONCACAF pleads guilty in FIFA scandal

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Alfredo Hawit, former president of CONCACAF, plead guilty to four charges of conspiracy in the FIFA scandal. Hawit was CONCACAF president from 2011-2012, replacing Lisle Austin, who was president for six days after being banned for violating CONCACAF statutes. Austin replaced longtime president Jack Warner, who was indicted in the same corruption scandal as Hawit. […]

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 09: Andy Carroll of West Ham United celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at the Boleyn Ground on April 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

WATCH: Andy Carroll scores hat trick against Arsenal in eight minutes

0 comments by on 4/9/2016

Well, that’s not entirely true. West Ham’s Andy Carroll scored three goals and technically were within eight minutes but separated by halftime. Regardless, it’s an incredible feat that helped West Ham achieve a 3-3 draw against Arsenal. His first, a powerful header off a cross from Aaron Cresswell in the 44th minute put West Ham […]

6 Apr 1996: Eric Wynalda of the San Jose Clash scores a goal during a game against D.C. United at Spartan Stadium in San Jose, California. The Clash won the game 1-0 and Wynalda”s goal was the first ever MLS goal. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Dunn /Allspo

Looking back at MLS’ inaugural game 20 years ago

0 comments by on 4/6/2016

On April 6, 1996, the San Jose Clash (now Earthquakes) and D.C. United started a new era for soccer in the United States. It was the actual on-field start of Major League Soccer and began something we would be benefitting from to this day. We at 32 Flags looked back at this inaugural game and pointed out […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 24: The Champions league trophy is seen prior to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Manchester City and Barcelona at Etihad Stadium on February 24, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

The UEFA Champions League doesn’t need changing, the big teams need to learn to get better

0 comments by on 4/5/2016

Over the past few weeks, much discussion has been made about retooling the UEFA Champions League. From talks about a “Super League” or creating two round robin groups in the round of 16 whereas the top teams in each group meet in the Final. The idea is to make European competition more appealing to a […]

PORTO ALEGRE, BRAZIL – JUNE 10: Neymar of Brazil gestures during the International Friendly Match between Brazil and Honduras at Beira Rio Stadium on June 10, 2015 in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

Barcelona will let Neymar play in Olympics but not in Copa America this summer

0 comments by on 4/2/2016

Even though the summer is the offseason for European club soccer, there is still a packed schedule for fans as well as players. Whether it’s the Copa America Centenario, which will be played in the United States, Euro 2016 in France and the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the concept of an “offseason” in […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 02: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF slides the ball underneat6h Claudio Bravo of FC Barcelona to score his team’s second goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on April 2, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images)

WATCH: After a disallowed goal and red card, Cristiano Ronaldo gives Real Madrid win in El Clasico

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Things really picked up in El Clasico after Karim Benzema scored an overhead kick for Real Madrid to equalize. In just a span of a few minutes, Real Madrid got a goal wrongly disallowed, went down a man and score the game winning goal. Gareth Bale thought he had the winning goal. He rose up […]

xxxx during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on April 2, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

WATCH: Pique gives Barcelona lead, Benzema answers with beautiful overhead equalizer in El Clasico

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The first half of El Clasico was a bit disjointed and uncharacteristic of the beauty of La Liga soccer. Play was defensive, highly physical and designed to stop and start to keep anyone from having any momentum. This changed in the second half and specifically in the 56th minute. Gerard Pique shook off his defender […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Crystal Palace at the Boleyn Ground on April 2, 2016 in London, England.

WATCH: Dimitri Payet curves an incredible free kick to score thrilling goal

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There are some goals that just defy all logic and physics. Dimitri Payet’s 41st minute free kick goal was just that. The amount of curve is just something that is rare to see and looked like it fooled just about everyone. The goal was also big for West Ham as they need to keep getting […]

DOHA, QATAR – MARCH 18: Construction progress at Al Rayyan Stadium, one of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar on March 18, 2016 in Doha, Qatar. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

Migrant worker abuse at Qatar World Cup sites show FIFA hasn’t completely reformed

0 comments by on 3/31/2016

When Gianni Infantino won the FIFA presidency and new reforms were passed last month, it brought a new hope for FIFA in that things were finally changing for the better. Infantino promised transparency, more revenue for soccer development for all nations and a greater representation of women within FIFA as well as an added investment […]

FRISCO, TX – FEBRUARY 10: (L-R) Becky Sauerbrunn #4, Hope Solo #1 and Carli Lloyd #10 of USA before a match against Costa Rica during the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying at Toyota Stadium on February 10, 2016 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Five top USWNT players accuse U.S. Soccer of wage discrimination

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In between winning the Women’s World Cup and going on their victory tour to getting ready for the Summer Olympics where they are favorites to win gold, the United States Women’s National Team needed to strike while the iron is hot to get their word out that they feel they are not being paid comparatively […]

PIC: Manchester United 2016-17 away kit leaked, honoring 1968 European Cup win

0 comments by on 3/28/2016

This weekend, Manchester United’s 2016-17 away kit was leaked. This kit honors Manchester United’s first continental honor, their 1968 European Cup victory against Benfica when United wore an all blue kit in the Final at Wembley Stadium. Why Manchester United and Adidas didn’t wait to do this until next year to coincide it with the […]

BERLIN, GERMANY – MARCH 26: Eric Dier (C) of England celebrates scoring his team’s third goal with his team mates Dele Alli (L) and Harry Kane (R) during the International Friendly match between Germany and England at Olympiastadion on March 26, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

England’s young guns Kane, Vardy and Dier complete comeback victory in Germany

0 comments by on 3/26/2016

It was a thrilling day at the Olympiastadion in Berlin as England came back from two goals down to beat Germany 3-2 in a friendly to gear up for Euro 2016. A team who is sometimes overly reliant on established talent that may or may not be past their prime, it was England’s younger and […]

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