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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 06: Roberto Firmino of Liverpool (L) scores their first and equalising goal as team mate Divock Origi looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Liverpool at Selhurst Park on March 6, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

WATCH: McCarthy slip allows Roberto Firmino to score equalizer for 10 man Liverpool

Crystal Palace had the 1-0 lead and had the man advantage after James Milner got his second yellow. Then things turned upside down and their goal advantage was evaporated in the cruelest of ways. Crystal Palace goalkeeper Alex McCarthy slipped on the wet grass as he was trying to clear the ball. The ball fell […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Norwich City at Liberty Stadium on March 5, 2016 in Swansea, Wales.

IFAB and FIFA approves video replay experiments for referees

FIFA and the International Football Association Board approved a system to test video replay for certain calls today at the IFAB general meeting in Wales. New FIFA president Gianni Infantino was there and spearheaded the move to bring more technological innovation to soccer. Following the agreement, Infantino said, “We have taken really a historic decision for […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Stoke City at Stamford Bridge on March 5, 2016 in London, England.

WATCH: Bertrand Traore’s laser has Chelsea up on Stoke

Guus Hiddink has been getting Chelsea more organized and getting results. He has been giving Chelsea youth players chances to play and one of them has been 20 year old Bertrand Traore. Traore rewared the temporary manager by filling in for the injured Diego Costa and scored a great goal. Brilliant strike from Bertrand Traore!

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: Harry Kane (L) of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring his team’s second goal with his team mate Kyle Walker (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on March 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Harry Kane’s golazo put Spurs ahead, Sanchez equalizes for Arsenal while down a man

What a difference a few minutes makes. After a rather stupid Francis Coquelin red card, Tottenham went into overdrive just minutes after that foul on Harry Kane. First, Toby Alderweireld was able to get open and score off of the corner to equalize. Next, just two minutes after the equalizer, Harry Kane blasted an unbelievable […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 05: Aaron Ramsey of Arsenal scores his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on March 5, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

WATCH: Aaron Ramsey’s backheel flick puts Arsenal up 1-0 over Tottenham

In a must win game for both teams’ Premier League title aspirations, Aaron Ramsey put Arsenal up 1-0 thanks to a crafty pass from Hector Bellerin and a fancy backheel flick from Ramsey. This was huge for Arsenal because it seemed like Tottenham was in control of the game. An Arsenal loss will put them […]

<> at Providence Park on April 4, 2015 in Portland, Oregon.

2016 MLS Western Conference preview

This Sunday, Major League Soccer enters its 21st season. A total of 20 teams will compete to become MLS Cup champion. Last season, the Western Conference playoff teams were all decided but every position was up for grabs at the end of the season. This season, the conference will be as competitive than ever and […]

HARRISON, NJ – NOVEMBER 29: Bradley Wright-Phillips #99 of New York Red Bulls fights for the ball with Gaston Sauro #22 of the Columbus Crew during their match at Red Bull Arena on November 29, 2015 in Harrison, New Jersey. (Photo by Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

2016 MLS Eastern Conference preview

This Sunday, Major League Soccer enters its 21st season. A total of 20 teams will compete to become MLS Cup champion. Last season, the Eastern Conference had its haves and have nots. Teams were either solidly in the playoffs or were soundly eliminated. This season should look a bit like last season, but will be […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 02: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City stands dejected during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Anfield on March 2, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

With Manchester City’s loss, fourth place in the EPL has broken wide open

Last weekend, it was pretty much a certainty that in some order, Leicester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Manchester City would finish in the top four. All of a sudden, Manchester City has lost three straight EPL games and didn’t play last weekend. This has caused a lot of teams to get within reach of […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Claudio Yacob (C) of West Bromwich Albion competes for the ball against Jamie Vardy (L) and Marc Albrighton (R) of Leicester City compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and West Bromwich Albion at The King Power Stadium on March 1, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

The top four EPL teams apparently didn’t want to win the title this midweek

Earlier this week, I said that this week was the most important week of the remaining English Premier League schedule because with two games this week, the title picture can be drastically different. Apparently none of the four teams took my advice as only Leicester gained a point and Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City all […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Sunderland at Boleyn Ground on February 27, 2016 in London, England.

West Ham’s Michail Antonio follows up ‘Simpsons’ goal celebration by doing the “Carlton”

Michail Antonio has had a bit of a reputation for his goal celebrations since he did a Homer Simpson style celebration from an early episode of “The Simpsons” just last week. Michail Antonio's celebration yestrday looked familiar! (via

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 09: (L to R) Damien Delaney, Mile Jedinak and Scott Dann of Crystal Palace celebrate their 2-1 win in the Emirates FA Cup Third Round match between Southampton and Crystal Palace at St Mary’s Stadium on January 9, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

With 3 points since Christmas, what happened to Crystal Palace? Could they get relegated?

Oh how the mighty have fallen. On Christmas Day, Crystal Palace was in 6th place, tied with Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United for 4th. Just two months and 10 games later, Palace sit 14th, 15 points behind the top four. This was a team that I thought could have been a dark horse to grab […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 07: Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur heads the winning goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on February 7, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

With potential 12 point swings for those in the top four, this week is the most important week of the EPL season

This week marks the final midweek slate of games for the English Premier League season. This means that by this time next week, all 20 teams would have played in two games and thus have the ability to win anywhere from zero to six points. For the top four contenders for the EPL title, this […]

during the Capital One Cup Final match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on February 28, 2016 in London, England.

Manchester City outlasts Liverpool in a thrilling Capital One Cup Final

This Capital One Cup Final had so many heart-stopping moments and crazy turns there were too many to count. After 120 minutes and a penalty shootout, Manchester City defeated Liverpool in penalties to win their fourth League Cup title. The game started off rather difficult for Liverpool as they were forced to sub Mamadou Sakho […]

Coutinho celebrates during the Capital One Cup Final match between Liverpool and Manchester City at Wembley Stadium on February 28, 2016 in London, England.

WATCH: Philippe Coutinho equalizes for Liverpool to force extra time in Capital One Cup Final

Manchester City looked like they were well on their way to winning the Capital One Cup. They had the lead 1-0 and didn’t allow a shot on target for the first 83 minutes. Manchester City’s first shot that they allowed turned out to be a turning point in this Final. A replay of that

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