Liverpool and FSG listen to fan walkout, will freeze or lower ticket prices for next two years

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/10/2016

When fans walked out of Anfield, people listened. Notably, the people in charge of Liverpool and Fenway Sports Group listened. And after four days of tense separation between fan and team, Owner John W Henry, Chairman Tom Werner and President Mike Gordon have apologized to Liverpool fans and made changes to the ticket price structure […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield on February 6, 2016 in Liverpool, England.

The Anfield walkout is a Premier League problem as well as a Liverpool problem

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The English Premier League is in the middle of a crisis. Last weekend, upwards of 10,000 Liverpool fans walked out on their team in the 77th minute of their game against Sunderland, in protest of £77 ($111) tickets in the new stand as well as increasing ticket prices over the years. It’s not as if […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Adam Johnson of Sunderland looks on during the Budweiser FA Cup third round match between Sunderland and Carlisle United at the Stadium of Light on January 5, 2014 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

EPL player Adam Johnson pleads guilty to having sex with 15-year old girl

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Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson plead guilty on two charges connected to knowingly having sex with a 15-year old girl (age of consent is 16 in England). Johnson plead guilty to having “sexual activity with a child” and to “grooming” a child (befriending and creating an emotional relationship with a child for sex). Johnson however plead […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool scores from a free-kick during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Boleyn Ground on February 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Coutinho comes back from injury by scoring an under the wall free kick

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/9/2016

Liverpool has missed this kind of creativity. Philippe Coutinho is back from injury and it appeared he’s back with a vengeance. After staring down the goal from 19 yards away, Coutinho took on the difficult shot and instead of the conventional shot attempt over the wall, he went under everyone and got Liverpool the equalizer […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Michail Antonio of West Ham United (30) celebrates with Mark Noble (16), Dimitri Payet (27) and Cheikhou Kouyate (8) as he scores their first goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Boleyn Ground on February 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Michail Antonio’s volley puts West Ham up over Liverpool in FA Cup

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After some great saves by Simon Mignolet and a couple shots that went of the post, West Ham finally got on the board in their 4th round replay against Liverpool. Enner Valencia slipped through and crossed it into a relatively open Michail Antonio, who volleyed the shot home and put West Ham up 1-0. As […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – FEBRUARY 03: Detailed view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the NFL Experience exhibition before Super Bowl 50 at the Moscone Center on February 3, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

Chronicling the best soccer moments of Super Bowl 50

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/8/2016

Super Bowl 50 is in the books and while it was the big time of the year for the American kind of football, soccer had a little bit of interaction with the big game. From commercials to tweets, the Super Bowl is more than just for football fans. Neymar’s Taco Bell Super Bowl ad […]

KANSAS CITY, KS – NOVEMBER 23: Sporting KC fans wave flags during Leg 2 of the Eastern Conference Championship against the Houston Dynamo at Sporting Park on November 23, 2013 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

WATCH: Sporting KC launches new secondary kit in a Super Bowl commercial

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/7/2016

Don’t worry, Sporting Kansas City didn’t splash $5 million just to launch their new secondary (away) kit. But they did take the prime moment to launch their new kit in a local commercial in the Sporting KC area, during halftime of Super Bowl 50. At around the same time, Sporting KC posted their commercial on […]

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 07: Goalkeeper Artur Boruc of Bournemouth looks dejected as Mesut Ozil of Arsenal celebrates as he scores their first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

WATCH: Mesut Ozil’s great finish gives Arsenal lead

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In a game where Arsenal needed to win to keep up with the top teams in the Premier League, Mesut Ozil took it upon him to get the Gunners on the board with a great goal. Normally assisting goals, Ozil found himself all alone in the box and Olivier Giroud headed the ball to him […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield on February 6, 2016 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool fans leave team “walking alone” due to protest on high ticket prices

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/6/2016

Many Liverpool fans around Anfield followed through on a promise earlier in the week to walk out in the 77th minute of their game against Sunderland. Protesting £77 ticket prices on Anfield’s new stand, fans felt needed to make their point against the front office and walked out while Liverpool was up 2-0. Soon after, […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 06: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on February 6, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Leicester City score twice to go up 3-0 on Manchester City

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If Leicester City actually pulls off the impossible and wins the Premier League, they will look at this game as the game that turned them into champions. After scoring within the first three minutes against Manchester City in the first half, Leicester did the same in the second half. Some great Riyad Mahrez moves put […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 06: Robert Huth (3rd L) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mate Shinji Okazaki (2nd R) and Riyad Mahrez (1st L) during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on February 6, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Leicester City go up 1-0 within 3 minutes on Manchester City

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Could the dream finally be a reality? All season long, we have waited for the inevitable collapse of Leicester City. Now, in a critical 1 vs. 2 matchup, Leicester City is now in the toughest stretch of their schedule facing Manchester City before facing Arsenal. Early on, Leicester City passed the test as Robert Huth […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 01: Ronaldinho of Fluminense during the Brasileirao Series A 2015 match between Fluminense and Gremio at Maracana Stadium on August 01, 2015 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Carmen Flores/Getty Images)

Ronaldinho reportedly turns down move to Leicester, may go to China

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/4/2016

In Ronaldinho’s storied career, he never played in the most popular league in the world, the English Premier League. At 35, and in the twilight of his career, Ronaldinho reportedly was sought after by surprise Premier League title contenders Leicester City last month. Originally reported by Mundo Deportivo, talk supposedly broke down and the Brazilian legend […]

NASHVILLE – MARCH 23: Stuart Holden #7 of the United States moves to strike the ball during the final match in the CONCACAF U-23 Men’s Olympic Qualifying soccer tournament against Honduras on March 23, 2008 at LP Field in Nashville, Tennessee. Honduras defeated the United States 1-0 in overtime. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

Stuart Holden turned a raw deal into a positive as he enters retirement

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Stuart Holden is the kind of player who would serve as a cautionary tale among professional athletes. In his entire career, he didn’t do anything wrong and had the potential to be a superstar of U.S. Soccer. Circumstances beyond Holden’s control effectively ended his playing career. Holden officially retired on Wednesday, after years of constant […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 02: Jamie Vardy (C) of Leicester City controls the ball against Dejan Lovren (R) and Mamadou Sakho (L) of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool at The King Power Stadium on February 2, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Leicester City gets closer and closer to being favorites for EPL title

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/3/2016

Leicester City has proven everyone wrong all season. When Leicester won their first few games and Jamie Vardy was on his goal scoring streak, nobody really took them seriously. Everyone still though Leicester didn’t have the depth to sustain a season long title run and at some point, the big teams will swallow them up […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 02: Jamie Vardy (1st L) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Liverpool at The King Power Stadium on February 2, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

WATCH: Behold Jamie Vardy’s submission for goal of the season

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/2/2016

In case you haven’t realized already, Jamie Vardy is good. He’s so good, he broke the consecutive EPL games scored record earlier this year and is trying to get Leicester City a shock Premier League title. Now, he may have put forth his masterpiece of his magical season against Liverpool. Just take a look at […]

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