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LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 19: Sadio Mane of Liverpool (19) celebrates with team mates as he scores their first goal during the Premier League match between Everton and Liverpool at Goodison Park on December 19, 2016 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Sadio Mane’s stoppage time goal gives Liverpool 227th Merseyside Derby win

0 comments by on 12/19/2016

The 227th Merseyside Derby was pretty horrible the first 90 minutes. It was filled with highly physical/borderline dirty play, no shots on target in the first half and a contest where both sides were just swinging from the depths to gain an edge. So in other words, a usual Merseyside Derby. After Everton goalkeeper Maarten […]

Seattle Sounders celebrate their MLS Cup final victory over Toronto FC at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto. (Photo: COLE BURSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

MLS expanding to 28 teams is ambitious, but there’s a way it can work

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently announced the expansion plan for the league to eventually go to a total of 28 teams. A league that only had 12 teams just 1o years ago is looking to go from 20 to 26 teams by the spring of 2020 and to 28 at an unknown date. While Garber […]

Video replay is used for the first time in a FIFA tournament

0 comments by on 12/14/2016

Video replay is coming to soccer and many soccer fans are welcoming this with open arms. Video replay has already been used to confirm calls in USL and the Dutch Cup. MLS commissioner Don Garber also said last week that he hoped to have video replay in MLS for the second half of the 2017 season. FIFA […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich is chased by Santi Cazorla of Arsenal during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern Munchen at Emirates Stadium on October 20, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich-Arsenal highlight UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

0 comments by on 12/12/2016

Over the past week, it had been a running joke that Arsenal would draw Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. After Arsenal outlasted PSG to finish top of their group, Arsenal was assured they would draw a team who finished second and theoretically have an easier opponent. But after Bayern Munich […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City (L) scores his sides third goal past Claudio Bravo of Manchester City (R) during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

Leicester City put up three goals in first 20 minutes against Manchester City

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Before Leicester City took on the Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho-less Manchester City in the final match of Saturday’s Premier League action, 28 goals were scored in the five morning contests. All home teams scored three goals and despite being barely above relegation, getting trounced by Porto 5-0 this past Wednesday and facing a team with […]

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 1: Chuck Blazer, a Member of FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee, attends a press conference for The Confederations Cup Germany 2005 draw at The Alte Oper, on November 1, 2004 in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

Chuck Blazer’s ‘companion’ details Blazer’s FIFA corruption in HBO ‘Real Sports’ interview

0 comments by on 12/7/2016

Chuck Blazer, like many informants, has left a very complicated legacy. On one hand, him being an informant for the FBI to incriminate dozens of FIFA officials for bribery and corruption, leading to the FIFA scandal. On the other hand, he himself committed that same bribery and corruption and that was why the Feds sought […]

MONTE CARLO, MONACO – AUGUST 28: A general view of the UEFA Champions League trophy at the UEFA Champions League Draw for the 2008/2009 season at the Grimaldi Center on August 28, 2008 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

What is every team playing for as they enter the final Champions League matchday?

0 comments by on 12/6/2016

This week will mark the final matchday of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League Group Stage. The top two in each group will advance to the Round of 16 while third place heads to the Europa League. The team in last will receive some nice parting gifts but their European adventure would be over for this season. […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: David Silva of Manchester City and Diego Costa of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Chelsea win 3-1 over Manchester City as Aguero and Fernandinho simultaneously get sent off

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It would seem that Chelsea was just playing around with Manchester City, giving them hope they could actually win and then when it stopped being funny, go and put three goals on them and have a couple of their players sent off. In a second consecutive week, Chelsea came back from a goal down to […]

CARSON, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 10: Head coach Bruce Arena of the Los Angeles Galaxy looks on prior to a game against the Portland Timbers at StubHub Center on April 10, 2016 in Carson, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)

Five potential long term possibilities to manage the USMNT after 2018

0 comments by on 11/23/2016

Now that Bruce Arena has signed on to manage the U.S. Men’s National Team, what does this mean for the future of the team? All we know is that Arena has been signed on through the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Whether or not Arena stays on after will be decided at that time. But now […]

SWANSEA, WALES – OCTOBER 01: Roberto Firmino of Liverpool celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Liverpool at Liberty Stadium on October 1, 2016 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Liverpool’s Roberto Firmino was discovered due to ‘Football Manager’ video game

0 comments by on 11/17/2016

Liverpool midfielder, slowly converting striker Roberto Firmino is having a great season so far. Firmino has five goals and his production as the man up top has the team at the top of the Premier League table and have people talking about a possible title run. But if it wasn’t for a video game, Firmino […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – AUGUST 20: Gold medalist Usain Bolt of Jamaica bites his gold medal during the medal ceremony for the Men’s 4 x 100 meter Relay on Day 15 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 20, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Usain Bolt training at Dortmund is great publicity, but it’s in no way a serious opportunity

0 comments by on 11/14/2016

Now that he has retired from Olympic sprinting and is looking to retire completely next year, the fastest man in the world is looking to find the next thing in his life. Over the weekend, Usain Bolt revealed that he was training with Borussia Dortmund. Later confirmed by Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke, the 30-year-old world record holder […]

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