0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/8/2015
If the Puskas award nominees were announced this week instead of last week, this goal would have made the list. The duo of Luis Suarez and Neymar have been so great together since Lionel Messi’s absence due to injury that maybe he isn’t needed anymore (sarcasm). The two superstars took it to another level today […]
during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Chelsea at Britannia Stadium on November 7, 2015 in Stoke on Trent, England.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/7/2015
We didn’t think it was going to get worse for Chelsea, it’s getting worse. Marko Arnautovic put down a vicious volley to give Stoke the 1-0 win and deepen the hole for Chelsea on their top four expectations. REPLAY: Marko Arnautovic's scissor-kick puts
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 01: Gerard Deulofeu of Everton celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Sunderland at Goodison Park on November 1, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
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In a near perfect play, Gerard Deulofeu’s sublime through ball going from the midfield like to the 18 yard line to the foot of Romelu Lukaku resulted in Everton’s first goal of the day and equalized against West Ham. VIDEO: Romelu Lukaku scores equalizer for
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/6/2015
The USMNT start off their 2018 World Cup campaign next Friday in Qualifiers against St. Vincent & The Grenadines and got things started by announcing the 23 player roster for the games against St. Vincent as well as Trinidad and Tobago. There are some new faces and a very familiar face left off of this […]
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)
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This 181st North London Derby could not have come at a better time. Arsenal and Tottenham are the two hottest teams playing in the English Premier League right now. Arsenal are tied for first place with Manchester City and have won their last five EPL games by a combined score of 16-3. Tottenham have been […]
CINCINNATI, OH – NOVEMBER 5: Johnny Manziel #2 of the Cleveland Browns throws a pass during the second quarter of the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Paul Brown Stadium on November 5, 2015 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Andrew Weber/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/5/2015
In another example of soccer making its way into the United States and its culture, Cleveland Browns Quarterback Johnny Manziel celebrated his first touchdown pass of the night by performing a variation of Cristiano Ronaldo’s goal celebration. How did Johnny Manziel celebrate his first TD of the night? By doing the
TURIN, ENGLAND – MAY 05: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF beats goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus to score their first and equalising goal during the UEFA Champions League semi final first leg match between Juventus and Real Madrid CF at Juventus Arena on May 5, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/4/2015
We are now 2/3 of the way in the UEFA Champions League group stage and things in the knockout stage is getting to be a bit clearer. Teams are now qualifying for the knockout stage (Zenit has qualified), teams are being eliminated (Maccabi Tel Aviv has been eliminated), the action is moving thick and fast […]
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.
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When a left back is masking like a central midfielder, steals the ball like you’re standing still and scores a terrific goal from outside the box to put you down 3-0, it’s just not your day. This is what happened to Arsenal as Bayern Munich’s left back David Alaba scored this beauty right before halftime. […]
MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 22: Fabian Johnson of Moenchengladbach celebrates with his team mate Oskar Wendt after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Allianz Arena on March 22, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For MAN)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/3/2015
We had some frantic action in the first half of the Borussia Monchengladbach/Juventus UEFA Champions League game that culminated in American Fabian Johnson scoring a nice goal from about 10 yards out to put the struggling German team up 1-0 against the struggling Italian team. Juventus equalized to make it 1-1 right before halftime. Monchengladbach […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 21: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City scores his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Manchester City and Sevilla at Etihad Stadium on October 21, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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Matching what happened in their first Champions League game against each other two weeks ago in Manchester, Sevilla and Manchester City fans fought again before their Champions League game today in Seville, Spain. Two weeks ago, Manchester City fans were possibly involved in a chair throwing fight outside of a Manchester restaurant before the Manchester […]
CARSON, CA – JULY 7: New Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard #8 poses with his jersey after a news conference on July 7, 2015 at StubHub Center in Carson, California. The former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is scheduled to play his first MLS match on Friday, July 17 at StubHub Center against San Jose Earthquakes. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/2/2015
Former Liverpool legend and current LA Galaxy player Steven Gerrard revealed some interesting comments that may have showed that he didn’t know what he was getting into when he joined MLS and the LA Galaxy. Gerrard’s quote, included in Adam Serrano’s story on lagalaxy.com showed that Gerrard apparently wasn’t aware of some of the nuances […]
WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 07: Perry Kitchen #23 of D.C. United and Dilly Duka #11 of Montreal Impact go after the ball during the first half at RFK Stadium on March 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/1/2015
A pitch invader ran out onto the field at RFK Stadium at around the 40th minute of today’s New York Red Bull/D.C. United MLS Cup Playoff game and was promptly tackled by security. Normally on U.S. TV, fans running out on the field of sporting events are typically not shown on TV for a variety […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 24: Ramires of Chelsea during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Chelsea at Boleyn Ground on October 24, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/31/2015
In the big matchup between Chelsea and Liverpool, the game started with a bang as Ramires tore through the box and got in front of a still Alberto Moreno to thunder in a headed goal to put Chelsea up 1-0 after three minutes. There is still plenty of time for both teams but Chelsea is […]
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: (EDITORS NOTE: Retransmission of image 487057275 with alternate crop.) Steven Gerrard and Jon Flanagan of Liverpool have words with Jose Mourinho manager of Chelsea as he holds onto the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on April 27, 2014 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/30/2015
Chelsea and Liverpool are two teams who need wins in the worst possible way. While the other “big” teams are lounging in the top four, the other two preseason challengers for the top four spots, Chelsea and Liverpool, are lagging behind. Shockingly, Liverpool is doing way better than Chelsea. If being in 9th place is […]
HOUSTON, TX – OCTOBER 18: Clint Dempsey #2 of the Seattle Sounders FC and Sheanon Williams #22 of the Houston Dynamo battle for the ball in the second half of their game at BBVA Compass Stadium on October 18, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/29/2015
After watching the first night of the MLS Cup Playoffs take place last night, I wonder how on earth MLS will top last night? We had amazing goals, controversial moments and a thrilling goal fest. We had it all and it started the MLS Cup Playoffs with a bang. Last night’s games D.C. United […]
