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LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal (C) celebrates with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (15) and Alexis Sanchez as he scores their first goal 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)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 3, Pt. 1

What a great day for Champions League action. We had two great games, with one being an instant classic and caused those with a single TV to make one tough decision. The Leverkusen/Roma game took everyone in for a spin, including the players and the Arsenal/Bayern Munich game caused a shocking result and got one […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: Manuel Neuer of Bayern Munich throws the ball out 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)

VIDEO: Manuel Neuer makes this unbelievable save on Theo Walcott look simple and routine

Is there anything Manuel Neuer can’t do? The man can simply do no wrong and when he pulls off saves like this, it has to be self defeating for the opponent because this makes Neuer look unstoppable. Theo Walcott gets his header on target and against any other goalkeeper, Arsenal would be up 1-0. But […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and A.F.C. Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Manchester, England.

Raheem Sterling’s agent puts fault on Rodgers as to why Sterling is at Man City

Raheem Sterling’s agent, Aidy Ward is back in the news to divulge some more details on Sterling’s last days at Liverpool before heading to Manchester City. Ward also goes one step further and says new manager Jurgen Klopp would’ve gotten the best out of Sterling if he was still at Liverpool. Ward put the blame […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on October 17, 2015 in London, England.

The most unpredictable part of this past EPL weekend was the predictability

We have been spoiled. We have been spoiled as soccer fans and more specifically, English Premier League fans. Think about it, we have seen just about everything happen in just the first two months of the season. We have seen the big teams underperforming and the little teams overachieving. We have seen some big upsets […]

EAST HARTFORD, CT – OCTOBER 10: Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann of the United States looks on against Ecuador during an international friendly at Rentschler Field on October 10, 2014 in East Hartford, Connecticut. (Photo by Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)

USMNT fans are raising money to fly a “Fire Klinsmann” banner

It was inevitably going to come to this, I’m actually kind of shocked this hasn’t happened earlier given the USMNT’s recent struggles. A USMNT fan is raising money to fly a banner wanting U.S. Soccer to fire Jurgen Klinsmann. The banner, which will read, “Let’s Make USMNT Great Again! Fire Klinsmann!” is supposed to be […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool at White Hart Lane on October 17, 2015 in London, England.

Some bright spots but still work ahead for Klopp after his first game as Liverpool Manager

The anticipation of Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool over the past week has finally resulted in his first game as Manager. In a 0-0 draw to Tottenham, Klopp first saw his new team in a competitive game environment. There were some bright spots and the team got a bad break with injuries during the international break […]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – MAY 24: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid celebrates scoring their fourth goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Martin Scorsese drops Cristiano Ronaldo from his next movie

Cristiano Ronaldo has been trying to get into the film industry for quite some time. He is even coming out with his very own movie about himself. It seemed as if there were talks to have Ronaldo appear in legendary Director Martin Scorsese’s new film about the life of Alessandro Proto, the supposed inspiration of […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 17: Raheem Sterling of Manchester City scores his team’s first goal past Adam Federici of Bournemouth during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and A.F.C. Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Raheem Sterling nets first half hat trick in rout over Bournemouth

Even without Sergio Aguero scoring the goals and Vincent Kompany defending the goal, Manchester City didn’t really need them to win today. Man City won 5-1 thanks to two goals by Wilfried Bony and a first half hat trick by Raheem Sterling. This is Sterling’s first hat trick in his professional career. From the start […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Manchester United at Goodison Park on October 17, 2015 in Liverpool, England.

VIDEO: Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney scores at Goodison Park for first time since 2007

It took a while but Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney has scored in his old stomping grounds of Goodison Park as he scored against his old team Everton in their home for the first time since 2007. With the goal, he also tied Andrew Cole for 2nd in most goals scored by a player in the […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 17: Diego Costa of Chelsea and Brad Guzan of Aston Villa compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on October 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Brad Guzan’s mistake in goal puts Chelsea up 1-0

Call it a hangover from international play or just simply a lapse in concentration, Aston Villa’s Brad Guzan made a pretty unusual mistake for someone with his experience to do and Chelsea took advantage to take the lead 1-0. Diego Costa finished off the play to get the goal. HIGHLIGHT: Brad Guzan's risky move results […]

SO KON PO, HONG KONG SAR – FEBRUARY 19: Raul Gonzalez of New York Cosmos reacts during the 2015 Lunar New Year Cup match between South China and the New York Cosmos at Hong Kong Stadium on February 19, 2015 in So Kon Po, Hong Kong. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

Real Madrid legend Raúl is retiring from competitive soccer with NY Cosmos

This isn’t necessarily a surprise but it was announced today that Raúl is going to retire from competitive soccer after the New York Cosmos finish their NASL season. The Cosmos have clinched a spot in the NASL Playoffs which will start in November. Raúl became a legend during his 16 year career at Real Madrid. […]

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 12: Sebastian Giovinco #10 of Toronto FC reacts after missing a shot against the New York City FC during a soccer game at Yankee Stadium on July 12, 2015 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Sebastian Giovinco scores golazo in Toronto 24 hours after playing in Italy

This is why Sebastian Giovinco will be Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer. Not offense to guys like Kei Kamara and Benny Feilhaber, but the Toronto FC midfielder played two games, on both sides of the world, in a 24 hour span. And he capped it all off by scoring one of MLS’ goals […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 09: Jurgen Klopp is unveiled as the new manager of Liverpool FC during a press conference at Anfield on October 9, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

FIFA video game manager applied for Liverpool job, receives rejection letter

Seemed like Jurgen Klopp had some competition when it came to the Liverpool manager job. Liverpool received an application from someone touting his own achievements as a manager. In just four seasons, this applicant managed Portsmouth from League Two to winning the Premier League as well as winning the Champions League. That sort of achievement […]

PIC: Lionel Messi hates mornings, he’s just like us

Lionel Messi received a great gift from Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez that will cause him to be able to express his disgust with mornings like everybody else. Messi took to Instagram to thank Suarez for his gift, a Grumpy pajama set, as he’s getting over his knee injury. Gracias a mi amigo @luissuarez9 por el […]

HULL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 11: Jose Mourinho manager of Chelsea gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between Hull City and Chelsea at KC Stadium on January 11, 2014 in Hull, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Jose Mourinho gets one match ban for comments toward referees

Jose Mourinho unsurprisingly said something against the wishes of the FA as they fined him £50k and gave him a one match ban for his comments against the referees in Chelsea’s 3-1 loss to Southampton about a week and a half ago. Mourinho accused the referees of being biased and we’re “afraid to give decisions […]

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