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during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on August 16, 2015 in Manchester, England.

VIDEO: What in the hell is Jose Mourinho talking about after losing to Man City?

After Manchester City’s 3-0 thrashing of defending champions Chelsea, many people were wondering what was wrong with Chelsea. After sputtering to a 2-2 draw last week and having your starting goalkeeper sent off to losing 3-0 today, it would be normal to feel that something is wrong with Chelsea. It certainly isn’t the case if […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 16: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal goes to ground during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Arsenal at Selhurst Park on August 16, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Olivier Giroud’s terrific faux bicycle kick gives Arsenal lead

Going off of the first 15 minutes, it would appear to be that Arsenal was going to score first. They had a few chances and Crystal Palace was just getting by with the skin of their teeth. For all their power, Crystal Palace couldn’t keep this goal out of the back of the net. Olivier […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between West Ham United and Leicester City at the Boleyn Ground on August 15, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.

VIDEO: West Ham GK Adrian tries to score goal, karate kicks himself into red card

Goalkeepers don’t usually come out of their goal unless it’s absolutely necessary and West Ham needed a goal to equalize against Leicester City. Adrian ran up for the free kick, inside stoppage time to try and be a hero for the Hammers. Instead… he did this. I have to admit, I didn’t see the play […]

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 15: Ross Barkley of Everton celebrates scoring his team’s third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Everton at St Mary’s Stadium on August 15, 2015 in Southampton, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Ross Barkley’s sublime strike seals 3-0 win for Everton over Southampton

Everton surprisingly came into the South of England to completely dismantle Southampton 3-0. While Southampton had the possession, they didn’t really do anything with that possessing and rarely posed a threat to Tim Howard and the Everton goal. On the other hand, Everton were scoring goals left and right and their day was capped off […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 05: Marc-Andre Ter Stegen of FC Barcelona waves during the team official presentation ahead of the Joan Gamper trophy match at Camp Nou on August 5, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Barcelona’s Ter Stegen massively screws up to allow goal in Spanish Super Cup

There are sweeper keepers who like to come out of the box to field the ball and make themselves known for more than just the person who stops shots. Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer is one of the best at doing just that. In the first round of the Spanish Super Cup, Barcelona’s Marc-Andre ter Stegen […]

COLORNO, ITALY – AUGUST 14: Luigi Mariniello (L) of Colorno Calcio competes with Francesco Corapi of Parma Calcio 1913 during the pre-season frienldy match between Colorno Calcio and Parma Calcio 1913 on August 14, 2015 in Colorno, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images)

Debt ridden Parma is selling trophies to make ends meet

Parma has had money problems for a while now and as they’re over $200 million in debt, they were automatically relegated from Serie A to Serie D this year. They had to change their name from Parma to Parma Calcio 1913. Now it’s getting even worse and Parma has resorted to selling their history to try to […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Manchester City at The Hawthorns on August 10, 2015 in West Bromwich, England.

32 Flags 2015-16 EPL Fantasy Preview – Week 2

During every week of the English Premier League, we will provide an EPL fantasy preview the day before the start of the games as well as a recap the day after. Feel free to use this as a guide to make those last minute roster moves or to avoid who we pick as you make […]

ATLANTA – APRIL 13: Former United States President Jimmy Carter enjoys the action between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers in the home opener at Turner Field on April 13, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)

Twitter users confuse U.S. President Jimmy Carter with soccer player Jimmy Carter

This happens all the time on Twitter. When something good or bad happens to a famous person, messages pour onto social media to anyone who shares that name. Sometimes, this can happen to other known people as to what happened here. Yesterday, former President of the United States Jimmy Carter released a statement saying he […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 17: Olympic gold medallist Christine Ohuruogu and world junior champion Dina Asher-Smith pose with London chef and former Olympian Francis Agyepong during a Sainsbury’s event to demonstrate the perfect meal for athletes at Christopher’s restaurant on February 17, 2015 in London, England. Agyepong worked with Sainsbury’s and British Athletics to serve an 8oz New York strip sirloin steak accompanied by sweet potato mash, kale, samphire, mange tout and broccoli. (Photo by Ben A. Pruchnie/Getty Images for Sainsbury’s)

PICS: Spanish teams launch broccoli and ham themed kits

Third division Spanish teams really love to honor food. La Hoya Lorca launched a broccoli themed kit and CD Guijuelo launched a ham themed kit. Both kits honor their teams respective region as their region is famous for that respective food. La Hoya Lorca and their broccoli kit, has been somewhat of a tradition the last few years. They […]

TBILISI, GEORGIA – AUGUST 11: Andres Iniesta of Barcelona lifts the UEFA Cup trophy as Barcelona celebrate victoy during the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Dinamo Arena on August 11, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Barcelona outlasts Sevilla 5-4 in a thrilling UEFA Super Cup match

This was supposed to be a simple blowout by Barcelona and a nice tune up to their La Liga title defense. What it turned out to be was a thrilling UEFA Super Cup game between the Champions League winners Barcelona and Europa Cup winners Sevilla. To borrow a quote from Alexi Lalas, the game started […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 08: Thibaut Courtois (L) of Chelsea is shown the red card by referee Michael Oliver (R) during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on August 8, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

32 Flags 2015-16 EPL Fantasy Recap – Week 1

Welcome to a new feature on 32 Flags. During every week of the English Premier League, we will provide an EPL fantasy preview the day before the start of the games as well as a recap the day after. Alright, we are 1/38 of the way into the season, how is your team doing? If […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United at Emirates Stadium on August 9, 2015 in London, England.

Swedish referee starting Facebook page to explain his side in decisions

It happens to all of us. You’re watching your team compete and the referee makes a bad call that goes against your team and there is absolutely no explanation from the referee or the league as to why that call was made. One referee is doing something about that. Swedish Allsvenskan referee Mohammed Al-Hakim is […]

STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – AUGUST 09: Philipp Wollscheid of Stoke City is chased by Christian Benteke of Liverpool during the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Liverpool at Brittania Stadium on August 9, 2015 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Why did the top teams struggle in this first EPL weekend?

If you watched any of the Premier League action this opening weekend, it became clear that the big teams who were expected to win and play well really hadn’t. It could just be one game, it could be a warning to those teams to sign another player or two by the close of the transfer […]

NBC retains English Premier League rights for the next six years

Rich Sandomir of the New York Times reports and NBC has confirmed that NBC has retained English Premier League rights for six more years that will last until after the 2021-2022 season. This comes after reporting record ratings for an opening EPL on NBC weekend as well as announcing that they will be showing 40 […]

KANSAS CITY, KS – MARCH 08: Amadou Dia #13 of Sporting KC battles Mike Grella #13 of the New York Red Bulls for a head ball during the game at Sporting Park on March 8, 2015 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

VIDEO: No joke, Frank Lampard got nutmegged by Red Bulls Mike Grella

No, your eyes haven’t deceived you, New York Red Bulls Mike Grella nutmegged New York City FC’s Frank Lampard. After the nutmeg, the Red Bulls went on to score their second goal of the night, thanks to Felipe and won 2-0. Felipe goal. Grella nutmeg on Frank Lampard included.

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