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FRISCO, TX – JULY 07: Clint Dempsey #8 of USA scores against Donis Escober #22 of Honduras during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A match between USA and Honduras at Toyota Stadium on July 7, 2015 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Clint Dempsey and Gyasi Zardes Give USMNT Fast Start Against Cuba

The USMNT got off to a fast start against Cuba in the CONCACAF Gold Cup Quarterfinals. Two goals were scored in a span of 15 minutes as Clint Dempsey and Gyasi Zardes exploited the Cuban back line to score a couple of rather clinical goals. Here is Dempsey’s goal in the 4th minute assisted by […]

ORLANDO, FL – JULY 15: Kaka #10 of Orlando City SC and Claudio Yacob #5 of West Bromwich Albion of West Bromwich Albion race for the ball during an International friendly soccer match between West Bromwich Albion and the Orlando City SC at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on July 15, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. Orlando won the match 3-1. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)

MLS Player Salaries Are Revealed!

Have you ever read an article about an MLS player transaction and read the line, “per league and team policy, additional terms of the deal were not disclosed?” Well today is one of those days where we peek behind the curtain and get a glimpse of one of those “terms” and see how much players […]

MIAMI, FL – FEBRUARY 05: Commissioner Don Garber, David Beckham and Mayor Carlos Gimenez attends a press conference to announce their plans to launch a new Major League Soccer franchise at PAMM Art Museum on February 5, 2014 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Aaron Davidson/Getty Images)

David Beckham Finally Gets His Miami Stadium

It had been 17 months since David Beckham and MLS officials announced a future MLS team in the city of Miami with Beckham as an owner. Back then, they didn’t have a deal for a new stadium and things seemed to be getting testy among fans and MLS. Now, after all this time, a tentative […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 30: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge presents Christian Benteke of Aston Villa after the FA Cup Final between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium on May 30, 2015 in London, England. Arsenal beat Aston Villa 4-0. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

REPORT: Liverpool Meet Christian Benteke Buyout Clause

A few days after Liverpool received £49 million from Manchester City for Raheem Sterling, Liverpool looks to be giving most of that money to Aston Villa by triggering the £32 million buyout clause for Christian Benteke according to the Liverpool Echo. Liverpool has been trying to negotiate with Aston Villa for months regarding Benteke. Aston Villa […]

of Trinidad & Tobago of Cuba during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup group C match at University of Phoenix Stadium on July 12, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona.

VIDEO: Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico Combine for a 4-4 Gold Cup Thriller

It took us a while to find an entertaining game in the CONCACAF Gold Cup but we found one as we were rounding out the Group Stage. Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico combined for eight goals including multiple lead changes in the final minutes to end one of the best Gold Cup games ever. While […]

The MLS All Star Snubs Starting XI

13 players have been announced as members of this years MLS All Star Game against Tottenham July 29 in Seattle. A total of 10 players were chosen by the fans, one was chosen via FIFA 15 as part of a promotion include the MLS player who scored the most goals by gamers on FIFA within […]

during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup match at Sporting Park on July 13, 2015 in Kansas City, Kansas.

Has Honduras’ window for CONCACAF greatness passed already?

My how the mighty have fallen. Honduras, once a favorite to advance alongside the United States in Group A of the 2015 Gold Cup are now sitting home after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of upstart Haiti. While the Haitian’s rise is a great story, the failure of Honduras is equally as puzzling. After […]

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 10: Abby Wambach (C) and the World Cup Champions U.S. Women’s Soccer National Team celebrate at a City Hall ceremony following a New York City Ticker Tape Parade on July 10, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)

Sports Illustrated Honors USWNT World Cup Win With 25 Covers

Sports Illustrated is doing a terrific and unprecedented thing with their magazine this week. They are honoring the US Women’s National Team with the ultimate team honor by giving each player as well as manager Jill Ellis with their very own cover. This, along with a team cover, is the most SI covers devoted to […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JUNE 03: A FIFA logo sits next to the entrance at the FIFA headquarters on June 3, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. Joseph S. Blatter resigned as president of FIFA. The 79-year-old Swiss official, FIFA president for 17 years said a special congress would be called to elect a successor. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Swiss Prosecutors Have Evidence On 28 New Money Laundering Acts Involving FIFA

The FIFA Scandal has quieted down a bit in recent weeks but Swiss and US prosecutors have been busy on the case while we have been watching the Women’s World Cup. The latest, Swiss officials have announced that they are investigating 28 new acts of money laundering involving bids from countries trying to host the […]

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 19: Luis Tejada #18 of Panama dribbles the ball against El Salvador during the 2011 Gold Cup Quarterfinals on June 19, 2011 at RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C. Panama wins 5-3 in penalty kicks after playing to a 1-1 tie. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Panama Scores on Training Ground Free Kick Play in Gold Cup

We have seen teams try trick Free Kicks learned on the training ground before in the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Costa Rica scored a goal like this Wednesday. Tonight, it was Panama’s turn as Gabriel Gomez passed the ball to Armando Cooper on the other side of the box. While open, Cooper took his shot which deflected […]

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 10: Thousands of fans cheer as the World Cup-winning U.S. women’s soccer team make their way up the The Canyon of Heroes along Broadway during a ticker-tape parade on July 10, 2015 in New York City. Following the parade the team celebrated at ceremony at City Hall. According to city records, New York City has hosted 205 parades since 1886 along the Canyon of Heroes, which is located along Broadway between the Battery and City Hall. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

VIDEO: A Retrospective of the USWNT Ticker Tape Parade

This morning, the USWNT was honored with a ticker tape parade through the Canyon of Heroes as they received Keys to the City from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. The hundreds of thousands of people came out this morning to honor not only a soccer team, but a women’s soccer team for their […]

BELO HORIZONTE, BRAZIL – JULY 08: A Germany fan reacts while surrounded by dejected Brazil fans after Germany’s 7-1 win during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Semi Final match between Brazil and Germany at Estadio Mineirao on July 8, 2014 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Brazil Defeated Germany 1-0 in 2014 World Cup Semifinal

The title is not deceiving you, Brazil actually defeated Germany 1-0 in last years World Cup Semifinal…at least according to this video. Yes, in all actuality, Germany beat Brazil 7-1 en route to winning the 2014 World Cup but this person did a great job making it look like Brazil won and advanced to the […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 21: The FIFA headquarters are seen after the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 21, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee approved the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

How to Understand the FIFA Rankings: Why is Wales 10 and USA 34?

The FIFA Rankings are out and they’re even more outrageous than we projected. As you can see, while they beat the Netherlands and Germany, we had the United States in 27th and they’re actually in 34th. Argentina moves up to 1st despite losing the Copa America Final and Wales is somehow 10th. So how does […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 13: Germany celebrate with the World Cup trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

Projected July 2015 FIFA Rankings

The new FIFA rankings for the men release on Thursday and there will be many changes. Some of these changes can be explained and some can’t because it’s FIFA. Either way, regardless of how absurd these rankings are, they hold great importance in terms of seeding for various tournaments. Anyway, thanks to FIFA, we can […]

FRISCO, TX – JULY 07: Clint Dempsey #8 of USA celebrates with fans after USA beat Honduras 2-1 during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup Group A match between USA and Honduras at Toyota Stadium on July 7, 2015 in Frisco, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

What to Make of the USMNT After Their First Gold Cup Game

I watched the USMNT play Honduras play last night in the first game of the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup and I was admittedly a bit confused in terms of how to rate this team. Yes, they won 2-1 but it was a very sloppy game that was helped by the inconsistent referee in charge of […]

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