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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – MAY 30: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter talks to the press during the FIFA Post Congress Week Press Conference at the Home of FIFA on May 30, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Alessandro Della Bella/Getty Images)

Sepp Blatter May do the Most Blatter Thing Ever and Unresign

A couple weeks ago, we were overjoyed about the news that Sepp Blatter announced his resignation as FIFA President and a new President would be elected in an “extraordinary” congress. Now, it appears he may have second thoughts. An unnamed source in a Swiss newspaper said that after receiving many messages from Asian and African […]

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 10: USA pose for a team photo during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Round of 16 match between USA and Colombia at Wellington Regional Stadium on June 10, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

VIDEO: USMNT Falls in U-20 World Cup Quarterfinals Due to PK’s

The USMNT U-20 team met an unfortunate end in the middle of the night as they fell to Serbia in the Quarterfinals in penalties. After holding Serbia to a 0-0 draw after 120 minutes, they lost 6-5 in PK’s despite two tremendous game extending saves by US goalkeeper Zack Steffen. Here’s the highlights of the […]

CHICAGO, IL – JUNE 22: Fans in Grant Park celebrate a goal by the U.S. against Portugal in a Group G World Cup soccer match on June 22, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Fans were turned away from the free event after a 10,000-person capacity was reached. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Remembering the True Beginning of US Soccer’s Modern Era

What do you think of when you think of the beginning of US Soccer’s modern era? Naturally, you would think of the Men’s National Team participating in the 1990 World Cup or when they qualified for the tournament defeating Trinidad and Tobago with Paul Caligiuri’s “Shot heard round the world.” No, the true beginning of […]

MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 23: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid scores his team’s 2nd goal from a free kick during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Getafe CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 23, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Christiano Ronaldo Completes Hat Trick With Filthy Golazo

Portugal faced Armenia and although Portugal should’ve cleaned Armenia’s clock, Armenia gave them a pretty good game. Armenia even took the lead early in the game with a stunning free kick goal from distance and had more possession than Portugal. Alas, the one thing Armenia didn’t have was one of the best players in the […]

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 6

Today in the Women’s World Cup, Groups C and D faced off and we had some varied games. We got a scoreless draw, a blowout and everything in between. 1) Biggest Winner — Japan Japan became the first team in the Women’s World Cup to officially advance to the Knockout Stage. By beating Switzerland 1-0 […]

WINNIPEG, MB – JUNE 12: The United States team poses for a team photo before taking on Sweden in the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 12, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

USWNT and Sweden Play to Scoreless Draw

The USWNT remain in the lead of Group D but they are far from safe as they drew Sweden 0-0 tonight. I’m not going to lie, the game wasn’t the most entertaining game of the World Cup, it was pretty bad. Hopefully those who watched for the first time since it was on regular FOX […]

SPLIT, CROATIA – JUNE 12: A general view during the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier between Croatia and Italy on June 12, 2015 in Split, Croatia. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

PIC: Croatia Shows Swastika on Pitch While Playing in Empty Stadium Due to Racism

Croatia faced Italy in an empty stadium for their 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifier due to racist acts committed by Croatian fans. Now, they may be in even more trouble. While it is faint and tough to spot at first, it appeared that swastika was spotted in the pitch where Croatia and Italy played. Officials tried […]

SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 15: The United States team surround Juan Agudelo #17 after he scores a goal against Mexico during an international friendly match at the Alamodome on April 15, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)

USMNT Rules Over Europe! Beat Netherlands and Germany

The USMNT faced World Cup champion and currently top ranked Germany on Wednesday. Rather than cower in fear, the USMNT stared them down to a 2-1 come-from-behind win. This comes on the heels of a thrilling 4-3 come-from-behind win against the Netherlands late last week. In just five days, the USMNT beat the No. 6 […]

WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND – JUNE 10: L to R, John Requejo Jr, Marco Delgado, Gedion Zelalem, Rubio Rubin and Thomas Thompson of USA celebrate the win while Carlos Ibarguen of Colombia shows his disappointment during the FIFA U-20 World Cup New Zealand 2015 Round of 16 match between USA and Colombia at Wellington Regional Stadium on June 10, 2015 in Wellington, New Zealand. (Photo by Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

US U-20 Team to World Cup Quarterfinals Thanks to Rubin’s Goal and Steffen’s PK Save

In a special U-20 World Cup Rewind, the U-20 US Men’s National Team defeated Colombia 1-0 to advance to the U-20 World Cup Quarterfinals against Serbia. The tense battle was thrilling to the bitter end as the United States had to do all they can to keep Colombia from scoring an equalizer in this Round […]

BRASILIA, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 10: Formiga (#20) and Andressa of Brazil celebrate a scored goal against Argentina during a match between Brazil and Argentina as part of International Women’s Football Tournament of Brasilia at Mane Garrincha Stadium on December 10, 2014 in Brasilia, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Brazil’s Formiga (37) Becomes Oldest Goalscorer in Women’s World Cup History

Brazil’s Formiga and Japan’s Homare Sawa are competing for all the “oldest” records. At 37 and 36 respectively, both are participating in their 6th Women’s World Cup. To put that in perspective, both have been playing for their respective teams since the 2nd World Cup in 1995. Formiga dipped into the fountain of youth when […]

during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Group D match at Winnipeg Stadium on June 8, 2015 in Winnipeg, Canada.

VIDEO: Megan Rapinoe opens up the scoring for USWNT, Australia Equalizes

The United States began their World Cup against Australia and while Australia is putting up a fight, it was the Americans who scored first. Megan Rapinoe took advantage of a fortunate bounce but her strike from about 20 yards struck the back of the net to take the lead 1-0 in the 12th minute. The […]

ORLANDO, FL – DECEMBER 12: The “Swoosh” logo is seen on a Nike factory store on December 12, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. Tiger Woods announced that he will take an indefinite break from professional golf to concentrate on repairing family relations after admitting to infidelity in his marriage. The company issued a statement that “Woods and his family have Nike’s full support.” (Photo by Getty Images)

VIDEO: Nike Launches “American Woman” Ad Before USWNT/Sweden

With just hours until the USWNT kicks off to begin their 7th World Cup, Nike unveiled this pretty terrific ad featuring the team training to the tune of “American Woman.” And when I say “American Woman,” they don’t use the Lenny Kravitz version, they used The Guess Who version (aka the good version). The commercial […]

DETROIT, MI – DECEMBER 08: Heather Mitts #2 of Team USA signs autographs after the game against China at Ford Field on December 8, 2012 in Detroit, Michigan. USA defeated China 2-0. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Heather Mitts, “I don’t care what you do off the field” in describing Hope Solo

Amid new information about Hope Solo’s alleged domestic violence troubles coming from ESPN’s Outside the Lines, the FOX Soccer panel talked about the news in the kind of way that you have to talk about it but you don’t really want to. While discussing whether or not the Hope Solo news is a story that […]

MUSCAT, OMAN – DECEMBER 09: President of FIFA, Jospeh Sepp Blatter attends a press conference with the Oman Football Association at the Main Press Centre, Al-Musannah Sports City on December 9, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

FIFA Funded “United Passions” Earns $607 in US Theaters, 0% Rating on Rotten Tomatoes

In what is one of the worst weekend film debuts in US cinema history, the FIFA funded/pretty much propaganda film, United Passions, about the history of FIFA and the history of outgoing FIFA President Sepp Blatter, earned a total of $607 in Friday and Saturday box office earnings. They probably shouldn’t have released the movie […]

OTTAWA, ON – JUNE 07: Trine Ronning of Norway celebrates with team mates as she scores the opening goal on a free kick during the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Group B match between Norway and Thailand at Lansdowne Stadium on June 7, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Norway’s Beautiful Free Kick Opens Scoring Against Thailand

Day 2 of the Women’s World Cup kicked off in terrific fashion for Norway. They played the first game of the day against Thailand and got on the board early thanks to captain Trine Ronning’s free kick in the 15th minute. Norway took the lead 1-0 because of the free kick. The kick was simply […]

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