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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 30: Emerson Hyndman of Fulham in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Fulham and Cardiff City at Craven Cottage on August 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

USMNT Off to a Good Start, Win First Game in U-20 World Cup

The U-20 USMNT is already well on their way to advancing into the knockout stage by winning their first group stage game of the tournament, defeating Myanmar 2-1. With New Zealand and Ukraine drawing 1-1, the USA leads the group as the only team with a win. It wasn’t all that easy for the USMNT. […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 20: The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters prior to the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 20, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee will approve the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

The FIFA Corruption Scandal Roundup – Day 3

We’re trying something new tonight. Because the news of the FIFA Corruption Scandal has been coming thick and fast, we at 32 Flags want to give you a daily wrap up of the days’ proceedings as well as reflect back on some things we talked about throughout the day. This is “The FIFA Corruption Scandal […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – MAY 29: Jordanian Prince Ali bin al Hussein, FIFA vice president and Challenger to Joseph S. Blatter for the FIFA presidency (L) receives a pennant from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter during the 65th FIFA Congress at Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Sepp Blatter wins FIFA Presidential re-election

By a vote of 133 to 73 with 3 invalid ballots, Sepp Blatter has won a 5th term as FIFA President over Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, as Prince Ali conceded defeat rather than go to a second vote. Blatter failed to secure 2/3 of the votes to win on the first ballot. […]

2015 U-20 World Cup: Group F Preview

(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the U-20 World Cup) We wrap up the U-20 World Cup group previews with Group F. The four teams in Group F have a wide range of experience both in the U-20 World […]

EA Announces Women’s Teams for FIFA 16, Sexism Sadly Surfaces

EA Sports revealed that women’s national teams will be in FIFA 16, due to come out this September. A total of 12 teams will be in the game including the United States, Germany, France, Sweden, England, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Spain, China, Italy and Mexico. Sadly, this has riled up a lot of sexists who feel […]

WARSAW, POLAND – MAY 27: Nikola Kalinic of Dnipro celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League Final match between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and FC Sevilla on May 27, 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Dnipro scores early in Europa League Final, possible upset

The matchup in today’s UEFA Europa League didn’t necessarily scream “close game.” The defending champions Sevilla faced Ukrainian team Dnipro and many expect Sevilla to simply walk right over Dnipro to win the Europa League once again. Dnipro has another idea and they took the lead 1-0 within seven minutes with this monstrous header of […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 21: FIFA president, Sepp Blatter delivers a speech during a press conference held after the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters on October 21, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee has approved the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

UEFA calls for postponing election, Blatter can’t leave Switzerland

While the soccer governing bodies trying to wrap their heads around the news from the past 14 hours or so, UEFA has decided to take a stand. UEFA and their 54 members are calling to postpone Friday’s FIFA Presidential election due to the events surrounding the FIFA corruption scandal. If the election goes as scheduled, […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 20: The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters prior to the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 20, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During their third meeting of the year, held over two days, the FIFA Executive Committee will approve the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

What you need to know about the FIFA Corruption Scandal

While you may have been sleeping, 14 people from inside and outside of FIFA were indicted and nine were arrested in Zurich along with the others being arrested at some point in various parts of the world. Information has been coming in very rapidly and many of you aren’t up to speed yet. This is lengthy […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 20: The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters during to the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 20, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee will approve the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

More Than 10 FIFA Exec’s Arrested For Corruption

According to the New York Times, the US Justice Department and Swiss police have arrested “several top soccer officials and extradite them to the United States on federal corruption charges.” This comes after an investigation by the FBI and US Justice Department as well as an E:60 special on the rise of Sepp Blatter as […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 25: Didier Drogba (L) and Cesc Fabregas (R) of Chelsea celebrate with the Premier League and Capital One Cup trophies duing the Chelsea FC Premier League Victory Parade on May 25, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Hoskins/Getty Images)

VIDEO: This Jose Mourinho speech is like a roast on the other EPL teams

Jose Mourinho is known for having a very high opinion of himself. I’m not saying that’s a bad thing or that it’s not deserved but it’s very true. During Chelsea’s year end awards banquet, Mourinho gave a speech that was more of a roast as he made fun of his positional rivals. First of all, […]

PIC: USL’s Austin Aztex stadium is “under water”

There has been flooding as well as tornado warnings all over Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas since this weekend leaving at least one person dead and many people displaced from their homes. Amid all of this, House Park, home of the Austin Aztex USL soccer team is flooded. The entire field is under water and water […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 24: Gedion Zelalem of Arsenal is faced by John Fleck of Coventry City during the FA Cup with Budweiser Fourth round match between Arsenal and Coventry City at Emirates Stadium on January 24, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

2015 U-20 World Cup: Group A preview

(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the U-20 World Cup.) As the club season wraps up, there is still soccer to be played. The U-20 World Cup begins Saturday, the Women’s World Cup begins the next Saturday and the […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 24: Didier Drogba and Chelsea players and staffs celebrate winning the Premier League title after the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on May 24, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Your EPL Championship Sunday Roundup

Well well, the EPL Season has concluded. While we knew the fates of many of the teams, there were still many things left to be decided and still included a lot of drama. Relegation Battle Newcastle United 2-0 West Ham United Newcastle just needed to win or keep even with Hull City’s result against Manchester […]

ISTANBUL, TURKEY – OCTOBER 22: Jurgen Klopp the manager of Borussia Dortmund looks on prior to kickoff during UEFA Champions League Group D match between Galatasaray and Borussia Dortmund at Turk Telekom Arena on October 22, 2014 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Borussia Dortmund fans salute Jurgen Klopp in final game

Borussia Dortmund fans made their feelings known for manager Jurgen Klopp as he manages his final game at Signal Iduna Park. The manager has one more game, the DFB Pokal Final against Wolfsburg but the Dortmund fans wanted to give him a proper sendoff the only way they know how for his next endeavor. Gänsehaut, […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 26: Aerial view of Wembley Stadium which will host football events during the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 26, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Shaw/Getty Images)

Unexploded WWII bomb discovered near Wembley Stadium

Construction workers today discovered a German bomb from World War II that failed to detonate during the Nazi air raids in the early 1940’s. According to Sky News, the bomb was discovered near Wembley Stadium and triggered an evacuation of the surrounding area. Police and bomb squads have moved the bomb and plan to detonate […]

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