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LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 11: latan Ibrahimovic of PSG holds his hand up in acknowledgement of the bad tackle he has just committed on Oscar of Chelsea during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge on March 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

The 2014-15 Flaggie Awards

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Don’t let the corny name fool you, this is the Flaggie Awards. These are our awards for the best and worst over the past club season. Manager of the Year (EPL) – Jose Mourinho When you win the Premier League close to a month early, you’re bound to get some credit as a manager. Jose […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 21: A dejected David De Gea of Manchester United looks at the ball in his net as Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City scores his team’s opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on September 21, 2014 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

32 Flags 2014-15 EPL Team Grades

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As we enter the final day of the EPL season, most teams have already clinched their fates. There may be some positional changes but we already know the champion, the top four and two of the relegation spots. Because of that, it’s pretty safe to review each EPL teams’ season and grade the 20 teams. […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Diego Costa of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on September 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

32 Flags Chooses EPL’s Best XI

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It’s that time of year. The club season is wrapping up and everyone is gearing up for crazy transfer rumors, insanely expensive signings and the various international tournaments. Before that happens, we need to go over what has happened this season. One thing is to come up with the best XI we can possibly come […]

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO – DECEMBER 19: The FIFA President Joseph S Blatter talks to the media during a FIFA press conference at the Sofitel Marrekch on December 19, 2014 in Marrakech, Morocco. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

VIDEO: John Oliver takes down Sepp Blatter amid FIFA presidential election

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John Oliver has dealt with FIFA in the past on his show, Last Week Tonight. About a year ago, he tackled the FIFA World Cup and displayed the conundrum we all face as soccer fans. Now, he goes after Sepp Blatter as he is running for re-election for FIFA President. This comes after the ESPN […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 10: (L-R) FC Barcelona Sport Director Andoni Zubizarreta, Thomas Vermaelen and FC Barcelona Vice-President Jordi Mestre as Thomas Vermaelen is unveiled as a new player for FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium on August 10, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

If you’re an Arsenal fan, root for Barcelona to win Champions League Final

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Exactly what the title says, if you’re an Arsenal fan, root for Barcelona to defeat Juventus in the Champions League Final. This is because of a clause in Thomas Vermaelen’s transfer deal with Barcelona. The defender went to Barcelona and in addition to the £15 million transfer fee, Arsenal insisted a clause be put in […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 09: Jason Puncheon of Crystal Palace celebrates his team’s first goal with Mile Jedinak during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on May 9, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Jason Puncheon fools everyone with this spellbinding free kick

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Amid Steven Gerrard’s final game at Anfield, Crystal Palace flipped the script right before halftime to sort of spoil the party a bit. Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon drilled this free kick toward the opposite goal and absolutely fooling Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet. Your browser does not support iframes. Just take a look at the goal, that […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Aston Villa at St Mary’s Stadium on May 16, 2015 in Southampton, England.

VIDEO: Southampton’s Sadio Mane breaks record for quickest hat trick

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Sadio Mane definitely struck while the iron was hot. It took him 13 minutes to score his first goal of the day but it would only take another 2:53 to get goals two and three to break Robbie Fowler’s record for the quickest hat trick in EPL history. He also broke the record for having […]

TOKYO – DECEMBER 12: Boca Juniors supporters cheers before the FIFA Club World Cup semi final match between Boca Juniors and Etoile Sportive du Sahel at the National Stadium on December 12, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

River Plate players pepper sprayed by Boca Juniors fan in Copa Libertadores

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The Superclasico between River Plate and Boca Juniors is one of the most hostile and dangerous rivalries in the world. Imagine a rivalry like Manchester United vs. Liverpool and the level of hostility and danger in the Superclasico makes Manchester United vs. Liverpool look like a tea party. River Plate and Boca Juniors were supposed to play […]

MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 23: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their fifth goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Elche CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on September 23, 2014 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Cristiano Ronaldo donates $8 million to Nepal earthquake relief

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Cristiano Ronaldo is no stranger to being a humanitarian. Whether it’s donating to other causes helping natural disaster victims or with sick children, Ronaldo is as good a humanitarian as he is a soccer player. His latest humanitarian effort is donating close to $8 million to the charity “Save the Children” in their efforts to […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Swansea City at Emirates Stadium on May 11, 2015 in London, England.

VIDEO: Humans fooled, Swansea wins due to goal line technology

0 comments by on 5/11/2015

God bless goal line technology!!! Swansea won over Arsenal due to a Bafetimbi Gomis goal that fooled almost all the humans, especially referee Kevin Friend, at Emirates Stadium but not the goal line technology system. Seriously, if it wasn’t for goal line technology, Arsenal and Swansea would’ve battled to a 0-0 draw and Swansea would’ve […]

MONACO – AUGUST 30: The UEFA Europa League trophy is displayed prior to the UEFA Europa League group stage 2013/14 draw on August 30, 2013 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

Fair play gives EPL additional Europa League place, some unlikely teams are fighting for the spot

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For finishing 2nd in the UEFA Respect Fair Play standings, England, along with the Netherlands and Ireland, has been granted an additional UEFA Europa League spot for the 2015-16 season. This means that there will be eight English teams total in European competition. Four will be placed in the UEFA Champions League and four in […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 24: Pep Guardiola the coach of FC Bayern Muenchen faces the media during a press conference at the Lowry Hotel on November 24, 2014 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Report: Pep Guardiola heading to Manchester City

0 comments by on 5/9/2015

Former Barcelona and current Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola will be heading to Manchester City after a “verbal agreement” was made according to beIN Sports United Arab Emirates channel and Richard Keys of beIN Sports. BeIN Sports arabic reporting pep guardiola is on his way to manchester city.. — Andy Richardson (@AndyR_Sport)

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 12: A QPR fan cheers on his team during the Sky Bet Championship Play Off Semi Final second leg match between Queens Park Rangers and Wigan Athletic at Loftus Road on May 12, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

4 Teams, $200 Mil, Winner Take All: It’s the English Championship Promotion Playoffs

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Some of the most intense, exciting, high stakes soccer games in the world will not consist in the English Premier League or the UEFA Champions League. These games will be played by teams in the English Championship as they face each other for the final EPL promotion spot. In the English soccer pyramid, three teams […]

VIDEO: FOX and The Simpsons team up with USWNT for World Cup

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The jury is still out on how FOX covers soccer but there is no doubt FOX is trying to promote the Women’s World Cup to a widespread, mainstream audience. Today, FOX teamed up the US Women’s National Team with the legendary TV show The Simpsons. Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach and Christen Press posed with life […]

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)

May FIFA Rankings Roundup: Top 17 unchanged, US drops to 28

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FIFA Rankings were released today and there isn’t a lot of change in the top of the standings. There were only three games played throughout April so it’s not shocking that there isn’t much change. The top 17 is unchanged so Germany, Argentina and Belgium are still in the top three. Mexico is the first […]

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