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during the Barclays Premier League match between Hull City and Queens Park Rangers at KC Stadium on February 21, 2015 in Hull, England.

VIDEO: QPR’s Joey Barton sees RED for “under the belt” slap

When will Joey Barton learn? The troublesome QPR midfielder has seen red once again for slapping Hull City’s Tom Huddlestone “below the belt” after a skirmish between players during the game. After the red card was given, Barton gave a wave of apology but the damage was done. Barton extended his EPL record 8th straight […]

PRESTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: Ander Herrera of Manchester United celebrates scoring their first goal during the FA Cup Fifth round match between Preston North End and Manchester United at Deepdale on February 16, 2015 in Preston, England (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Swansea INCHES away from leading against Man United

I don’t think you can possibly get this close without scoring. Swansea’s Bafétimbi Gomis headed the ball for a sure goal off the corner. Amazingly, Manchester United’s Ander Herrera made an incredible goal line save with hardly a few inches to spare to keep things at 0-0. Another example as to the brilliance of goal […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 19: Mario Balotelli of Liverpool scores the match winning goal past goalkeeper Cenk Gonen of Besiktas during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 match between Liverpool FC and Besiktas JK at Anfield on February 19, 2015 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

To take or not to take: Mario Balotelli defies Liverpool to score PK

In case you haven’t seen, Mario Balotelli took it upon himself and defied team orders to take a late game penalty to defeat Besiktas in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League Round of 32. After Jordon Ibe won a penalty in the 85th minute, Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson was ready to take the […]

Your Europa League Round of 32, Leg 1 Preview

The Europa League knockout stage begins again today and this isn’t your typical Europa League. What was once a tournament that didn’t really hold a lot of importance is now a priority due to the winner getting an automatic Champions League position next season. This is huge for the teams on the fringe of the […]

BASEL, SWITZERLAND – FEBRUARY 18: Danilo (R) of FC Porto celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between FC Basel 1893 and FC Porto at St. Jakob-Park on February 18, 2015 in Basel, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images for UEFA)

Champions League Round of 16 Recap: Real cruises and Basel/Porto draw

Today was a lot more predictable than yesterday. While both games included some great goals and some great action, neither provided major shocks. Real Madrid got past Schalke 2-0 while Basel and Porto got through on a 1-1 draw after the first leg. Schalke and Real Madrid faced off for the second year in a […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – OCTOBER 29: Marcelo Vieira of Real Madrid CF celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the Copa Del Rey Round of 32 first leg match at Power8 Stadium on October 29, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Weak foot? Yeah, right! Marcelo scores beauty to seal Real win

Marcelo shoots with his left foot but when he has to, he can score on his right. Anyone who dares doubt him on that just needs to watch today’s goal during the Schalke/Real Madrid Champions League game. What a goal that was. It was so good, it impressed Cristiano Ronaldo.

MADRID, SPAIN – OCTOBER 30: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF celebrates after scoring Real’s 6th goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Sevilla FC at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on October 30, 2013 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Cristiano Ronaldo scores to end scoring drought

Before today, Cristiano Ronaldo hadn’t scored in a month, A MONTH! We can all breathe again because Ronaldo has scored today in the Champions League game against Schalke. This is Ronaldo’s 58th Champions League goal in 58 games as a Real Madrid player. This looked very easy for Ronaldo. He nonchalantly got behind the defenders […]

DOHA, QATAR – OCTOBER 24: Arab men sit at a shoemaker’s stall with a replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy in the Souq Waqif traditional market on October 24, 2011 in Doha, Qatar. Qatar will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup football competition and is slated to tackle a variety of infrastructure projects, including the construction of new stadiums. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

BREAKING: Grant Wahl reports Nov/Dec date for ’22 World Cup

During FOX’s Champions League pregame show today, Grant Wahl confirmed that the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be played in November and December of 2022. After many rumors, debate and speculation as to when the World Cup will be played, it appears November-December is certain and will be definite sometime next month. The […]

UEFA Champions League is BACK!!!

THE CHAMPIONS!!! After 68 days, it is back. The UEFA Champions League is back and we’re heading into the knockout rounds. Now it’s getting interesting. There are just 16 teams left and their journey to be the best team in Europe continues Tuesday and Wednesday. There will be two games this Tuesday and two on […]

MADRID, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 07: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF protests to the referee during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on February 7, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

La Liga officials will investigate “Cristiano is a drunk” chants

I wish I could make this story up but this is 100% true. ESPN FC reports that the Liga de Futbol Profesional (LFP) will investigate Barcelona for their fans making “inappropriate chants” during this past weekends Barcelona/Levante game. Barcelona fans allegedly chanted, “Cristiano is a drunk” during the game. The chant was a result of […]

PRESTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 16: David De Gea of Manchester United looks on through smoke from a flare during the FA Cup Fifth round match between Preston North End and Manchester United at Deepdale on February 16, 2015 in Preston, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Manchester United outlasts strong Preston North End in FA Cup

What an entertaining FA Cup match to cap off the fifth round. It may have looked like a Manchester United 3-1 blowout but it was far from that. League One side Preston North End, who hadn’t won a trophy since the 1938 FA Cup, laid it all out on the field and really looked better […]

HARTLEPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 05: The FA Cup trophy on display ahead of the FA Cup Second Round match between Hartlepool United and Blyth Spartans at Victoria Park on December 5, 2014 in Hartlepool, England. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Bradford City upsets, Arsenal Cruises in FA Cup action

Just like with yesterday, we had a rather interesting FA Cup Sunday. Three of the four games remaining took place and the Quarterfinal field looks much clearer now.   Aston Villa 2-1 Leicester City Aston Villa dragged out a win over Leicester City. The first half was nothing to write home about except for a […]

VIDEO: Luis Suarez’s beautiful bicycle kick seals Barca’s win

Luis Suarez may not be scoring as often in Barcelona as he was in Liverpool and Ajax, but Suarez is still one of the best players in the world and he can score some beauties. Today’s bicycle kick goal today against Levante capped off a 5-0 win and earned Suarez another highlight to add to […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 13: The FA Cup is seen pitchside ahead of the FA Cup with Budweiser semi-final match between Hull City and Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium on April 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Liverpool comes back, Stoke upset in FA Cup 5th Round

We had a little bit of everything in the FA Cup today. Four of the eight round of 16 games took place today and we had blowouts, red cards, upsets and come from behind wins today. West Brom 4-0 West Ham This was not a good day for Sam Allardyce. West Brom’s first goal was […]

MANAUS, BRAZIL – JUNE 22: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal reacts as Matt Besler of the United States looks on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between the United States and Portugal at Arena Amazonia on June 22, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

KC’s Vermes and Besler disagree with Klinsmann’s fitness comments

Sporting Kansas City manager Peter Vermes and SKC/USMNT central defender Matt Besler gave some comments today to the Kansas City Star about Jurgen Klinsmann’s fitness comments. Klinsmann has stressed fitness and even went as far as saying that some players aren’t training enough in the preseason to effectively perform for the USMNT and some don’t […]

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