0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/2/2015
Chelsea spent this January transfer window making a couple moves. Andre Schurrle, who was rarely played under Jose Mourinho’s system, was sold to Wolfsburg for £24 million. They used the money to sign Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina for £27 million. In a transfer window that had few big moves, they were two of the rare […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 26: Demba Ba of Besiktas warms up during a training session at Emirates Stadium on August 26, 2014 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 2/1/2015
Demba Ba isn’t the best striker in the world but he seems to score some incredible and zany goals. When he was in the EPL at Newcastle and Chelsea, he seemed to only be able to score the craziest goals imaginable. Today, he may have scored the craziest one yet. Demba Ba apparently scored with […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Loic Remy of Chelsea turns to celebrate after scoring the opening goal past Joe Hart of Manchester City during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on January 31, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/31/2015
After about 40 minutes of tight play, the scoring got going right before half. Loic Remy finished some great one touch passing all around the field to take the lead and then Manchester City caught Thibaut Courtois off guard as David Silva kept things leveled at 1-1. 45 more minutes left in this one.
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool scores his goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield on January 31, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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You would think that Daniel Sturridge would be a bit rusty after missing five months due to injuries. That didn’t seem to be the case when he stepped back onto the field today. The Liverpool striker was subbed in and did what he does best. Receiving the pass from Coutinho, he buried it into the […]
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Raheem Sterling of Liverpool celebrates scoring the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield on January 31, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
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Liverpool’s Raheem Sterling looked like he was denied a PK near the end of the first half against positional rival West Ham. That, along with the few chances from either team, was making this a deadlocked battle. Then after 51 minutes, things changed and we have a leader. Sterling chested the ball down to Coutinho […]
WEST BROMWICH, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Harry Kane of Spurs scores his team’s second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between West Bromwich Albion and Tottenham Hotspur at The Hawthorns on January 31, 2015 in West Bromwich, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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Tottenham advanced to the Capital One Cup Final a few days ago but you wouldn’t know it seeing them today. They are taking it to West Brom by scoring two wonderful strikes. Now that West Brom has Tony Pulis as manager, the team is even tougher to score against. This is the first EPL game […]
WOLFSBURG, GERMANY – JANUARY 30: Bas Dost of Wolfsburg celebrate scoring his second goal during the Bundesliga match between VfL Wolfsburg and FC Bayern Muenchen at Volkswagen Arena on January 30, 2015 in Wolfsburg, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images for MAN)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/30/2015
This wasn’t in the script at all. Bayern Munich, the team who mostly comprises of World Cup Champions and has dominated the Bundesliga and Champions League this year, was beaten down by 2nd place Wolfsburg 4-1 today. The game started off with a tribute to Junior Malanda, the 20 year old Belgian defensive midfielder from […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 04: Fulham’s Clint Dempsey celebrates after scoring his second goal and Fulham’s fifth goal of the match during the Barclays Premier League match between Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers at Craven Cottage on March 4, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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There are only a few days left in the January transfer window and while things haven’t really spiced up yet, the January window is an important time for a European to finely touch up their roster and get that final piece of the puzzle to put together a run to the end of the season. […]
6 May 2000: A close up of Coach Bob Gansler of the Kansas City Wizards as he watches during the game against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The Wizards tied the Galaxy 0-0.Mandatory Credit: Jeff Gross /Allsport
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/29/2015
Bob Gansler is a name some people have forgotten and maybe not even known by new US Soccer fans. Gansler was instrumental in starting US Soccer’s renaissance by managing the US Men’s National Team in the 1990 World Cup. The 73 year old US Soccer Hall of Famer suffered a stroke this past weekend and […]
CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND – JANUARY 23: James Wilson of Manchester United battles for the ball with Josh Coulson of Cambridge United during the FA Cup Fourth Round match between Cambridge United and Manchester United at The R Costings Abbey Stadium on January 23, 2015 in Cambridge, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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After struggling to a draw against League Two side Cambridge United in the FA Cup, Manchester United season ticket holders must pay for an FA Cup ticket for the replay or be banned from going to the Sunderland game on February 28. Let’s get this straight. You paid between $800 to $1400 on a season […]
NATAL, BRAZIL – JUNE 16: The United States players pose for a team photo before the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group G match between Ghana and the United States at Estadio das Dunas on June 16, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 1/28/2015
The USMNT kicked off their 2015 season by facing Chile tonight in Rancagua. Jurgen Klinsmann experimented and tried different things and while the US held the lead for most of the first half, ultimately fell 3-2. Depending on your perspective and your expectations of the game, this was a good or bad game for the […]
DUBLIN, IRELAND – NOVEMBER 18: David Meyler (L) of Ireland tackles Jozy Altidore (R) of USA during the International Friendly match between the Republic of Ireland and USA at the Aviva Stadium on November 18, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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What is it with former EPL players in MLS? First Brek Shea scored and now Jozy Altidore makes himself known to take the lead back against Chile. Again, a great set up was what made the goal. DeAndre Yedlin placed the ball to Mix Diskerud who laid it off to Altidore from about 10 yards […]
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND – NOVEMBER 15: Alan Hutton of Scotland tackles Brek Shea of the USA during the international friendly at Hampden Park on November 15, 2013 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
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Okay that’s a little hyperbolic but Brek Shea has been missing from the USMNT for a while. Shea only had two caps last year and was never really a candidate for a World Cup spot. He is back with a new club team, Orlando City, and was invited back to camp. If the first six […]
DUBLIN, IRELAND – NOVEMBER 18: Anthony Pilkington (R) of Ireland peals away to celebrate after scoring his sides opening goal as Matt Besler (L) of USA looks towards the ball in the net during the International Friendly match between the Republic of Ireland and USA at the Aviva Stadium on November 18, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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Where: Estadio El Teniente, Rancagua, Chile When: 5:30 PM EST pregame show, 6:00 PM EST gametime Where Can I Watch It: FOX Sports One (English) and Unimas (Spanish) Team News: Chile: Chile is going for an all domestic lineup for this game. They are gearing up to host the Copa America and they are using […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 21: Andros Townsend of Spurs scores the opening goal past Mark Howard of Sheffield United from the penalty spot during the Capital One Cup Semi-Final first leg match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sheffield United at White Hart Lane on January 21, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)
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Where: Bramall Lane, Sheffield, UK When: 2:45 PM EST, 7:45 PM in the UK Where Can I Watch It: beIN Sports Connect in the US and Sky Sports 1 in the UK Team News: Tottenham: Since last week, Tottenham lost late to Leicester City in the FA Cup. As far as injuries go there aren’t […]
