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ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 12: Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid receives the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or award for the player of the year during the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Your FIFA Ballon d’Or Awards Roundup

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FIFA had their annual awards ceremony today, including the presentation of the Ballon d’Or for the best male player of the year. This year, Cristiano Ronaldo won over Lionel Messi and Manuel Neuer. Ronaldo was listed as the favorite to win the award but all three were worthy candidates. Neuer was instrumental on Bayern Munich […]

ROME, ITALY – DECEMBER 10: Martin Demichelis (L) of Manchester City FC competes for the ball with Francesco Totti of AS Roma during the UEFA Champions League Group E match between AS Roma and Manchester City FC on December 10, 2014 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Paolo Bruno/Getty Images)

PHOTO: Roma’s Francesco Totti scores, celebrates with selfie

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Francesco Totti is a legend and as a legend, you get to do what you want. After scoring today against Lazio, Totti celebrated by grabbing his phone and grabbing a selfie between him and the Roma crowd. While it’s definitely a great celebration, it isn’t the most original. That honor goes to Sporting Kansas City’s […]

VIDEO: NBC switches announce team during Crystal Palace vs Tottenham

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“The show must go on” as they say in show business and that certainly applies to live TV. Having worked in live TV for sporting events, things are usually very hectic in the moments before a live broadcast. The constant remains, once it hits that time, you’re on live regardless of what’s happening behind the […]

SWANSEA, WALES – JANUARY 10: West Ham United player Andy Carroll (l) shoots to score the opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and West Ham United at Liberty Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Andy Carroll scores potential goal of the month against Swansea

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Andy Carroll made Swansea City look like the Washington Generals with this incredible goal. Carroll took a cross off his chest and juggled the ball around close to the end of the box. While having the ball in the box for a few seconds, he took an off balanced shot from just under the 18 […]

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VIDEO: Gareth Bale scores beaut FK, makes Ray Hudson speechless (for half a second)

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Gareth Bale defied any and all logic with this free kick goal against Espanyol. Bale’s free kick left the keeper virtually flat footed and bounced in off the post to double their lead. To watch the goal with Ray Hudson’s commentary, click below. For about half a second, Ray is actually speechless. That is a […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – JANUARY 10: Lazar Markovic of Liverpool strikes a volley onto the crossbar during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Liverpool at Stadium of Light on January 10, 2015 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic dominating with his goal against Sunderland

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Liverpool’s Lazar Markovic has had a stunning first half today against Sunderland. He started off by attacking right at the whistle. He got taken down and definitely looked like a penalty but it wasn’t called by the referee. Then a few minutes later, Markovic comes back and in a scrappy effort, gets Liverpool’s first goal […]

Frank Lampard LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Frank Lampard of Manchester City on the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on September 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Frank Lampard releases statement between Manchester City/NYCFC

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Frank Lampard released a statement concerning his situation with NYCFC, Manchester City and MLS. Much has been said about this situation and we have talked about this as well. There has been so much said and many different interpretations of stories about what is the truth and Lampard is doing what he can to set […]

COSTA DO SAUIPE, BRAZIL – DECEMBER 06: The World Cup trophy on stage before the Final Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil at Costa do Sauipe Resort on December 6, 2013 in Costa do Sauipe, Bahia, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

FIFA pays club teams for World Cup participation

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FIFA apparently pays club teams whose players play in the World Cup. I didn’t know that before Thursday but it’s true. What happened was that FIFA paid $70 million to club teams. In a report, it showed that FIFA would pay teams $2,800 for every day they were on national team duty during the World […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 18: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates scoring the opening goal from a penalty kick with his team-mates during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Manchester City and Barcelona at the Etihad Stadium on February 18, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

VIDEOS: Goals aplenty for “struggling” Barcelona

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Barcelona has been struggling recently. I mean, if we’re being honest, Barcelona is still by far one of the ten best teams in the world. But in Barcelona terms, they’re struggling. There are constant reports about Lionel Messi leaving and the front office calling elections and firing the Director of Football. Today, however, Barcelona had […]

Lionel Messi BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 26: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Malaga CF at Camp Nou on January 26, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Where will Lionel Messi go?

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Lionel Messi has been in the Barcelona system since he was 13. Over the years, the relationship between player and club have seen its ups and downs. Recently, there have been rumors that Messi wants to leave Barcelona and while he signed a long-term deal and we at 32 Flags have talked about the unlikelihood […]

WATFORD, ENGLAND – APRIL 24: Norwich fans enjoy the moment during the Nationwide Division One match between Watford and Norwich City at Vicarage Road on April 24, 2004 in Watford, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

CONFUSED! Player saves his own shot with his own hand

0 comments by on 1/7/2015

A Greek league player, for some reason, saved his own shot with his own hand as it was going into the goal. How does a referee call this? Is this a bookable offense for a handball, an intentional handball at that? Why is the player trying so hard to not score? Either way, it’s one […]

ACCRINGTON, ENGLAND – APRIL 2: A general view of the Crown Ground prior to the npower League Two League match between Accrington Stanley and Northampton Town at the Crown Ground on April 2, 2011 in Accrington, England. (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)

Fake game between Accrington Stanley and Manchester United sold out

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Accrington Stanley and Manchester United didn’t play this past weekend. That didn’t stop Accrington Stanley for selling 250 special tickets for a fake FA Cup game in just 36 hours. What happened was that Manchester United was supposed to play away against the winner of the Accrington Stanley/Yeovil Town game. To lower league teams, hosting […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 08: HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, FIFA Vice-President, is interviewed on stage at the Soccerex European Forum Conference Programme at Manchester Central on September 8, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

Can Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein be FIFA’s Savior?

0 comments by on 1/6/2015

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has announced via Twitter that he is running against Sepp Blatter for President of FIFA. The FIFA Vice-President and Executive Committee member from Jordan has been representing Asia as VP since 2010 and is a graduate of Princeton. The Prince has showed during his time with FIFA that he is […]

KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Adebayo Akinfenwa of AFC Wimbledon pokes the ball into the net to score a goal and level the scores at 1-1 during the FA Cup Third Round match between AFC Wimbledon and Liverpool at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on January 5, 2015 in Kingston upon Thames, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Biggest man in soccer, Akinfenwa, equalizes against Liverpool

0 comments by on 1/5/2015

The magic of the FA Cup! Adebayo Akinfenwa, widely known as the biggest man in soccer, is a forward for AFC Wimbledon. He weighs 16 stone, or around 225 pounds and scores goals. He just scored against his favorite team Liverpool and tied it up before halftime in the FA Cup 3rd round. That got […]

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)

FA Cup 4th Round Matchups

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Here are the matchups for the 4th round of the 2014-15 FA Cup. There will be 32 teams left. Games will be played on the weekend of January 24 and 25. Southampton (EPL) vs. Crystal Palace (EPL) Cambridge United (L2) vs. Manchester United (EPL) Blackburn Rovers (CH) vs. Swansea City (EPL) Chelsea (EPL) vs. Millwall […]

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