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OPINION: Lionel Messi is NOT Leaving Barcelona

For the past day or so, I have seen many reports saying that Lionel Messi is considering leaving or hinting at leaving Barcelona next year or in the foreseeable future. I have to be honest, I haven’t read any of these articles because I know it’s not going to happen. Lionel Messi is staying at […]

Updated FIFA Rankings After November International Break

The FIFA rankings won’t be officially updated until November 27, but that doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun and figure out who currently is the best team in the world (according to FIFA). 1) Germany – 1725 points currently – 1669 points in October – 1st in October 2) Argentina – 1538 points […]

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USMNT Sliding After Humiliating Loss to Ireland

Earlier, I talked about the Ireland/USA game and debated on whether or not they would suffer a late game collapse like so many recent games. We found out that it was even worse. The USMNT couldn’t even get ahead to suffer a late game collapse. Ireland, well an arguably “C” squad Ireland team handedly defeated […]

Can the USMNT Avoid Another Late Game Collapse Against Ireland?

While the score of a game isn’t the most important factor in most friendlies, there is a crisis concerning the US Men’s National Team when it comes to giving up late goals. The USMNT has allowed a late goal after the 85th minute or in extra time that resulted in a loss of points in […]

FIFA Being FIFA, Whistleblowers From FIFA Qatar Summary Identified

Two whistleblowers from the Garcia Report on possible corruption during the bid process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cup’s have lodged a complaint within FIFA against Hans-Joachim Eckert because his summary of the Garcia Report contained information that made them easily identifiable. Phaedra Almajid of Qatar 2022 and Bonita Mersiades of Australia 2022 were […]

Flares From Croatia Fans Rained Down in Italy During Euro Qualifier

The Italy/Croatia game was temporarily suspended in the 73rd minute due to Croatian fans throwing flares from the top level of San Siro onto the field. The scene provided for a picturesque and dangerous situation and the referee felt it was best to stop the game and get the players away from danger. Italian police […]

Full Results And Schedule From 11/12 to 11/19 International Break

There are a lot of games taking place this international break and it’s tough to track all of these games down. Leave it to us to do the job for you. EURO 2016 QUALIFYING Friday, November 14 Georgia 0-4 Poland Romania 2-0 Northern Ireland Portugal 1-0 Armenia Serbia 1-3 Denmark Hungary 1-0 Finland Greece 0-1 […]

VIDEO: German Goalkeeper Becomes Pro Wrestler, Likely To Sign With WWE

Former German goalkeeper, Tim Wiese, retired from professional soccer this year at the age of 32 and is likely to become a pro wrestler with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). Wiese made his debut yesterday at a WWE non-televised live event in Frankfurt, Germany as a timekeeper during a tag team match involving The Usos against […]

The Ongoing Saga of Ebola at the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations

The 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying resumes Saturday and will conclude Wednesday. At this point, except for a few teams who have played five, everyone has played four games in their qualifying group and have two games left. So far, the only teams qualified are Algeria, Cape Verde and Tunisia. Morocco was supposed to […]

FIFA’s $25 Million Film was Made For FIFA And FIFA Alone

So…I watched United Passions and this movie is all over the place. There are moments where it seems as if they made the movie for those who have never heard of soccer or FIFA but then there are moments where you have to be an expert to understand what’s going on. All throughout the movie, […]

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United States Faces Big Test Against Colombia In England

The United States squares off against Colombia in an international friendly at Craven Cottage in London on Friday afternoon. Colombia is ranked 3rd in the world and the USA is 23rd. The US will also play the Republic of Ireland, in Ireland, on Tuesday. The United States begins game two of the post Landon Donovan […]

Qatar Corruption Summary Released

Hans-Joachim Eckert’s summary of Michael Garcia’s report on corruption in bidding for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups have been released and it’s as expected from yesterday. Russia and Qatar have been cleared of wrongdoing, and pretty much every other country is to blame. We only got the 42 page summary of the 430 page […]

The Show Will Go On, FIFA Expected to Clear Qatar on Corruption Charges

The BBC reports that FIFA is going to clear Qatar of corruption charges based on bidding for the 2022 FIFA World Cup when the FIFA ethics report is published tomorrow morning. Also, the English FA will be in trouble for associating themselves with former FIFA VP, Jack Warner, who resigned due to bribery allegations. After […]

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