The game started fast with City coming out the gates like a thoroughbred. Liverpool withstood the early pressure from City and started to grab a hold of the game. Their defensive work rate in the midfield allowed them to start to dictate the pace of the game. Liverpool managed to create a couple of chances […]

Today’s game between Barcelona and Elche started a little later than expected as a black cat invaded the pitch in the start of the game and had no signs of leaving. There has been a history of pitch invasions from four-legged felines before. Two years ago, a cat trotted on the pitch at Anfield during […]

It’s no secret that FIFA isn’t the most “forward thinking” organization in the world. This latest example gets listed under “sexism.” In a recent article of “The FIFA Weekly,” FIFA’s official magazine, Sepp Renggli chronicles Sepp Blatter as he goes back home to his hometown team in Switzerland. The entire article screams of PR spin […]

Gotta love the schedule makers for this juicy treat. A great matchup of two teams that have high expectations for this season. Arsenal is coming off a thrilling injury time winner while Everton is returning to play after a draw in their opener. Arsene Wenger is using the media to get his point across to […]

La Liga starts up tomorrow and the top teams will vie to knock off the upset winners, Atletico Madrid. Atletico Madrid almost won the double by winning La Liga and the UEFA Champions League but lost in the Champions League Final to Real Madrid. Atletico built their team around players who would run through a […]

Quick, tell me what channel is GolTV on your cable or satellite package? Chances are, you are not alone when you say that you don’t even have GolTV. None of the national cable and satellite providers carry GolTV anymore and the only provider I saw that even remotely carries GolTV is DirecTV. On DirecTV though, […]

Today marks the start of the German Bundesliga and while it is usually regarded as the most cost-effective leagues both in terms of team spending and ticket costs for fans in Europe, this years league begins and ends with Bayern Munich. This is Bayern’s league to lose and really only have to play these games […]

Every Thursday (or in this first edition, Friday), we at 32 Flags will walk down memory lane to remember a classic game from the past. Typically the game being recapped will consist of a matchup that takes place during the upcoming week but sometimes we will go off the script and talk about another great […]

If it was any other person, you probably wouldn’t believe this story but various reports are out saying Cardiff City owner, Vincent Tan, sent a dossier to Crystal Palace and the English FA filled with information as to why Malky Mackay was fired at Cardiff City last season. According to the Mirror, the dossier contained […]

It’s that time again… …THE CCCHHHAAAMMMPPPIIIOOONNNSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!! Leg 1 of the UEFA Champions League has concluded and we are one week away from finding out who will round out the 32 team field for the Champions League Group Stage. The draw will be next Thursday and 32 Flags will be here to live tweet the draw […]

Every Tuesday, the staff at 32 Flags will each rank their top 15 European teams of the week. Each staffers list is compiled and tabulated and results in a final top 10 that make up our Power Rankings. #1) Real Madrid – Spain  Phil: 1st, Andy: 1st, Jeff: 1st Last Week Power Ranking Position: N/A […]

Last month, the 30 for 30 documentary, Hillsborough, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking. Hillsborough, about the 1989 Hillsborough tragedy involving the deaths of 96 Liverpool fans and the subsequent police coverup over the past 25 years, was nominated with Brave Miss World (Netflix), The Amish: Shunned (PBS) […]