0 comments by Randy Capps on 1/10/2016
Perhaps not the best piece of goalkeeping you’ll ever see, but Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen still used his skill to put Spurs ahead of Leicester City with this ninth-minute goal.
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek has been on the books at Chelsea since he was eight years old. Eleven years later, he has his first senior goal for the Blues, a strike that doubled their lead to 2-0 in a FA Cup match with Scunthorpe. [h/t ClipItTV]
NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 26: Steve McLaren Newcastle unitedâs manager gestures to Florian Thauvin of Newcastle United during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle and Everton at St James Park on December 26, 2015 in Newcastle, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 1/6/2016
Now that the calendar has flipped over to January, it’s time to start thinking about the bottom of the EPL table. Unlike the NFL or NBA, which rewards its worst teams with high draft picks, the EPL sends its three worst teams through the trap door and out of the league all together — allowing […]
MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 28: Kike of Middlesbrough makes a break during the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Sheffield Wednesday at the Riverside Stadium on December 28, 2015 in Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 1/1/2016
While Newcastle, Aston Villa and Sunderland fret over the prospect of escaping the relegation zone of the EPL table, clubs one level below them are eager to snap up places in the most lucrative league in the world. Escaping from the 24-team Championship is notoriously difficult. Just ask recently demoted Premier League sides Fulham (18th), […]
during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Stoke City at Goodison Park on December 28, 2015 in Liverpool, England.
0 comments by Randy Capps on 12/28/2015
The days of Stoke City bunkering in and hoping for the odd set piece scoring chance are long gone. The Potters scored overturned a 3-2 deficit to win, 4-3, on a penalty kick from Marko Arnautovic at Goodison Park Monday. The controversial penalty decision against John Stones helped Stoke City jump up to eighth in […]
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 19: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City and Gareth Barry of Everton compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Leicester City at Goodison Park on December 19, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 12/23/2015
There has been no shortage of drama — both on the field and off — in the Premier League in 2015. From splashy manager hires to shocking manager firings, goals at the death and goals that send fans into rapture, there are far more than 10 such moments from the last calendar year. The headline […]
LEICESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 14: Jose Mourinho the manager of Chelsea speaks with Eden Hazard of Chelsea as he receives medical treatment during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Chelsea at the King Power Stadium on December14, 2015 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 12/17/2015
In the midst of a disastrous Premier League campaign that has the defending champions just one point above the relegation zone in 16th place, Chelsea has fired its manager, Jose Mourinho, this morning. It’s a move that some would argue should have been made weeks ago. The numbers certainly make it look that way: 60% […]
<> at Camp Nou on November 28, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.
0 comments by Randy Capps on 11/30/2015
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three finalists for the Ballon d’Or trophy, FIFA announced today. Ronaldo has won the award, given each year to the world’s best player, for the past two seasons. Messi won it for four straight years before that. Those awards, and a few others, will be given out […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 17: The stadium arch is lit up before the International Friendly match between England and France at Wembley Stadium on November 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 11/17/2015
For the first time since since terror attacks in Paris left 129 people dead and dozens of others injured, the French national team is scheduled to play a friendly match against England at Wembley Stadium this afternoon. Here are some of the sights and sounds leading up to kickoff: Wembley Stadium filling up ahead of […]
MADRID, SPAIN – OCTOBER 04: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid CF wins the header after Gabi Fernandez of Atletico de Madrid during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on October 4, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 11/4/2015
Real Madrid forward and French international Karim Benzema was arrested today in connection with a plot to blackmail fellow French international and Lyon player, Mathieu Valbuena, according to multiple reports. Benzema, 27, was called to the police station in Versailles early this morning, but the public prosecutor’s office would only confirm that he was being […]
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 03: A general view of the Frankfurt headquarters of the DFB, Germany’s football association, on November 3, 2015 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. German tax authorities have raided the Frankfurt headquarters of the DFB, Germany’s football association, as part of an investigation into tax evasion linked with Germany being awarded the 2006 World Cup. The investigation concerns a suspected transfer of 6.7 million euros from the organising committee for the German Football Association (DFB) to the FIFA football association. (Photo by Alexander Scheuber/Getty Images)
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The investigation into corruption involving the German Football Association (DFB) and the country’s successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup took another turn Tuesday when Frankfurt police raided DFB headquarters, according to a BBC report. The report also states that the homes of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach, former president Theo Zwanziger and former […]
during the Capital One Cup fourth round match between Stoke City and Chelsea at the Britannia Stadium on October 27, 2015 in Stoke on Trent, England.
0 comments by Randy Capps on 10/27/2015
Eden Hazard was denied from the penalty spot by Jack Butland on Chelsea’s final spot kick and Stoke City went through on penalties, 5-4, to cap an exciting day of Capital One Cup action. It was the latest in a series of disappointments for both Hazard and Chelsea, who failed to break a 1-1 deadlock […]
BERLIN – JULY 09: Alessandro Del Piero of Italy kisses the World Cup trophy following his team’s victory in a penalty shootout at the end of the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Final match between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium on July 9, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 10/16/2015
A report released in German magazine “Der Spiegel” today claims that the hosting rights for the 2006 World Cup were won by Germany because of bribes funded by former adidas CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus, who died in 2009. The report claims that a 13 million Swiss Franc fund was used to pay for the votes of […]
SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – JULY 25: FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter speaks during the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Dennis Grombkowski/Getty Images)
0 comments by Randy Capps on 10/8/2015
The ongoing FIFA saga took another turn today when FIFA’s Ethics Committee handed down 90-day suspensions for FIFA President Sepp Blatter, Vice President and UEFA President Michel Platini and several other officials. Here is the list of the suspensions handed out today: Sepp Blatter, 90 days Michel Platini, 90 days Secretary General Jerome Valcke, 90 […]
0 comments by Randy Capps on 10/4/2015
It had all the makings of a classic. It was one versus two in the Bundesliga table as Dortmund visited Munich to face the reigning champions, Bayern Munich, in the latest “Der Klassiker.” It wasn’t a classic, but it was a statement from Bayern, as it rolled to a 5-1 win. Two goals each from […]
