0 comments by Joe Webb on 9/1/2015
After a disappointing Gold Cup showing for the United States, Jürgen Klinsmann and the U.S. men’s national soccer team prepare to bounce back in a friendly against Peru. The last time these two clubs met was 2000 during the Gold Cup group stage, in which the United States picked up a 1-0 victory, and Klinsmann […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/30/2015
US Soccer revealed their 23 man USMNT roster for the upcoming friendlies against Peru and Brazil on September 4 and 8. These friendlies are being used for preparation for the CONCACAF Confederations Cup playoff game against Mexico at the Rose Bowl on October 10. There are a few changes to the lineup for the USMNT compared […]
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – APRIL 19: Ryan Babel of Ajax gives instructions to team mates during the Eredivisie match between Ajax Amsterdam and SC Heerenveen at Amsterdam Arena on April 19, 2013 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/28/2015
Former Liverpool and Ajax player Ryan Babel took to Twitter to “interact” with the public in the absolute worst way. After a female responded to Babel’s tweet about new Real Madrid manager Rafa Benitez (who Babel played for at Liverpool), Babel didn’t totally go with the “go back to the kitchen” kind of sexism but […]
ATHENS, GREECE – AUGUST 18: International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesman Francois Carrard holds a press conference August 18, 2004 in Athens. He announced that Greek sprinters Kostas Kenteris and team mate Katerina Thanou as well as their coach Christos Tsekos have withdrawn from the Athens games after the athletes missed a drugs test last Thursday, and then were hospitalised after a motorcycle accident. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/23/2015
The man pictured above is Francois Carrard. He is the former Director General of the International Olympic Committee and is now the independent chair of FIFA’s Reform Committee, tasked to make changes within FIFA amid the corruption scandal. In an interview, he gave this thoughts on how Sepp Blatter has been treated following the scandal […]
ATLANTA – APRIL 13: Former United States President Jimmy Carter enjoys the action between the Atlanta Braves and the Milwaukee Brewers in the home opener at Turner Field on April 13, 2012 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/13/2015
This happens all the time on Twitter. When something good or bad happens to a famous person, messages pour onto social media to anyone who shares that name. Sometimes, this can happen to other known people as to what happened here. Yesterday, former President of the United States Jimmy Carter released a statement saying he […]
LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 08: Costa Rica head coach Paulo Wanchope stands for national anthems before playing Jamaica in their CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match at StubHub Center on July 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 8/12/2015
Paulo César Wanchope, the head coach of the Costa Rican National Team and former Costa Rican international, went bezerk and got into a fight with security in the stands in Panama. The Costa Rican U-23 was playing a UNCAF pre-olympic qualifier and Wanchope appears to to be in the stands at the time of the incident. It […]
during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United at Emirates Stadium on August 9, 2015 in London, England.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/11/2015
It happens to all of us. You’re watching your team compete and the referee makes a bad call that goes against your team and there is absolutely no explanation from the referee or the league as to why that call was made. One referee is doing something about that. Swedish Allsvenskan referee Mohammed Al-Hakim is […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/6/2015
One of the great things about soccer and specifically writing about soccer is that as writers, we sometimes get to take in things and write about things as soccer fans. While we write about soccer and talk about soccer in a professional and impartial way all the time, every writer on 32 Flags is at […]
BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 05: Neymar (R) of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammate Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona after scoring the opening goal during the Joan Gamper trophy match at Camp Nou on August 5, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/5/2015
On a team that includes Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi became the first Barcelona player to get in trouble for violent conduct and we’re still in preseason. In today’s friendly against Roma, Messi got into former Newcastle player Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa’s face and attempted to headbutt Yanga-Mbiwa as well as grabbed him by the throat. Messi would receive […]
GLENDALE, AZ – JULY 12: Head coach Miguel Herrera of Mexico reacts on the sidelines during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup group C match against Guatemala at University of Phoenix Stadium on July 12, 2015 in Glendale, Arizona. Guatemala and Mexico finished in a 0-0 tie. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 8/4/2015
After Mexico sacked their manager Miguel “El Piojo” Herrera, they now face a daunting task in searching for his replacement. Amidst all the controversy he stirred up, many fans questioned his media presence in being in a lot of commercials in Mexico and not focusing on the national team, and the fight that led up […]
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – MAY 03: A detailed look at the Champions of the Netherlands trophy prior to the Eredivisie match between Ajax Amsterdam and NEC Nijmegen at Amsterdam Arena on May 3, 2014 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
The start of the Eredivisie season is likely to be postponed for a bit due to an impending police strike in the Netherlands. The season was supposed to start this Friday but it has been announced that the opening game featuring SC Heerenveen and De Graafschap Doetinchem has been postponed because of the strike. While […]
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0 comments by Phillip Bupp
The English Premier League season starts on August 8 and we at 32 Flags cannot wait for the start of the EPL and the rest of the European league season. One of the great things about the new season is the new kit designs from all the teams. Some kits are works of art while […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/1/2015
The English Premier League season starts on August 8 and we at 32 Flags cannot wait for the start of the EPL and the rest of the European league season. One of the great things about the new season is the new kit designs from all the teams. Some kits are works of art while […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 24: Didier Drogba and Chelsea players and staffs celebrate winning the Premier League title after the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Sunderland at Stamford Bridge on May 24, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/30/2015
The English Premier League season starts on August 8 and we at 32 Flags cannot wait for the start of the EPL and the rest of the European league season. We’re here to let you know what’s going to happen this upcoming 2015-16 season. Ok, these predictions are sure to be wrong so feel free to […]
ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JULY 20: Comedian Simon Brodkin (not pictured) throws dollar bills at FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter during a press conference at the Extraordinary FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters on July 20, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/29/2015
Some headlines just write themselves. Like art imitating life, The Mob Museum in Las Vegas is going to open permanent exhibit about FIFA and the various corrupt dealings they have been a part of. The exhibit, titled “The Beautiful Game Turns Ugly,” opens in September and will “provide an incisive and eye-opening look into the […]
