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LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 30: Emerson Hyndman of Fulham in action during the Sky Bet Championship match between Fulham and Cardiff City at Craven Cottage on August 30, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Harry Engels/Getty Images)

USMNT Off to a Good Start, Win First Game in U-20 World Cup

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The U-20 USMNT is already well on their way to advancing into the knockout stage by winning their first group stage game of the tournament, defeating Myanmar 2-1. With New Zealand and Ukraine drawing 1-1, the USA leads the group as the only team with a win. It wasn’t all that easy for the USMNT. […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 20: The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters prior to the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 20, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee will approve the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

The FIFA Corruption Scandal Roundup – Day 3

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We’re trying something new tonight. Because the news of the FIFA Corruption Scandal has been coming thick and fast, we at 32 Flags want to give you a daily wrap up of the days’ proceedings as well as reflect back on some things we talked about throughout the day. This is “The FIFA Corruption Scandal […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – MAY 29: Jordanian Prince Ali bin al Hussein, FIFA vice president and Challenger to Joseph S. Blatter for the FIFA presidency (L) receives a pennant from FIFA President Joseph S. Blatter during the 65th FIFA Congress at Hallenstadion on May 29, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Sepp Blatter wins FIFA Presidential re-election

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By a vote of 133 to 73 with 3 invalid ballots, Sepp Blatter has won a 5th term as FIFA President over Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, as Prince Ali conceded defeat rather than go to a second vote. Blatter failed to secure 2/3 of the votes to win on the first ballot. […]

2015 U-20 World Cup: Group F Preview

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(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the U-20 World Cup) We wrap up the U-20 World Cup group previews with Group F. The four teams in Group F have a wide range of experience both in the U-20 World […]

EA Announces Women’s Teams for FIFA 16, Sexism Sadly Surfaces

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EA Sports revealed that women’s national teams will be in FIFA 16, due to come out this September. A total of 12 teams will be in the game including the United States, Germany, France, Sweden, England, Brazil, Canada, Australia, Spain, China, Italy and Mexico. Sadly, this has riled up a lot of sexists who feel […]

Sevilla FC's Grzegorz Krychowiak lifts the Europa League trophy WARSAW, POLAND – MAY 27: Grzegorz Krychowiak of Sevilla celebrates with the trophy after the UEFA Europa League Final match between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and Sevilla FC on May 27, 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Sevilla FC’s Surprising Success: How to Run a Club

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With Sevilla FC winning the Europa League for the second time in as many years, and for the fourth time in a decade, it has become clear Sevilla FC aren’t simply just another “also ran” in La Liga. This largely comes down to how extremely well the club is run. While much of the credit […]

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND – AUGUST 26: Andreas Pereira of Manchester United in action during the Capital One Cup second round match between MK Dons and Manchester United at Stadium mk on August 26, 2014 in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

2015 U-20 World Cup: Group E Preview

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(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the U-20 World Cup.) One of the last groups to play in this 2015 U-20 World Cup, Group E will feature some of the giants in world youth soccer. The biggest of these […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – MAY 27: A FIFA logo sits next to the entrance to the FIFA headquarters on May 27, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. Swiss police on Wednesday raided a Zurich hotel to detain top FIFA football officials as part of a US investigation into corruption. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Vladimir Putin sees charges against FIFA execs as conspiracy by USA

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The strange and twisted story that has become the FIFA corruption chargers took another strange turn on Thursday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin took to the Russian airwaves and took the United States to task for handing down the indictments they did. According to CNN, Putin took to Russian TV and had this to say […]

DEAD SEA, JORDAN – MAY 3: Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein speaks at the discussion studio at the opening of the Soccerex convention, the world’s largest football business event bringing together global leaders in the business of football to debate network and do business on May 3, 2015 at the King Hussein convention centre, Dead Sea, Jordan. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images for Soccerex)

UEFA to Back Prince Ali in FIFA Presidential Elections

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The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will attend the FIFA Congress as scheduled on Friday and will reportedly support FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, according to the Press Association. UEFA first called for the postponement of the Congress, and almost boycotted the election, after several key figures of FIFA were arrested […]

WARSAW, POLAND – MAY 27: Nikola Kalinic of Dnipro celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Europa League Final match between FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk and FC Sevilla on May 27, 2015 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Dnipro scores early in Europa League Final, possible upset

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The matchup in today’s UEFA Europa League didn’t necessarily scream “close game.” The defending champions Sevilla faced Ukrainian team Dnipro and many expect Sevilla to simply walk right over Dnipro to win the Europa League once again. Dnipro has another idea and they took the lead 1-0 within seven minutes with this monstrous header of […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 21: FIFA president, Sepp Blatter delivers a speech during a press conference held after the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters on October 21, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee has approved the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

UEFA calls for postponing election, Blatter can’t leave Switzerland

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While the soccer governing bodies trying to wrap their heads around the news from the past 14 hours or so, UEFA has decided to take a stand. UEFA and their 54 members are calling to postpone Friday’s FIFA Presidential election due to the events surrounding the FIFA corruption scandal. If the election goes as scheduled, […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 20: The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters prior to the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 20, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During their third meeting of the year, held over two days, the FIFA Executive Committee will approve the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

What you need to know about the FIFA Corruption Scandal

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While you may have been sleeping, 14 people from inside and outside of FIFA were indicted and nine were arrested in Zurich along with the others being arrested at some point in various parts of the world. Information has been coming in very rapidly and many of you aren’t up to speed yet. This is lengthy […]

FRANKFURT, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 1: Chuck Blazer, a Member of FIFA World Cup Organizing Committee, attends a press conference for The Confederations Cup Germany 2005 draw at The Alte Oper, on November 1, 2004 in Frankfurt, Germany. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)

FIFA indictments come with reminder of US roots of corruption

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Late Tuesday night in the United States we witnessed perhaps the most ironic moment in international soccer history. It was America’s biggest soccer power broker, turned most corrupt official that would ultimately bring down the cash cow he sucked from for so long. It also served as a reminder that while most USMNT fans are […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 20: The FIFA logo is seen outside the FIFA headquarters during to the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting on October 20, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee will approve the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

More Than 10 FIFA Exec’s Arrested For Corruption

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According to the New York Times, the US Justice Department and Swiss police have arrested “several top soccer officials and extradite them to the United States on federal corruption charges.” This comes after an investigation by the FBI and US Justice Department as well as an E:60 special on the rise of Sepp Blatter as […]

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