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ACCRINGTON, ENGLAND – APRIL 2: A general view of the Crown Ground prior to the npower League Two League match between Accrington Stanley and Northampton Town at the Crown Ground on April 2, 2011 in Accrington, England. (Photo by Pete Norton/Getty Images)

Fake game between Accrington Stanley and Manchester United sold out

Accrington Stanley and Manchester United didn’t play this past weekend. That didn’t stop Accrington Stanley for selling 250 special tickets for a fake FA Cup game in just 36 hours. What happened was that Manchester United was supposed to play away against the winner of the Accrington Stanley/Yeovil Town game. To lower league teams, hosting […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 08: HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, FIFA Vice-President, is interviewed on stage at the Soccerex European Forum Conference Programme at Manchester Central on September 8, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

Can Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein be FIFA’s Savior?

Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein has announced via Twitter that he is running against Sepp Blatter for President of FIFA. The FIFA Vice-President and Executive Committee member from Jordan has been representing Asia as VP since 2010 and is a graduate of Princeton. The Prince has showed during his time with FIFA that he is […]

KINGSTON UPON THAMES, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Adebayo Akinfenwa of AFC Wimbledon pokes the ball into the net to score a goal and level the scores at 1-1 during the FA Cup Third Round match between AFC Wimbledon and Liverpool at The Cherry Red Records Stadium on January 5, 2015 in Kingston upon Thames, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Biggest man in soccer, Akinfenwa, equalizes against Liverpool

The magic of the FA Cup! Adebayo Akinfenwa, widely known as the biggest man in soccer, is a forward for AFC Wimbledon. He weighs 16 stone, or around 225 pounds and scores goals. He just scored against his favorite team Liverpool and tied it up before halftime in the FA Cup 3rd round. That got […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 13: The FA Cup is seen pitchside ahead of the FA Cup with Budweiser semi-final match between Hull City and Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium on April 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

FA Cup 4th Round Matchups

Here are the matchups for the 4th round of the 2014-15 FA Cup. There will be 32 teams left. Games will be played on the weekend of January 24 and 25. Southampton (EPL) vs. Crystal Palace (EPL) Cambridge United (L2) vs. Manchester United (EPL) Blackburn Rovers (CH) vs. Swansea City (EPL) Chelsea (EPL) vs. Millwall […]

Frank Lampard LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Frank Lampard of Manchester City on the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City at Emirates Stadium on September 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Who’s to blame for the Frank Lampard/Man City/NYCFC situation?

It was just a little under six months ago that Frank Lampard signed a deal to play for New York City FC in MLS and become the new face of their expansion MLS team. Along with David Villa, they would be the two big names to lead the team to their debut in March. Because […]

Author John Green with Liverpool kit and Wimbledon scarf Author John Green with Liverpool kit and Wimbledon scarf

John Green’s Dilemma: Business or Fandom, Wimbledon or Liverpool

Famed Youtuber and author, John Green, has a tough choice to make today. As many of the 6.5 subscribers to Green’s Youtube network, known as Nerdfighters or collectively as Nerdfighteria, or 1.8 million Twitter followers will know, he is as diehard a Liverpool FC fan as they come. He will often sneak references to the […]

Mix Diskerud SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 27: Mix Diskerud #10 of the United States celebrates after he scored a goal against Azerbaijan during their match at Candlestick Park on May 27, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Mix Diskerud tweets incomprehensible thoughts on Frank Lampard

Current #10 of the US Men’s National Team, Mix Diskerud, tweeted his thoughts on the Frank Lampard/Manchester City/NYCFC situation. Who's got enough loose balls – to critizice either MLS or theme(s) by any New York's Frankie boy, -before having seen the contract(s)? — Mix Diskerud (@MixDiskerud)

Arsene Wenger STOKE ON TRENT, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 06: Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger walks off at the end of the Barclays Premier League match between Stoke City and Arsenal at the Britannia Stadium on December 6, 2014 in Stoke on Trent, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Arsene Wenger AGAIN has issues with jacket zipper

Arsene Wenger and jacket zippers. That is a rivalry that has stood the test of time for many years. We have chronicled Wenger’s history with his jacket. Today, it was the jacket who won over the Arsenal manager as it has many times before. The beauty of this entire video is that it’s very clear […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 13: The FA Cup is seen pitchside ahead of the FA Cup with Budweiser semi-final match between Hull City and Sheffield United at Wembley Stadium on April 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

2014-15 FA Cup Third Round schedule and results

With so many FA Cup games happening this weekend, it’s easy to forget all of the games taking place. The FA Cup is a great change of pace to the rigors of the EPL season because you can sometimes get situations like Manchester United playing at League One side Yeovil Town and Liverpool going to […]

Lionel Messi BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 26: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona looks on during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Malaga CF at Camp Nou on January 26, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Lionel Messi boots ball 60 feet in air, easily controls on first touch

Okay, I don’t speak Japanese and I have no clue why Lionel Messi is on a Japanese game show but here he is displaying his inhuman first touch. Messi kicks a ball 60 feet straight up and controls it once again. Messi not only does this once, but he does it twice, and still keeps […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on March 16, 2014 in Manchester, England.

Soccer community pays tribute to Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard

Steven Gerrard officially announced that he is leaving Liverpool at the end of the season via a statement to the public. In that statement, Gerrard said, “This has been the toughest decision of my life and one which both me and my family have agonised over for a good deal of time.” “I’m going to […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – APRIL 27: Steven Gerrard of Liverpool on his knees during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Chelsea at Anfield on April 27, 2014 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Steven Gerrard will leave Liverpool at end of season

According to The Telegraph and many sources, Steven Gerrard is going to leave Liverpool when his contract is up at the end of this EPL season. Gerrard has spent his entire 28 year soccer playing career, starting at age 7 at Liverpool. Gerrard plans to announce this decision on Friday. With Gerrard leaving the team, […]

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 30: Frank Lampard of Manchester City shoots past Maya Yoshida of Southampton to score their second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Manchester City at St Mary’s Stadium on November 30, 2014 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

VIDEO: “Former” NYCFC player Frank Lampard scores game winner for Manchester City

While he hasn’t played a game yet, Frank Lampard is staying at Manchester City for a little while longer as his loan is extended and will join NYCFC sometime in the summer. The move has brought up strong emotions from many in the United States as well as England on the move. While extending loans […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 14: David Nugent of Leicester celebrates scoring from the penalty spot during the Sky Bet Championship match between Leicester City and Burnley at The King Power Stadium on December 14, 2013 in Leicester, England, (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Leicester’s David Nugent rips stunning goal to lead comeback against Liverpool

Liverpool was up 2-0 at the half but that didn’t tell the complete story. Leicester had the majority of the chances and Liverpool got a fortunate PK call when a handball was called on Wes Morgan when the ball hit his face. The second half resulted in Leicester scoring twice in two minutes and equalized. […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 13: Mesut Oezil of Germany raises the World Cup trophy with teammates Kevin Grosskreutz, Roman Weidenfeller, Shkodran Mustafi and Erik Durm after defeating Argentina 1-0 in extra time during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Final match between Germany and Argentina at Maracana on July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

VIDEOS: 32 Flags Presents: Top 10 Best Soccer Games of 2014

Throughout this week, we at 32 Flags are recapping the past year as well as look toward 2015. We’ll take a look at the best and worst of 2014, best games and goals and predict what is going to happen in 2015. Today, we’re looking at the 10 best games of 2014. There were many […]

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