0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/11/2014
A very serious situation occurred in a Peruvian Cup semifinal match as a player was struck by lightning on the field during the game. Joao Contreras of Sport Aguila was rushed to the hospital where he is being treated with burns on his legs. A linesman nearby was also struck and has undisclosed injuries. The […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/10/2014
About two months ago, Manchester City faced Roma at the Etihad early on in the Champions League Group Stage. With Bayern Munich projected to run away with the group, Manchester City and Roma were the de facto two teams fighting for 2nd place so their matches will be the most important. After a 1-1 draw […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens
The richest tournament in world soccer has completed the group stage, and boy was it full of entertainment. It also gave us a few more surprises than most thought when the draw was announced this summer. Some of the surprises were good (if you’re a neutral), some came at the expense of the biggest names […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
We have talked about David Beckham, theunderwear designer. We have talked about David Beckham, the MLS owner. Now it looks like David Beckham is entering into the world of alcohol. Diageo is developing a brand of single grain Scotch whiskey called “Haig Club” with David Beckham. The drink has been something that was approved by […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
WOW! Neymar took that upon himself and drilled an absolute beauty to give Barcelona a 2-1 lead against PSG in the first half. This goal is all sorts of difficult. Neymar is trying to find some space but sees the PSG defense giving him that room. At almost a standstill, Neymar curls it home leaving […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 12/9/2014
Arsenal would love to top its group, and in order to do so it needed a Herculean effort. Six goals down in goal differential and needing Borussia Dortmund to be drawn by Anderlecht certainly seemed to be asking for a lot. However, just 28 minutes in to the match and Arsenal were up 3-0 thanks […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Prince has found his new favorite soccer team, “The team formerly known as Steaua Bucharest.” Due to trademark infringement between the team and the Romanian defense ministry, Steaua Bucharest has to rebrand away from the team name and crest that they have used since 1947. This past weekend, Steaua Bucharest had to be introduced as […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/8/2014
Here are the matchups for the 3rd round of the 2014-15 FA Cup. First team is home, 1st league (EPL)-Premier League, 2nd (CH)-Championship, 3rd (L1) and 4th (L2)-League 1 and 2, 5th (CP)-Conference Premier, 6th (CN)-Conference North, 7th (NPL)-Northern Premier League. Games will be played the weekend of January 3, 2015. Arsenal (EPL) vs. Hull […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder
5. Haris Seferovic vs Werder Bremen First and foremost, credit to Haris Seferovic for puling his leg back when he saw the keeper coming in the claim the ball. Some people will say he should have gone for it anyway, but that would have been a cleat to rib cage collision, which nobody wants to […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
One of the greats of US Soccer has retired and now it’s time to figure out who becomes the new face of US Soccer. We had mentioned before that there will never be another Landon Donovan, and that is true. No one is going to have the exact same career and journey as Landon Donovan, […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/7/2014
In an intriguing 2014 MLS Cup Final, MLS League and Cup Final MVP Robbie Keane scored the game winning goal in the 111th minute to allow the LA Galaxy to defeat the New England Revolution and win a record 5th MLS Cup title. Landon Donovan ends his career by winning his record breaking 6th MLS […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/6/2014
Sergio Aguero, the EPL goals leader, went down with an apparent knee injury within the first minute of the Manchester City/Everton game. If Aguero is out, this could have major implications in the EPL table. Aguero is responsible for just under 50% of Manchester City’s EPL goals and with Vincent Kompany out, Man City is […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of those players who thinks about the game on a different level than the rest of us. The things he does is something that none of us could even fathom and he makes it work. This free kick is just another example. If there’s one thing we have learned time and […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/5/2014
Hooliganism has long been a black eye on the sport of soccer. To many, it would seem as if it was something we read in the history books and doesn’t happen all that often. If this week has been any indication, there is still hooliganism and no one seems to be doing anything about it. […]
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Harry Redknapp, manager of next to last place Queens Park Rangers, has essentially cancelled Christmas for his players. Redknapp says in a Sky Sports story, “No, I’m not into Christmas parties, not for footballers.” Redknapp goes one step further and explains the dangers of QPR players going out. “I think it’s more aggravation than it’s […]
