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LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 13: Diego Costa of Chelsea celebrates as he scores their second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Swansea City at Stamford Bridge on September 13, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

32 Flags Chooses EPL’s Best XI

It’s that time of year. The club season is wrapping up and everyone is gearing up for crazy transfer rumors, insanely expensive signings and the various international tournaments. Before that happens, we need to go over what has happened this season. One thing is to come up with the best XI we can possibly come […]

MARRAKECH, MOROCCO – DECEMBER 19: The FIFA President Joseph S Blatter talks to the media during a FIFA press conference at the Sofitel Marrekch on December 19, 2014 in Marrakech, Morocco. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

VIDEO: John Oliver takes down Sepp Blatter amid FIFA presidential election

John Oliver has dealt with FIFA in the past on his show, Last Week Tonight. About a year ago, he tackled the FIFA World Cup and displayed the conundrum we all face as soccer fans. Now, he goes after Sepp Blatter as he is running for re-election for FIFA President. This comes after the ESPN […]

LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 17: (L-R) Goalkeeper Hope Solo #1, Forward Abby Wambach #20, Defender Kelley O’Hara #5, and Defender Lori Chalupny #16 of USA celebrate their 5-1 win over Mexico during their international friendly match at StubHub Center on May 17, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Joe Scarnici/Getty Images)

USWNT Struggle Early On, Later Dominate Game Against Mexico

The United States Women’s National Team played their second to last game in their World Cup send-off series as they took on the Mexico ladies team. Coming off a 3-0 win against the Irish Women’s Team, the United States tried to keep their good form going against their rivals from south of the border. The […]

Arsenal hold off Manchester United for draw

The match that could have been billed as the ‘race for 4th’ ended in a rather uneventful draw as Manchester United scored both a goal for themselves and Arsenal at Old Trafford on Saturday. United were on the front foot from the very start of the game, holding the majority of the possession and having […]

Manchester City win big at Liberty Stadium

With the title long ago decided, Manchester City and Swansea didn’t have a whole lot to play for on Saturday morning, but we were still looking forward to some entertaining soccer from two of the EPL’s most fun sides. And fun soccer is what we got as Manchester City took a 4-2 win from Liberty […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – AUGUST 10: (L-R) FC Barcelona Sport Director Andoni Zubizarreta, Thomas Vermaelen and FC Barcelona Vice-President Jordi Mestre as Thomas Vermaelen is unveiled as a new player for FC Barcelona at the Camp Nou stadium on August 10, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

If you’re an Arsenal fan, root for Barcelona to win Champions League Final

Exactly what the title says, if you’re an Arsenal fan, root for Barcelona to defeat Juventus in the Champions League Final. This is because of a clause in Thomas Vermaelen’s transfer deal with Barcelona. The defender went to Barcelona and in addition to the £15 million transfer fee, Arsenal insisted a clause be put in […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 09: Jason Puncheon of Crystal Palace celebrates his team’s first goal with Mile Jedinak during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on May 9, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Jason Puncheon fools everyone with this spellbinding free kick

Amid Steven Gerrard’s final game at Anfield, Crystal Palace flipped the script right before halftime to sort of spoil the party a bit. Crystal Palace’s Jason Puncheon drilled this free kick toward the opposite goal and absolutely fooling Liverpool’s Simon Mignolet. Your browser does not support iframes. Just take a look at the goal, that […]

NORWICH, ENGLAND – MAY 16: Cameron Jerome of Norwich City (2L) celebrates with team mates as he scores their third goal during the Sky Bet Championship Playoff semi final second leg match between Norwich City and Ipswich Town at Carrow Road on May 16, 2015 in Norwich, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

Canaries Fly High, Secure Spot In Playoff Final

Norwich City beat Ipswich Town in the Championship semifinals and will advance to play Middlesbrough at Wembley Stadium for a chance to ascend back to the Premier League just a year after they were relegated from the top flight. At Carrow Road, the Canaries welcomed Ipswich Town after both teams played out to a 1-1 […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Aston Villa at St Mary’s Stadium on May 16, 2015 in Southampton, England.

VIDEO: Southampton’s Sadio Mane breaks record for quickest hat trick

Sadio Mane definitely struck while the iron was hot. It took him 13 minutes to score his first goal of the day but it would only take another 2:53 to get goals two and three to break Robbie Fowler’s record for the quickest hat trick in EPL history. He also broke the record for having […]

MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND – MAY 15: Despair for Moses Odubajo of Brentford (R) as Lee Tomlin of Middlesbrough (C) celebrates with Jelle Vossen as he scores their first goal during the Sky Bet Championship Playoff semi final second leg match between Middlesbrough and Brentford at the Riverside Stadium on May 15, 2015 in Middlesbrough, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Middlesbrough Manhandles Brentford, Eases On To Wembley

Middlesbrough easily made their way to the playoff championship final in Wembley by beating Brentford by a score of 3-0 at the Riverside Stadium. They will take on the winner of Ipswich Town and Norwich City, who will play their deciding playoff game tomorrow morning (for viewers in the United States). Boro managed to beat Brentford […]

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 21: Adam Johnson of Sunderland is challenged by Ayoze Perez of Newcastle United during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle United and Sunderland at St James’ Park on December 21, 2014 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

EPL Relegation Battle: Strength of schedule numbers

Same as it ever was, the most exciting thing to come out of the EPL’s final few weeks will be the relegation battle. Chelsea have long-since clinched the title, and the top four race has seen plucky little Southampton drop out in favor of the usual suspects. The EPL relegation battle, however, is going to […]

COBHAM, ENGLAND – APRIL 17: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho addresses the media during a press conference at Chelsea Training Ground on April 17, 2015 in Cobham, England. (Photo by Andrew Redington/Getty Images)

Premier League Managers Review: Who’s Staying and Who’s Getting the Sack

With this season drawing to a fairly anti-climactic end, we can now look back over the season to analyze what could have been done better and look ahead to next season. The weeks after the end of the season is never a safe time for Premier League managers, with many of the relegating teams choosing […]

TOKYO – DECEMBER 12: Boca Juniors supporters cheers before the FIFA Club World Cup semi final match between Boca Juniors and Etoile Sportive du Sahel at the National Stadium on December 12, 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)

River Plate players pepper sprayed by Boca Juniors fan in Copa Libertadores

The Superclasico between River Plate and Boca Juniors is one of the most hostile and dangerous rivalries in the world. Imagine a rivalry like Manchester United vs. Liverpool and the level of hostility and danger in the Superclasico makes Manchester United vs. Liverpool look like a tea party. River Plate and Boca Juniors were supposed to play […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – MARCH 18: Gedion Zelalem of Arsenal duels for the ball with Munir El Haddadi of FC Barcelona during the UEFA Youth League Quarter FInal match between FC Barcelona U19 and Arsenal U19 at Mini Estadi on March 18, 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Gedion Zelalem Receives Clearance From FIFA To Play For USMNT

Gedion Zelalem, 18 year-old USMNT target and Arsenal prospect, at long last has received clearance from FIFA to play with the United States and has been added to the U-20 United States roster that is set to play for the U-20 World Cup later on this month. United States Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati announced the […]

during the UEFA Champions League Semi Final, second leg match between Real Madrid and Juventus at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 13, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

Juventus vs. Barcelona is the Champions League final needed, not wanted

How sweet would have Barcelona vs. Real Madrid been in the Champions League final? Talk about the ultimate El Classico. It had media members salivating over the crazy celebrity names on the pitch and likely to show up off it too. UEFA bosses had to be salivating on the opportunity to showcase two of the […]

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