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Arsenal’s Koscielny plays volleyball to earn foul on Dortmund

Arsenal are finding the task of taking on Borussia Dortmund on the road not that fun at all. The boys in yellow have dominated most of the first half. So naturally the biggest highlight would come around the Gunners penalty box. While challenging for a header, Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny was touched by a Dortmund […]

FIFA removes another official implicated in corruption scandal

FIFA is a corrupt organization? Stop it…you don’t say?  The Caribbean being involved in said corruption? Even less shocking. After all, that part of CONCACAF housed the infamous Jack Warner and the rumors of his corrupt dealings are well known in the soccer world.  However, the latest move by FIFA shows that perhaps they are […]

Oh You Beauty!: Top 5 Goals of the Week 9/15/2014

1) Jeremy Menez vs. Parma https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CNRE1ClE13Y#t=10 This goal is just something special. Not only does Jeremy Menez beat the keeper like he wasn’t even there, he finishes the move off with a wonderful backheel. Cheeky. It’s a magnificent goal, through and through, and thoroughly deserving of this week’s top spot.   2) Alexis Sanchez vs. […]

Send off Senderos: The Case for the 5th Official

This Saturday saw Liverpool lose to a composed and sturdy Aston Villa side. It also saw some fairly dirty play, notably from Villa defenders Philippe Senderos and Alan Hutton. While there is a place in the game for rough play and ‘gamesmanship’, there is no room in the modern game for some of the play […]

Weekend Soccer Roundup – 9/15/2014

Throughout the season, we at 32 Flags will be giving you a complete recap of the action at the end of the weekend in our Weekend Soccer Roundup.  Not only will we run down the biggest winners and losers, but the highlights and most talked about moments of the weekend. 1) Biggest Winner – Inter […]

Gus Johnson Steps Down as Head FOX Soccer Broadcaster

Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reported tonight that Gus Johnson is stepping down as FOX’s top soccer broadcaster. Johnson cites a packed college football and college basketball schedule causing him to not be able to devote as much time as he felt was needed to be a top soccer broadcaster. Johnson’s life also changed this […]

VIDEO: Jeremy Menez Of AC Milan Cheekily Scores on a Backheel

AC Milan won in a thriller against Parma 5-4 and no goal was better than Jeremy Menez’s backheel goal. Menez took advantage of a botched back pass to Parma’s goalkeeper, maneuvered around the keeper and the post to the other end of the goal and finished it off with a backheel goal. Simply stunning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CNRE1ClE13Y#t=10

UEFA Champions League Preview: Group F

Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group F. Group F might be the group of the tournament. Here we have Barcelona and Ajax, two of the spiritual Meccas of […]

UEFA Champions League Preview: Group E

Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group E. If you’re wondering why they call this competition the Champions League, then look no further than Group E for that definition. […]

UEFA Champions League Preview: Group H

Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group H.  Group H has room to be one of the more interesting groups.While there are favorites to win this group; there are […]

Carlo Ancelotti: “Football is not a game for girls”

It’s been such a crappy week in American sports, especially when it comes to women’s issues, that the world just felt like it had to get in on the action. FIFA and world soccer are no strangers to seriously head-scratching behavior when it comes to the standards of equal rights in 2014.  Heck, even the […]

UEFA Champions League preview: Group G

Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group G. Group G looks to be a two horse race but their could be a surprise at who grabs the Europa spot. […]

UEFA Champions League Preview: Group D

Every day, we at 32 Flags will preview each group in the UEFA Champions League as we build up to the first group stage games of the competition. Today, we are previewing Group D. Group D looks set to be one of the more straightforward groups of this Champions League season. The biggest question will […]

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