LEICESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 10: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City (L) scores his sides third goal past Claudio Bravo of Manchester City (R) during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester City at the King Power Stadium on December 10, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Christopher Lee/Getty Images)

Leicester City put up three goals in first 20 minutes against Manchester City

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Before Leicester City took on the Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho-less Manchester City in the final match of Saturday’s Premier League action, 28 goals were scored in the five morning contests. All home teams scored three goals and despite being barely above relegation, getting trounced by Porto 5-0 this past Wednesday and facing a team with […]

TORONTO, ON – NOVEMBER 30: Michael Bradley #4 of Toronto FC, Tosaint Ricketts #87, Sebastian Giovinco #10 and teammates celebrate with the Eastern Conference Trophy following the MLS Eastern Conference Final, Leg 2 game against Montreal Impact at BMO Field on November 30, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

What to watch out for in the 2016 MLS Cup final

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Toronto FC’s BMO Field will be rocking on Saturday night for the MLS Cup final against the Seattle Sounders — with 36,000 plus in attendance — despite the projected cold temperatures. Imagine how Central American players like Roman Torres and Armando Cooper must be feeling having never experienced anything like it before. Anyway, here’s a complete […]

HAMBURG, GERMANY – JUNE 19: US Manager Bruce Arena speaks to the media druing a press conference for the United States national Team on June 19, 2006 at the Park Hyatt Hotel in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images)

Is Bruce Arena right to not consider players who aren’t getting consistent playing time with their club?

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During the Jurgen Klinsmann era, one of the US Soccer media’s favorite activities was to point out whenever Klinsmann said one thing, then acted differently, and make it into a big deal. This was never more apparent when criticizing Klinsmann’s squad selections. Klinsmann often said one of the big factors that determined whether a player […]

KANSAS CITY, KS – DECEMBER 07: The Philip F. Anschutz trophy is seen on the field before the start of the match between Real Salt Lake and Sporting Kansas City in the 2013 MLS Cup at Sporting Park on December 7, 2013 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

Toronto FC, the Seattle Sounders and the MLS Cup: How did they get here?

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We’ve arrived at the final stop of the long, winding road that is the MLS season. Toronto FC play the Seattle Sounders at what will be a packed BMO Field on Saturday at 8:00 et, finishing off a season that included everything from a major Drogba controversy to the ongoing demise of the North American […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 24: The Champions league trophy is seen prior to the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match between Manchester City and Barcelona at Etihad Stadium on February 24, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Looking back at the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League group stage

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The UEFA Champions League group stage has come to a close with 32 teams being narrowed down to 16. As usual it was an action filled group stage, complete with goals, comebacks, and upsets. Let’s look back at some of the highlights. Who advanced? Arsenal, Napoli, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Monaco, Borussia Dortmund, Leicester City, and […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool celebrates as Roberto Firmino of Liverpool scores their second goal during the UEFA Europa League Round of 16 first leg match between Liverpool and Manchester United at Anfield on March 10, 2016 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Could Klopp’s greatest asset be his only real weakness?

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After Liverpool’s defeat to Bournemouth this weekend, many have taken to making the-sky-is-falling type assessments about Jurgen Klopp’s team. The defense is complete crap (partially true), Simon Mignolet should start over Karius because he’s complete crap (false), or that they got complacent (true). The criticisms have targeted everyone from individual players, as shown above, to […]

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)

Chuck Blazer’s ‘companion’ details Blazer’s FIFA corruption in HBO ‘Real Sports’ interview

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Chuck Blazer, like many informants, has left a very complicated legacy. On one hand, him being an informant for the FBI to incriminate dozens of FIFA officials for bribery and corruption, leading to the FIFA scandal. On the other hand, he himself committed that same bribery and corruption and that was why the Feds sought […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – DECEMBER 03: Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou on December 3, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Real Madrid may already have one hand on the La Liga title thanks to Sergio Ramos

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For 89 minutes, everything was coming up roses for Barcelona at the Camp Nou. Luis Suarez’s goal in the 53rd minute had the Catalans on top of Real Madrid and ready to carve into a six-point deficit at the top of the La Liga table. But, in the final minute of regulation, Sergio Ramos took […]

MONTE CARLO, MONACO – AUGUST 28: A general view of the UEFA Champions League trophy at the UEFA Champions League Draw for the 2008/2009 season at the Grimaldi Center on August 28, 2008 in Monte Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

What is every team playing for as they enter the final Champions League matchday?

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This week will mark the final matchday of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League Group Stage. The top two in each group will advance to the Round of 16 while third place heads to the Europa League. The team in last will receive some nice parting gifts but their European adventure would be over for this season. […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 01: Tony Pulis, Manager of West Bromwich Albion (L) and David Moyes, Manager of Sunderland (R) embrace prior to kick off during the Premier League match between Sunderland and West Bromwich Albion at Stadium of Light on October 1, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

David Moyes and Tony Pulis are challenging expectations in two different ways

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Expectations can be a tricky thing to handle for managers. At the start of the season, David Moyes attempted to temper expectations on his club saying it wasn’t going to be easy to stay up. Tony Pulis meanwhile has to deal with his reputation as one of the leagues more pragmatic and defensive coaches. As […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 03: David Silva of Manchester City and Diego Costa of Chelsea compete for the ball during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at Etihad Stadium on December 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Chelsea win 3-1 over Manchester City as Aguero and Fernandinho simultaneously get sent off

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It would seem that Chelsea was just playing around with Manchester City, giving them hope they could actually win and then when it stopped being funny, go and put three goals on them and have a couple of their players sent off. In a second consecutive week, Chelsea came back from a goal down to […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – DECEMBER 02: Lionel Messi (L) and Neymar Jr. of FC Barcelona look on during a training session ahead of their La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid on December 2, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Barcelona, Real Madrid to meet in season’s first ‘Clasico’

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Some of the best theater in world football takes the stage again this weekend as Barcelona and Real Madrid renew their bitter rivalry Saturday (10 a.m. ET, beIn Sports). Table watch: Barcelona needs to make up a little ground. Real Madrid hasn’t tasted defeat this season, and that fast start has it six points clear […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – JANUARY 12: FIFA Ballon d’Or nominees Lionel Messi of Argentina and FC Barcelona (L) and Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal and Real Madrid smile during the FIFA Ballon d’Or Gala 2014 at the Kongresshaus on January 12, 2015 in Zurich, Switzerland. (Photo by Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images)

Messi and Ronaldo: A brief history of one of the great sporting rivalries

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This weekend is El Clasico, the biggest league match in Spain, and probably Europe. As always, the focus will be around the two generational talents that are the faces of their clubs. The two men are among the greatest that have ever played the game, and their history together has been well documented. We take […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 21: Pablo Zabaleta of Manchester City is separated from Diego Costa of Chelsea by his team-mates during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium on September 21, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Who needs this win more: Chelsea or Manchester City?

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The early game this weekend is going to be massive. Not just because it’s two of the biggest teams in the Premier League. Not just because it’ll have two of the most talented managers in the game tactically sparing for 90+ minutes. Not just because we’ll see some of the biggest names in world soccer […]

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