during the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg match between Real Madrid CF and Club Atletico de Madrid at Bernabeu on April 22, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.

Real Madrid, Juventus survive ugly ties to advance to Champions League Semi’s

World class players, some of the heaviest hitting owners and some of the biggest spenders in club soccer…Everything was set up nicely for quality soccer in Champions League quarterfinal ties on Wednesday. No doubt, living up to the lofty and entertaining set of games played on Tuesday wasn’t going to be easy at all. But, […]

Who is going to survive the Champions League Quarterfinals?

After the goal fest that occurred Tuesday, are we in for another high scoring day on Wednesday? Most likely no, but these remaining two games in the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals are very close and any two of the four have a chance to advance. Real Madrid 0-0 Atletico Madrid – Estadio Santiago Bernabeu – […]

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)

Bayern silences the critics, routs FC Porto in Champions League play

Bayern Munich was upset in Portugal 3-1 against Portuguese side FC Porto. Everyone was in shock and even the entire medical staff was blamed for the lost then resigned after the first leg last week. After today’s game, faith has been restored with a dominant performance in Germany. Also today, the second leg of Barcelona […]

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)

Can Porto finish off Bayern Munich in the Champions League?

The Quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League wraps up this weekend and we have some exciting games that are coming down to the wire. On Tuesday, the first two matchups conclude and we have the opportunity to see a huge upset. FC Porto holds a 3-1 lead over runaway Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich and can […]

Oh You Beauty!: Goals of the Week 4/20/2015

5. Leroy Sane vs Wolfsburg The move is started off with a great run from Leroy Sane, who bursts into the Wolfsburg half in a lightning paced counterattack. I’m not quite sure if the moves he pulls to beat the three defenders was on purpose or accidental but it looked pretty all the same. Quality […]

Ref Pulls Red Card, Shows Players Who’s Boss

Somebody give that man a raise. Seriously, look at the brilliant way he handled that group of players. The unnamed ref in Sunday’s CAF Champions League match between Moroccan Moghreb Tetouan and Egyptian Al Ahly was surrounded by players from the red-clad Al Ahly after making a call that Al Ahly were less than pleased […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 17: Arsene Wenger manager of Arsenal (R) lifts the trophy in celebration alongside Lukas Podolski (L), Mikel Arteta (2L) and Thomas Vermaelen (2R) after the FA Cup with Budweiser Final match between Arsenal and Hull City at Wembley Stadium on May 17, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Arsenal and Aston Villa are in the FA Cup Final

The long journey that started with 736 teams has now come down to two. Defending FA Cup champions Arsenal and Aston Villa are heading to the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on May 30 after defeating Reading and Liverpool respectively this weekend. Arsenal 2-1 Reading AET For Arsenal, they defeated Championship side Reading in […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 18: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal shoots past Adam Federici of Reading during the FA Cup Semi Final between Arsenal and Reading at Wembley Stadium on April 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Mesut Ozil assists this Alexis Sanchez goal to lead FA Cup Semifinal

Championship side Reading held tough against Arsenal for the first 40 minutes of their FA Cup Semifinal game. Eventually, as it happens all too often, the great teams can find a way to score and it took Arsenal 40 minutes to do that. Mesut Ozil provided this beauty of a pass to Alexis Sanchez deep […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 18: Craig Gardner of West Brom (L) celebrates scoring their second goal with Joleon Lescott of West Brom during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and West Bromwich Albion at Selhurst Park on April 18, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Craig Gardner from deep puts West Brom up 2-0 on Crystal Palace

When West Brom took their corner kick, Craig Gardner was on the halfway line. Five seconds later, he ran up and buried an absolute perfect strike from deep and all but cemented the win against the hot EPL team of the present Crystal Palace. Your browser does not support iframes. The run up, the power […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 02: A detailed view of the Hawk-Eye camera-based system ahead the international friendly match between England and Belgium at Wembley Stadium on June 2, 2012 in London, England. Goal line technology will be tested in today’s game, but not enforced. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

32 Flags is hiring new writers

32 Flags is looking to hire some fantastic freelance writers to cover various soccer leagues and events happening all around the world. Content can range from writing opinion articles to previews and recaps of games, breaking news stories and posting videos of impactful moments in big games just to name a few types. These are […]

NEW YORK, NY – AUGUST 08: A general view of a billboard promoting NBC Sports television coverage of English Premier League soccer in Times Square on August 8, 2013 in New York City. This billboard replaced one featuring Tottenhams Gareth Bale amid reports of Bale negotating a transfer to Real Madrid. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Soccer dominates network TV this Saturday afternoon

On Saturday afternoon, something rare will take place on American network TV. NBC and FOX will be showing soccer at the same time on two of the four main free to air TV networks. NBC will have Chelsea vs. Manchester United at 12:30 et and FOX will have an FA Cup Semifinal between Reading and […]

CURITIBA, BRAZIL – JUNE 20: FIFA President Joseph Blatter looks on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group E match between Honduras and Ecuador at Arena da Baixada on June 20, 2014 in Curitiba, Brazil. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Blatter praised as combination of Jesus, Moses, Mandela, MLK, Lincoln and Churchill

This isn’t a joke, I wish it was. Someone who has power in world soccer actually compared FIFA President Sepp Blatter to Jesus Christ, Moses, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill and said that Blatter was a combination to all of those people. Dominican Republic Federation President Osiris Guzman was […]

SAN ANTONIO, TX – APRIL 15: United States and Mexico fans cheer for their teamduring an international friendly match at the Alamodome on April 15, 2015 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Chris Covatta/Getty Images)

USMNT finally finishes a game and beats Mexico 2-0 once again

It wasn’t a dream, the US Men’s National team defeated Mexico by the all too familiar “dos a cero” score last night in the Alamodome. The 2-0 win from the USMNT put a temporary band aid over issues involving the pitch, Jurgen Klinsmann’s fitness plan and the inability for the USMNT to close out a […]

Champions League Recap: PSG/Barcelona & Porto/Bayern Munich

Huge day today as the second day of the UEFA Champions League Quarterfinals took place. Fan favorites Barcelona and Bayern Munich took on Ligue 1 leader Paris St. Germain and current second place FC Porto from the Primeira Liga in Portugal. FC Porto stunned Bayern Munich 3-1 in a game where everyone thought Munich would handle […]

GLENDALE, AZ – APRIL 02: Michael Bradley #4 of USA heads the ball during the International Friendly against Mexico at University of Phoenix Stadium on April 2, 2014 in Glendale, Arizona. Mexico and USA played to a 2-2 tie. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

Artificial turf vs. sod on concrete, which is worse?

The US Men’s National Team plays against the Mexican National Team at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas later tonight. The playing conditions for this game have been…less than ideal. The atmosphere inside the Alamodome won’t be an issue. It will be rocking with 65,000 fans representing both teams. The concern will be about the […]

Quantcast