LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 14: Matt Phillips of QPR celebrates his goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Queens Park Rangers at Selhurst Park on March 14, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

Oh You Beauty!: Goals of the Week 3/17/2015

5. Thomas Muller vs Werder Bremen You can’t give Muller a second chance to get a goal. He’ll get it every time. The first attempt was set up by a wonderful volleyed through ball, but well stopped by the keeper. It almost looks like the attack is over when the ball is cleared to a […]

SWANSEA, WALES – MARCH 16: Simon Mignolet of Liverpool makes a save from Gylfi Sigurdsson of Swansea City during the Barclays Premier League match between Swansea City and Liverpool at Liberty Stadium on March 16, 2015 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

VIDEO: After some rough play, Jordan Henderson scores and takes lead for Liverpool

Liverpool STRUGGLED in the first hour of their game against Swansea. The passing was horrible, they were giving up the ball left and right and if it wasn’t for Simon Mignolet, Swansea would have been leading instead of it being 0-0. In the second half, Liverpool got things going and were improving. Then in the […]

during the FA Cup Quarter Final match between Bradford City and Reading at the Coral Windows Stadium, Valley Parade on March 7, 2015 in Bradford, England.

VIDEO: Reading takes advantage of crazy deflection to lead 2-0 in FA Cup

It’s not very often that a low league team is considered the favorite in an FA Cup Quarterfinal. Championship side Reading is facing League One side Bradford City in an FA Cup replay. Reading took the lead 1-0 after five minutes and scored once again in the 9th minute. This shot from Reading’s Garath McCleary […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - MARCH 14: Manager Gustavo Poyet of Sunderland looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Aston Villa at Stadium of Light on March 14, 2015 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images) SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – MARCH 14: Manager Gustavo Poyet of Sunderland looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Aston Villa at Stadium of Light on March 14, 2015 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Nigel Roddis/Getty Images)

Sunderland Sack Manager Gus Poyet

Reports circulating the British tabloids this morning have finally been confirmed by more reputable sources, including the BBC, ITV, Sky Sports, and, finally, an official statement from the club. Gus Poyet has been sacked by Sunderland this morning after an embarrassing 4-0 loss to fellow relegation strugglers Aston Villa. Poyet’s Sunderland have been in terrible […]

HONG KONG – JULY 29: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Paris Saint-Germain looks on during the friendly match between Kitchee and Paris Saint-Germain at Hong Kong Stadium on July 29, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

Zlatan Ibrahimovic calls France a “sh** country”

Zlatan Ibrahimovic looks to be in trouble again. He is player who has always worn his heart on his sleeve. Whether it was last week when he referred to the Chelsea players as “babies” or any number of crazy quotes, the player known simply as Zlatan says what he wants. So yesterday, when being filmed after […]

ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 08: Captains David Villa #7 of New York City FC and Kaka #10 of Orlando City SC walk out for introductions prior to an MLS soccer match between the New York City FC and the Orlando City SC at the Orlando Citrus Bowl on March 8, 2015 in Orlando, Florida. This was the first game for both teams and the final score was 1-1. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)

VIDEO: David Villa’s first MLS goal, first NYCFC goal at Yankee Stadium

David Villa had a couple chances to take the lead for NYCFC but New England Revolution’s Bobby Shuttleworth kept denying him. Then in the 20th minute, he finally got through the defense and through Shuttleworth to score his first MLS goal and the first NYCFC goal at Yankee Stadium. After the goal was scored, New […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 15: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United shrugs off the challenge from Nabil Bentaleb of Spurs during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on March 15, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Goals upon goals and some big results in EPL action

Three games took place today in the EPL. We had games featuring six teams who really needed a result to make a statement on the rest of their season. Chelsea needed the win to make a bigger gap in their fight for the EPL title. Southampton needed the win to get themselves back into the […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Burnley and Manchester City at Turf Moor on March 14, 2015 in Burnley, England.

VIDEO: George Boyd lifts Burnley up 1-0 over Manchester City

George Boyd and Burnley has fought against Manchester City for the first 60 minutes and kept things level at 0-0. Both teams had their fair share of chances but no teams broke the scoreless game. That was until the 61st minute where George Boyd put away this beauty and put the relegation fighters up a […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 14: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal celebrates scoring the opening goal with Theo Walcott (R) and Aaron Ramsey during the Barclays Premier League match between Arsenal and West Ham United at Emirates Stadium on March 14, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Arsenal teams up with great passing to take lead before halftime

Seeing this play unfold before our very eyes, it very much looked like Arsenal was destined to score here. The brilliant passing from Olivier Giroud to Mesut Ozil to Aaron Ramsey back to Giroud just turned West Ham inside out and they went 1-0 up before West Ham knew that hit it. Just simply a […]

HOUSTON, TX – MARCH 13: A Houston Dynamo fan snaps a photo on the field of Kaka #10 of the Orlando City SC during their game against the Houston Dynamo during their game at BBVA Compass Stadium on March 13, 2015 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

PIC: Houston fan runs onto field to take selfie with Kaka

In last night’s Houston Dynamo/Orlando City game, a fan ran onto the field during the game to take a selfie with Kaka. Kaka not only obliged, but he put his arm around the fan and had some fun with the guy before he was inevitably taken away by security. With Kaka’s pregame speech last week […]

2014-15 Europa League Round of 16 starts today

If Champions League action took place Tuesday and Wednesday, that means Europa League is sure to happen on Thursday. The Europa League Round of 16 starts today and there are some pretty good matchups taking place today. Just like in Champions League, England is struggling to perform and Everton is the only team alive. Countries […]

OSAKA, JAPAN – FEBRUARY 12: Diego Forlan attends a news conference on joining Cerezo Osaka of J. League at Nagai Stadium on February 12, 2014 in Osaka, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

Diego Forlan Retires from International Duty

(Translation: The theme of this conference is to announce my retirement from the Uruguayan National Team.)   Last night, it was announced that Diego Forlan would be retiring from international duty with Uruguay. While Forlan’s star has certainly waned in the last few years, moving from Atletico Madrid to Inter Milan to Internacional in Brazil […]

2018 World Cup Qualifying has officially begun

We still have over three years until the 2018 FIFA World Cup and qualifying has begun for the event. Sure, teams likely to make it will not start qualification for at least another year but 12 teams in Asia have started the long journey to the World Cup. The first stage of Asian World Cup […]

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