LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 11: Thiago Silva of PSG handles the ball whilst jumping against Kurt Zouma of Chelsea to concede a penalty during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge on March 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

VIDEO: After Zlatan was sent off, Chelsea and PSG battled in Champions League action

So, that Chelsea/PSG game was something? The two teams put out a classic display. That’s not to say that both teams played extremely well because they didn’t but two teams struggling at times and playing well at times can also make for a great game. The game went from 0-60 instantly when Zlatan Ibrahimovic got […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 11: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of PSG walks off the pitch after receiving a straight red card for his tackle on Oscar of Chelsea during the UEFA Champions League Round of 16, second leg match between Chelsea and Paris Saint-Germain at Stamford Bridge on March 11, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic sees straight red against Chelsea

Well Jose Mourinho has no right to criticize referees for being against him now. Zlatan Ibrahimovic got sent off for this tackle on Oscar when it appeared that both were simply going for the ball. Oscar lived up to the award that bears his name and rolled around like a five year old throwing a […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – APRIL 01: Bayern Munich fans show their colours during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final first leg match between Manchester United and FC Bayern Muenchen at Old Trafford on April 1, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Shakhtar sees red and Bayern on their way to UCL Quarters in first FOUR minutes

Shakhtar Donetsk had a chance to upset Bayern Munich today but they may have in fact lost it before everyone on the field had a chance to break a sweat. Oleksandr Kucher of Shakhtar tackled Mario Gotze from behind in the box to draw the PK in the third minute. It wasn’t a very serious […]

WARRINGTON, ENGLAND – MARCH 10: Former South Yorkshire Police Chief David Duckenfield arrives to give evidence at the Hillsborough Inquest at the specially adapted office building in Birchwood Park on March 10, 2015 in Warrington, England. Mr Duckenfield, who was a chief superintendent in South Yorkshire Police in 1989, was the match commander on the day of the FA Cup semi-final where 96 Liverpool fans died on April 15, 1989. He will attend the Hillsborough Inquests from today until March 14. (Photo by Dave Thompson/Getty Images)

After 26 years, Chief Superintendent Duckenfield admits to lies in Hillsborough disaster

Former Chief Superintendent and Match Commander during the Hillsborough disaster David Duckenfield has admitted to lying about what happened during the disaster after almost 26 years. According to the Liverpool Echo, who has summarized the ongoing Hillsborough inquests over the past year, the main lie he admitted to was reporting that Liverpool fans had rushed […]

MADRID, SPAIN – MARCH 10: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (L) of FC Schalke 04 overtakes goalkeeper Iker Casillas (R) of Real Madrid CF during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Real Madrid CF and FC Schalke 04 at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 10, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Schalke makes Real Madrid sweat in a Champions League classic!

Talk about irony. In Champions League play today, the game everyone thought would be a close game wound up being a 4-0 Porto blowout of Basel. The game everyone thought was already over before it started resulted in Schalke stunning Real Madrid and came within a goal of eliminating the defending champions. Schalke took it […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MARCH 09: Nacho Monreal of Arsenal celebrates scores the opening goal during the FA Cup Quarter Final match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on March 9, 2015 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Arsenal schools Manchester United defense, United answers right back to equalize

We had a rather exciting few minutes at Old Trafford in the FA Cup Quarterfinal. After about 25 minutes of 0-0 action, both teams opened up the scoring in very different ways. Arsenal scored in a beautiful sequence that left Nacho Monreal wide open in the 26th minute. The amount of space that United gave […]

MILTON KEYNES, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 13: Alex Scott of England in action during the Women’s Friendly International match between England and USA at Stadium mk on February 13, 2015 in Milton Keynes, England. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

FYI: It will not be FOX’s fault that the USWNT isn’t on TV today

FOX has had a history of being criticized for their soccer coverage. Some of it is warranted and is legitimate criticism and some of it is beyond their control. Today will be one of those days where FOX is not to blame. The US Women’s National Team is set to play Iceland at 1 PM […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 25: Steve Mandanda of Olympic Marseille talks to the media during a press conference at Emirates Stadium on November 25, 2013 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Goalkeeper smoothly catches bottle of water in interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XII1fSTEV8 Marseille goalkeeper and captain Steve Mandanda recently showed why he chose to be a goalkeeper during a postmatch interview. Marseille had just beaten Toulouse 6-1 and a Toulouse fan decided the time was right for revenge. In the video above, we can see a water bottle being thrown at Mandanda. Still in keeper-mode, Mandanda […]

ORLANDO, FL – MARCH 08: Fans arrive prior to the inaugural 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. (Photo by Alex Menendez/Getty Images)

VIDEO: KAKA saves 10 man Orlando City late with deflected free kick goal

When things all looked lost. When NYCFC scored to take the lead. When Aurelien Collin got his straight red on David Villa, it all looked lost for the 62,510 people at the Citrus Bowl. That was until Kaka took things upon himself to gather the equalizer for Orlando City. The free kick was deflected in, […]

DUBLIN, IRELAND – NOVEMBER 18: Stephen Quinn (R) of Ireland tracks Mix Diskerud (L) of USA during the International Friendly match between the Republic of Ireland and USA at the Aviva Stadium on November 18, 2014 in Dublin, Ireland. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

VIDEO: David Villa and Mix Diskerud give NYCFC first goal in team history

While Orlando City “filled the bowl” and filled the 62,000 Citrus Bowl to capacity, NYCFC spoiled the party for all of those fans as David Villa set up Mix Diskerud for the first goal in NYCFC history. Things got worse for Orlando City right after that goal, Aurelien Collin (celebrating his birthday) got a straight […]

SEATTLE, WA – APRIL 13: A general view during the match between the New England Revolution and the Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field on April 13, 2013 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Otto Greule Jr/Getty Images)

Best and worst MLS kits for the 2015 season

Every year, every team in MLS unveils one or two new kits. We at 32 Flags are here to rank each kit, both home and away and determine where each team ranks overall in their kit designs. Some of these kits, we agreed with how they looked while some others, we highly disagreed. Hopefully, with […]

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