0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/26/2014
Arsenal’s Yaya Sanogo scored within the first minute in the Arsenal/Borussia Dortmund game. That, plus the general embarrassment of their Bundesliga play (16th as of now), has gotten manager Jurgen Klopp on edge. It also appears that Dortmund’s social media team is starting to mail it in too. ???
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Earlier this month, Emirates Airlines announced that they were terminating their sponsorship within FIFA. Sony has now announced that they are ending their sponsorship with FIFA. While it may appear that Emirates and Sony leaving FIFA is a statement against FIFA and their practices, that might not be 100% of the story. There are other […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 11/25/2014
Manchester City had it all going for them. Playing at home, Aguero putting his team up 1-0 on a penalty kick and Bayern Munich being down to 10 men. Someone forgot to tell Pep Guardiola’s Munich side thought. Instead of packing it in and hoping to escape with a late point, his side went on […]
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Chelsea and Schalke 04 are 1-2 in the standing in UEFA Champions League Group G, so matchday 5 at Schalke is a vital match for the two teams. It didn’t take long for the West London club to assert why it is sitting at the top of the table with 8 points. Taking the first […]
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La Liga team Rayo Vallecano is taking care of one of their own by finding a place and paying the rent for an 85 year old fan for the rest of her life after recently being evicted from her former residence. Carmen Martinez Ayudo was evicted due to an outstanding loan her son made. Ayudo’s […]
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James Rodriguez stepped out into the business world by releasing his own underwear line called “J10 James.” The 23 year old Colombian scored six goals and won the Golden Boot as top goalscorer in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Due to his performance in the World Cup, he transferred from Monaco to Real Madrid for […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/24/2014
Whenever I see a video from BBC News that’s titled “Football (soccer) seen as ‘sissyball’ in Deep South,” I knew what I was getting myself into by watching. Let’s just say many people in Baton Rouge weren’t displaying too much “southern hospitality” toward soccer. Pretty much, think of all the stereotypes you have heard from […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/23/2014
Tottenham came back from a goal down to defeat a 10 man Hull City 2-1. After the stoppage time winning goal, in the ensuing celebration, a fan decides to get himself into the pile full of Spurs players. Your browser does not support iframes. Along with security of course.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/22/2014
Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in a 5-1 win against Sevilla to become the all time goalscorer in La Liga with 253 goals. He broke the record set by Telmo Zarra in 1955 with 251. Messi only needed 10 years to break the record compared to 15 that Zarra needed. Ironically, Zarra had his […]
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Why couldn’t this match be in 3D? In today’s Eibar/Real Madrid game, Sergio Ramos cleared the ball that inadvertently hit the midfield camera perched up near the top of the stadium. I can’t say he planned to do that because if he did, just like with some of his PK’s, he wouldn’t have gotten close […]
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We all do this, we all criticize and trash referees on pretty much everything and hardly ever give them any credit when they make a great decision, which is way more often than when they don’t. Today, we have to give a referee some credit for making a great decision. EPL referee, and Ed Sheeran […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/21/2014
The international break is over and we’re back onto club soccer for the rest of the year. Amid the great games in Europe in which we will be watching, MLS is entering into the first leg of the Conference Finals this weekend. The second legs will be played next weekend. MLS is halfway into the […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/20/2014
Nene Hilario, known simply as Nene, is an NBA player for the Washington Wizards. Sometimes, well most of the time, professional athletes receive some perks. Tonight, Nene made all FIFA fans jealous by posting the following. My boys & I Playing FIFA at real big screen at Verizon
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This week’s Oh You Beauty has a decidedly international flavor about it, given the club break this week. The international break can sometimes be a bit of a snooze-fest for many watching, with many of the players more focused on not getting hurt than winning the game. That wasn’t the case this past week, though, […]
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In a standard move for a soccer club (or any company for that matter), Valencia has sought to trademark their new crest to protect its usage. DC Comics, however, have challenged this attempt to trademark their new club crest, claiming that it is too similar to the Batman logo. What is odd, though, is that this issue […]
