0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/13/2014
There were a ton of games taking place during this international break and we still have more games coming up. With all the friendlies, Euro and Africa Cup of Nations qualifying games going on, it’s tough to keep track as to who won what and when or who was even playing. We have you covered […]
0 comments by Jeff Snyder
Old Roy has done it again, hasn’t he? Well, it’s an international soccer break so it would only be following tradition that Roy Hodgson say something that angers a large portion of England supporters, most likely supporters from the North. A little while ago it was playing a still injured Daniel Sturridge in a meaningless […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/12/2014
With recent stories involving disagreements and arguments involving Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, Landon Donovan and Jurgen Klinsmann and Roy Keane and pretty much everyone, it may be time for someone to promote an event and get these people into the ring to settle their scores instead of going about it on the field or […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/11/2014
With recent stories involving disagreements and arguments involving Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger, Landon Donovan and Jurgen Klinsmann and Roy Keane and pretty much everyone, it may be time for someone to promote an event and get these people into the ring to settle their scores instead of going about it on the field or […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/10/2014
I mean, it’s not quite a hug you would give to a loved one but that’s about the most friendly and loving thing you’re going to see between these two people. Despite the awkwardness, it did seem like they both genuinely respected each other even if they may not like each other.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
OH SO CLOSE! That post must be from ISIS. That’s the only way I can explain it.
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Tonight will be the last time Landon Donovan puts on a USA uniform as the Americans face Ecuador in Connecticut. Donovan will be captain and will play the first 30 minutes. The man is arguably the greatest American soccer player ever and owns MLS records for most goals and assists as well as a five […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/9/2014
It’s clear that expanding to England is the National Football League’s next step in terms of growing American football. The NFL started NFL Europe, which lasted 16 years from 1991 to 2007. In 2007, the NFL decided to drop the league format and focused on having a single game played at Wembley Stadium. The high […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
UEFA will change their seeding procedure for the Champions League. Starting next year, Pot 1 will consist of the defending Champions League winner plus league winners from the top seven countries based on UEFA coefficient. This year, as well as in previous years, all seedings for pots would go strictly by UEFA coefficient. The UEFA […]
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 10/8/2014
Arsenal splashed the cash in a way they haven’t often done under manager Arsene Wenger during the summer transfer window. It went after some of the biggest names coming from the World Cup and built a squad with a ton of promise. One of the players fans were counting on to help inspire this squad […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
The ongoing soap opera between Landon Donovan and Jurgen Klinsmann took a rather interesting turn of events today as Alexi Lalas and Grant Wahl, in their series of tweets, pulled another layer back on this in-house rivalry in US Soccer. LD told
0 comments by Phillip Bupp
Well that title isn’t entirely true. It’s more like, no one wants to PAY to see FIFA’s new movie. The film, United Passions, about the history of FIFA and includes some of the most blatant propaganda since the Cold War, cost the Federation around $27 million and has only made around $200k in the box […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/7/2014
According to the Associated Press, the English Premier League is looking into scheduling friendlies involving fellow EPL teams at various places around the world. This already happens in the United States with the International Champions Cup with Liverpool vs. Manchester City and Liverpool vs. Manchester United as examples from this past season, but the vast […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/6/2014
1) Leonardo Bonucci vs. Roma The two best teams in Serie A faced off and the game didn’t disappoint. Many, including me, expected a low scoring affair considering that in 10 games between both teams this season, only a single goal has been allowed. What happened was a goal fest that ended with fireworks. With […]
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/5/2014
In what could be the sequel to Hans Moleman’s “Man Getting Hit By Football,” we have “Man Getting Hit By Boot” starring Kevin De Bruyne. In this edition, he takes a boot to the groin. Credit to De Bruyne for not being fazed by taking a solid object to the junk and go about his […]
