BRUGGE, BELGIUM – SEPTEMBER 14: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City (R) celebrates with team mates as he scores from a free kick for their second goal during the UEFA Champions League match between Club Brugge KV and Leicester City FC at Jan Breydel Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Brugge, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

Day two of the Champions League continues the high scoring trend of day one

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1) Biggest Winner – Leicester City  What a debut. The English Champions were out to prove a point against Brugge today. Their first ever trip to the Champions League started with a 3-0 victory against Club Brugge. The Foxes got off to a great start, scoring after just five minutes. Mark Albrighton got to a […]

SOLNA, SWEDEN – AUGUST 03: Marc Albrighton of Leicester City FC during the Pre-Season Friendly between Leicester City FC and FC Barcelona at Friends arena on August 3, 2016 in Solna, Sweden. (Photo by Nils Petter Nilsson/Ombrello/Getty Images)

Watch: Leicester City score their first ever Champions League goal

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Leicester City finally gets to play in the Champions League following last year’s dream run to a league Championship and wasted no time making an impact. Mark Albrighton scored only five minutes into their first match with Club Brugge. Leicester was not bothered by the bright lights of the Champions League when they visited the Belgian […]

HOUSTON, TX – JUNE 21: John Brooks #6 of United States handles the ball against Gonzalo Higuain #9 of Argentina in the second half during a 2016 Copa America Centenario Semifinal match at NRG Stadium on June 21, 2016 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

Americans abroad: How are some of the USMNT’s big names doing in the Bundesliga?

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The Bundesliga is one of the best leagues in the world. Plenty of the games brightest stars ply their trade in Germany’s top flight. Among those players are some of the biggest names in US soccer. Germany seems to be a popular destination for US players. If you’re not watching every weekend you could miss what […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 13: Andres Iniesta of Barcelona celebrates scoring his sides fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between FC Barcelona and Celtic FC at Camp Nou on September 13, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Favorites hold serve on matchday 1 in the UEFA Champions League

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The UEFA Champions League returned on Tuesday immediately providing us with great goals, saves, and drama. When the dust settled and the final whistles were all blown, there were really no surprises. Barcelona and Bayern Munich both blew out inferior opposition at home, while not surprisingly PSG vs Arenal and Atletico vs PSV Eindhoven provided […]

Watch: Messi completes his hat trick as Barcelona rout Celtic

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Celtic are a team that are capable not only of being exciting to watch but also punching above their weight class, when they play at home. When they travel away from Celtic Park, especially in the UEFA Champions League, to Camp Nou of all places it doesn’t usually end well for them. They did a […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 13: Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Neymar of Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League Group C match between FC Barcelona and Celtic FC at Camp Nou on September 13, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Watch: Celtic misses penalty and Messi immediately makes them pay

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I don’t think anyone was surprised when it took Lionel Messi less then three minutes to open his Champions League scoring account at home to Celtic. What may have surprised people was that Celtic didn’t immediately melt away like many expected them to. Instead they hung in there giving Barcelona a match. 20 minutes later […]

PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 13: Edinson Cavani of PSG celebrates with team mates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group A match between Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal FC at Parc des Princes on September 13, 2016 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Watch: PSG and Barcelona each score in first three minutes of the Champions League

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The UEFA Champions League is back and we were hardly able to take our seats (or fire up the streams for those still at work) before the goals started flying in. With Barcelona getting a home match against Celtic, many were predicting the Catalans to turn the game into a blowout quickly. While Barcelona may […]

The 2016-17 Champions League group stage is here

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It’s that time again. The UEFA Champions League is back! The group stage is set to start and 32 teams from 17 countries are vying to be the champions of the Champions League. The 32 Flags writers each made their picks on who advances to the knockout stage, who goes to the Europa League and […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – AUGUST 05: Detail of the Barclays Premier League trophy during the official Premier League season launch media event at Southfields Academy on August 5, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

After four PL matches, would you change your preseason predictions?

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Making preseason predictions in the Premier League is admittedly a bit absurd. Not only are you most likely to be wrong anyway, but you have to make these predictions knowing that every team was still going to buy and sell players before the end of the transfer window. But despite all that, everyone makes predictions […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides first goal with Nolito of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on September 10, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

What did we learn from the Manchester Derby

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I believe in transparency, which is why in an effort for full transparency I should disclose right at the beginning of this post that I am a Manchester United fan. A very big one actually. Now, let me start off by saying Manchester City are a very good team. Better then I thought they would […]

SWANSEA, WALES – SEPTEMBER 11: Diego Costa of Chelsea (C) celebrates with team mates as he scores their first goal during the Premier League match between Swansea City and Chelsea at Liberty Stadium on September 11, 2016 in Swansea, Wales. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

WATCH: Diego Costa’s bicycle kick preserves Chelsea draw against Swansea

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Well this was something and a half. Diego Costa had a very Diego Costa game. He scored a couple goals, he dove a couple times to great effect and he got fouled a couple times. But his second goal may have been the best thing of all. An argument could have been made to disallow […]

Celtic restroom destroyed after Old Firm clash against Rangers

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The Old Firm derby is one of the oldest and most heated rivalries in world soccer. Celtic and Rangers have combined for 101 of 120 total Scottish Premiership championships and whether it’s due to domination of Scottish soccer, religious differences (Celtic is Catholic based and Rangers is Protestant based) or the fact that both teams […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Laurent Koscielny of Arsenal celebrates scoring his sides first goal with his team mates during the Premier League match between Arsenal and Southampton at Emirates Stadium on September 10, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

WATCH: Laurent Koscielny’s overhead kick makes Arsenal level

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Not a bad way to celebrate your birthday. Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny saved one of his best goals for his 31st birthday as his overhead kick in the 29th minute put Arsenal level 1-1 with Southampton. This was welcome news for Arsenal after goalkeeper Petr Cech had an unfortunate own goal off a bad bounce. Arsenal […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United (C) celebrates scoring his sides first goal with his team mate Marouane Fellaini of Manchester United (R) during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on September 10, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Watch: Claudio Bravo’s howler set up Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal

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Manchester United pulled within one late in the first half when Claudio Bravo misjudged a set piece and allowed Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score in his Manchester Derby debut. The Spanish keeper, who was brought in to fit Pep Guardiola’s system a little better, made a mess of a set piece and allowed United an avenue […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 10: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City celebrates scoring his sides first goal with team mate Nolito of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Manchester City at Old Trafford on September 10, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Watch: Kevin De Bruyne opens the scoring for City in the Manchester Derby

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Manchester City drew first blood in the Manchester Derby when Kevin De Bruyne opened the scoring on 15 minutes. City had dominated the early portion of today’s Derby, and De Bruyne’s goal punctuated that fact. Ironically the goal was set up by a long ball from deep in City’s own end. The buildup play completely bypassed […]

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