MADRID, SPAIN – MAY 04: Gareth Bale of Real Madrid celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League semi final, second leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City FC at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on May 4, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images )

Gareth Bale gives Real Madrid the lead with a great tight angle goal

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Real Madrid took a big step towards the Champions League Final with a first half goal from Gareth Bale against Manchester City. After a lifeless first leg back in Manchester, today’s match has been slightly more dramatic, and Bale’s opener has made the fans in Madrid very happy. The Welshman lurked on the edge of the […]

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 06: (L-R) British Prime Minister David Cameron and former professional footballer Gary Lineker watch pupils take part in a football match during a visit to St Brigid’s Catholic Primary School on February 6, 2014 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Andrew Yates – WPA Pool/Getty Images)

England PM David Cameron wants to see Gary Lineker in his underwear

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Because of the unlikelihood of Leicester City’s English Premier League title win, many people made a lot of promises if Leicester City held on to win the EPL title. One now famous promise was from England legend Gary Lineker, who is from Leicester. Earlier this season, when Leicester were shockingly top of the table, Lineker promised […]

NEWCASTLE, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 21: Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri celebrates his teams third goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Newcastle and Leicester City at St James Park on November 21, 2015 in Newcastle, England. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty images)

Claudio Ranieri: The most likable man in soccer

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Oh to be Claudio Ranieri right now. The Leicester City manager waited for 43 years, 13 years as a player and 30 years as a manager, and 18 total teams for this week. After being in soccer since 1973, Claudio Ranieri finally won his first ever top league title and did it under the most […]

MADRID, SPAIN – APRIL 27: Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich signals during the UEFA Champions League semi final first leg match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Bayern Muenchen at Vincente Calderon on April 27, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Watch: Robert Lewandowski puts Bayern Munich ahead on the night

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Game on. Following Antoine Griezmann’s goal early in the second half Atletico Madrid had leveled the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal at one goal apiece, but had a 2-1 lead on aggregate. Bayern had about 35 minutes to mount a comeback that would require two goals, otherwise they would be left thinking […]

VALENCIA, SPAIN – MARCH 06: Antoine Griezmann of Atletico de Madrid celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the La Liga match between Valencia CF and Atletico de Madrid at Estadi de Mestalla on March 06, 2016 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Manuel Queimadelos Alonso/Getty Images)

Watch: Antoine Griezmann puts Atletico Madrid ahead on aggregate

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Bayern Munich had their chances. Xabi Alonso scored on a free kick in the first half but just minutes later Thomas Muller missed a penalty and Bayern Munich went to halftime of the second leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid ahead just 1-0 and more importantly level on aggregate. When you […]

Watch: Bayern Munich score on free kick then miss penalty

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With Atletico Madrid holding a 1-0 lead on aggregate coming into the second leg of the UEFA Champions League semifinal, Bayern Munich were always going to have to score. Though they had the benefit of being at home in the second leg, it still would not be an easy task as Atletico Madrid are one […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – MARCH 01: Sunderland player DeAndre Yedlin in action during the Barclays Premier League match between Sunderland and Crystal Palace at Stadium of Light on March 1, 2016 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

What kind of club would you want your young international defender to develop?

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Imagine for a second that you’re USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann. That means that yes, you now have the power to call up undeserving players to the national team while leaving better players at home. You can also make really questionable roster decisions or whatever else the latest criticism’s of the man are. Now let’s say […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 03: Sergio Aguero of Manchester City (r) passes to Kevin de Bruyne of Manchester City during a training session ahead of the UEFA Champions League Semi Final Second Leg match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Academy Training Ground on May 3, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)

Champions League: Final four teams battle for spot in final

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The Champions League final is set for Saturday, May 28 at the San Siro. The only thing left to do before then is to sort out which two teams will be playing. Atletico Madrid will take a slender 1-0 lead to Germany for a date with Bayern Munich (today, 2:30 p.m. ET, FOX Sports 1) […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MAY 02: Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur scores his team’s second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur at Stamford Bridge on May 02, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Spurs can’t hold two-goal lead at Chelsea; Leicester City claims Premier League title

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Tottenham Hotspur had to do something Monday it hadn’t done in 26 years — win at Stamford Bridge — to prevent Leicester City from locking up this season’s Premier League title. Harry Kane and Son Heung-Min staked Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the first half, but second-half strikes from Cheslea’s Gary Cahill and Eden […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 19: Leicester City supporters celebrate their team’s win after the Barclays Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Leicester City at Selhurst Park on March 19, 2016 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

It’s a dream come true, Leicester City are 2015-16 Premier League champions

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Something that was unthinkable in August, a pipe dream in October, slightly believable in January, somewhat believable in March and now a reality in May. Leicester City, at 5,000-to-1 odds to win the English Premier League at the start of this season, are English Premier League champions. Their first top division title in 132 years of […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane on April 25, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Alex Morton/Getty Images

WATCH: Harry Kane puts Spurs ahead of Chelsea

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Harry Kane scored his 25th Premier League goal of the season to put Tottenham ahead of Chelsea in Monday’s clash:

during the Sky Bet Championship match between Burnley and Queens Park Rangers at Turf Moor on May 2, 2016 in Burnley, United Kingdom.

Burnley is back in the English Premier League, clinching promotion against QPR

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After getting relegated out of the English Premier League last season, Burnley wasted little time and have clinched promotion to get back to the top division in England next season. Burnley is in the middle of a three-team fight for the top spot in the English Championship, the second division of English soccer. With Burnley’s […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 31: Daniel Sturridge of Liverpool looks on during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and West Ham United at Anfield on January 31, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Liverpool’s last two games raised confusion on their year-end goals

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Before Liverpool’s semifinal game against Villarreal last week, I thought I knew what Liverpool was looking to do for the rest of this season. The Europa League is Liverpool’s best chance at making the Champions League so they would focus on Villarreal and forego EPL top four aspirations in favor of a chance at a […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 01: Leicester City fans celebrate a draw against Manchester United in The Market Tavern on May 1, 2016 in Leicester, England. Leicester City can have won the Premier League title today if they had beaten Manchester United away at Old Trafford. Leicester City will be crowned champions on Monday if Tottenham Hotspur fail to win on Monday in what would be one of the league’s most surprising and memoriable moments. (Photo by Rob Stothard/Getty Images)

Leicester City are the perfect example of a team taking things one game at a time

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In February 2012, just a few months after taking the job, USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann spoke before over 400 US youth coaches at a US Youth Soccer Association convention in Boston. As part of his speech Klinsmann asked the crowd, “so the US goes to South Africa and plays England in the World Cup, what […]

Australian goalkeeper Stefan Petrovski dies after being struck by lightning

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The chances of being struck by lightning seem so slim, but then there are the deadly reminders of just how serious that situation can be. Unfortunately, a month after being struck by lightning following a training session, young Australian goalkeeper Stefan Petrovski has died. According to the report in The Guardian in the U.K., Petrovski was […]

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