BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 12: Louis van Gaal Manager of Manchester United waves to supporters prior to the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Manchester United at Vitality Stadium on December 12, 2015 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jordan Mansfield/Getty Images)

Video: Louis Van Gaal theatrically throws himself to ground in protest to fourth official

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Diving will probably always be a fact of life in professional soccer, but sometimes it can be rather entertaining. Case in point, Louis Van Gaal. It appeared that Manchester United’s coach was unhappy with the way Arsenal players were going down looking for fouls. The Dutch coach confronted the fourth official to make his protest. […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 28: Marcus Rashford of Manchester United celebrates scoring his opening goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on February 28, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Video: Marcus Rashford scores two goals minutes apart in Premier League Debut

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Just days after 18-year-old Marcus Rashford, scored twice against Midtjylland to save Manchester United in the Europe League, the teenager gave an encore, scoring two goals against Arsenal in his Premier League debut. Both goals came just minutes apart and shell-shocked the visitors, who had been controlling most of the play up to that point. Rashford, […]

during 2014 MLS Cup at StubHub Center on December 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.

The New England Revolution win the 2016 Desert Diamond Cup

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The 6th annual Desert Diamond Cup has concluded and the New England Revolution are the Desert Diamond Cup champions. After defeating Columbus Crew SC, the Revs won the cup with a total of eight points and will go into the regular season with a preseason trophy. Swope Park Rangers 1-0 FC Tucson Swope Park Rangers […]

FOX delivered big time with over 10 hours of FIFA election coverage

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FOX and the FOX networks have taken its share of criticism for their soccer coverage over the years. Some of that criticism was from us, some of that was from other places in the blogosphere. Yesterday, FOX committed more than 10 hours of continuous coverage, and then some, on the FIFA Presidential Election and the […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Leonardo Ulloa of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Norwich City at The King Power Stadium on February 27, 2016 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

WATCH: Leicester City gets win on a late goal against Norwich, now up 5 points

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Leicester City was in an unfamiliar position against Norwich City, they had the ball. In a rare instance of having the ball more than their opponent, EPL leaders Leicester City struggled to get anything going on. Then in the 89th minute, Leo Ulloa (whose name isn’t spelled anything like how it’s pronounced) tapped in the […]

SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 27: Cesc Fabregas of Chelsea and Jose Fonte of Southampton compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Chelsea at St Mary’s Stadium on February 27, 2016 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Chelsea ends Southampton’s 708 minute shutout streak with a cross that went in

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This probably wasn’t the way Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster expected to end his and Southampton’s 708 minute shutout streak but it shockingly did. Cesc Fabregas originally looked like he was trying to cross the ball to Eden Hazard but seeing the trajectory of the ball, Hazard stopped and let it go. Forster also appeared to […]

TURIN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 23: Thiago Alcantara and Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen salute the fans at the end of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 first leg match between Juventus and FC Bayern Muenchen at Juventus Arena on February 23, 2016 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

WATCH: Robert Lewandowski uses outside of foot to score beautiful goal

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Bayern Munich entered a big game against Wolfsburg today. Now even though Bayern almost has double the points (59) of Wolfsburg (31), but Wolfsburg could still be dangerous. Well, that was until we all saw this goal from Robert Lewandowski and realized Wolfsburg had no chance. Franck Ribery chests down to Robert Lewandowski, who doubles […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 23: The League Cup trophy on display prior to the Capital One Cup third round match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal at White Hart Lane on September 23, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)

Manchester City’s history in the Capital One Cup Final

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When Manchester City takes the pitch at Wembley Stadium against Liverpool on Sunday (11:25 a.m. ET, Bein Sports), history will not be on its side. Liverpool has won this event on eight different occasions and were runners-up three more times. No team has won more league cups or appeared in as many finals. Manchester City […]

during the Extraordinary FIFA Congress at Hallenstadion on February 26, 2016 in Zurich, Switzerland.

Can Gianni Infantino deliver actual reform to FIFA?

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After eight hours and two rounds of voting, a man who was not even on the radar of world soccer five months ago became FIFA’s ninth president. With 115 votes, UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino became the man tasked with moving forward from the darkest days international soccer has ever seen. He’ll be in charge of […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 26: Liverpool celebrate victory after the Carling Cup Final match between Liverpool and Cardiff City at Wembley Stadium on February 26, 2012 in London, England. Liverpool won 3-2 on penalties. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Liverpool FC’s history in the Capital One Cup Final

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This Sunday, Liverpool will face Manchester City in the Capital One Cup Final. Liverpool has had a long history in the League Cup Final as they have won the most titles of any team. At 8-3, Liverpool enters Wembley Stadium for the 12th time in the 56 year history of the Capital One Cup Final. […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – MARCH 02: A large Capital One Cup is pictured prior to the Capital One Cup Final between Manchester City and Sunderland at Wembley Stadium on March 2, 2014 in London, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Capital One Cup Final: What a Win Means to Each Team

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What’s At Stake in the Capital One Cup Final The Capital One Cup final is this Sunday. Call it a Mickey Mouse Cup, call it a waste of time, but I’m willing to bet if you’re saying that, it’s because you don’t root for Manchester City or Liverpool. At the end of the day, the […]

Is Futsal the next frontier of growing soccer in the United States?

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A few weeks ago, billionaire owner of the Dallas Mavericks and a host of Shark Tank Mark Cuban set out to form the Professional Futsal League along with Mavs GM Donnie Nelson and a slathering of current NBA owners like the Nets and Lakers as well as the Mavericks as well as pro soccer teams with massive […]

CHICAGO, IL – JULY 01: Fans gather at Soldier Field to watch USA take on Belgium in a World Cup match being played at Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil on July 1, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Organizers said 28,000 people were in attendance at Soldier Field. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

PIC: This leaked USMNT kit better be some kind of sick joke

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Nike and U.S. Soccer, please tell me the pics we saw today of a leaked USMNT kit is some sort of cruel, unfunny, tasteless joke? I’ll even take that this design was a first draft and it’s different. Just anything other than this monstrosity of a kit that really offends all senses, even smell. In […]

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