2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying at Toyota Stadium on February 10, 2016 in Frisco, Texas.

USWNT start Olympic qualification in style by scoring in first 12 seconds

The U.S. Women’s National Team officially started their Rio Olympic qualifying campaign last night with a 5-0 thrashing of Costa Rica. The USWNT pulled out all the stops in their win, capitalized by scoring in the first 12 seconds. The United States couldn’t have gotten off to a better start. Right off the kick off, […]

during The Emirates FA Cup fourth round match at between Bury and Hull City at Gigg Lane on January 30, 2016 in Bury, England.

What are the most likely upsets in the FA Cup round of 16?

The world’s oldest cup competition began with an eye-popping 736 teams back in August, but now only 16 still have a chance to lift the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium on May 21. There are the usual suspects, like Chelsea, Spurs and Manchester United, and there are a few wildcards, like Leeds United, Blackburn Rovers […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 18: Liverpool co-owner John Henry looks on with wife Linda Pizzuti prior to the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Aston Villa at Anfield on January 18, 2014 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Liverpool and FSG listen to fan walkout, will freeze or lower ticket prices for next two years

When fans walked out of Anfield, people listened. Notably, the people in charge of Liverpool and Fenway Sports Group listened. And after four days of tense separation between fan and team, Owner John W Henry, Chairman Tom Werner and President Mike Gordon have apologized to Liverpool fans and made changes to the ticket price structure […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield on February 6, 2016 in Liverpool, England.

The Anfield walkout is a Premier League problem as well as a Liverpool problem

The English Premier League is in the middle of a crisis. Last weekend, upwards of 10,000 Liverpool fans walked out on their team in the 77th minute of their game against Sunderland, in protest of £77 ($111) tickets in the new stand as well as increasing ticket prices over the years. It’s not as if […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Watford at White Hart Lane on February 6, 2016 in London, England.

Is Mauricio Pochettino the best manager in England?

For the big name clubs in England this season, the 2015/16 Premier League campaign has been defined by turmoil at the managerial position. Louis van Gaal has seemingly been on the hot seat all season but has somehow escaped firing despite United winning just five of their last 16 matches – with two of those […]

SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – JANUARY 05: Adam Johnson of Sunderland looks on during the Budweiser FA Cup third round match between Sunderland and Carlisle United at the Stadium of Light on January 5, 2014 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Mark Runnacles/Getty Images)

EPL player Adam Johnson pleads guilty to having sex with 15-year old girl

Sunderland midfielder Adam Johnson plead guilty on two charges connected to knowingly having sex with a 15-year old girl (age of consent is 16 in England). Johnson plead guilty to having “sexual activity with a child” and to “grooming” a child (befriending and creating an emotional relationship with a child for sex). Johnson however plead […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool scores from a free-kick during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Boleyn Ground on February 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Coutinho comes back from injury by scoring an under the wall free kick

Liverpool has missed this kind of creativity. Philippe Coutinho is back from injury and it appeared he’s back with a vengeance. After staring down the goal from 19 yards away, Coutinho took on the difficult shot and instead of the conventional shot attempt over the wall, he went under everyone and got Liverpool the equalizer […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 09: Michail Antonio of West Ham United (30) celebrates with Mark Noble (16), Dimitri Payet (27) and Cheikhou Kouyate (8) as he scores their first goal during the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round Replay match between West Ham United and Liverpool at Boleyn Ground on February 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

WATCH: Michail Antonio’s volley puts West Ham up over Liverpool in FA Cup

After some great saves by Simon Mignolet and a couple shots that went of the post, West Ham finally got on the board in their 4th round replay against Liverpool. Enner Valencia slipped through and crossed it into a relatively open Michail Antonio, who volleyed the shot home and put West Ham up 1-0. As […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 06: Robert Huth (3rd L) of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal with his team mate Shinji Okazaki (2nd R) and Riyad Mahrez (1st L) during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Leicester City at the Etihad Stadium on February 6, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

Could Leicester City winning the league be a bad thing?

Looking at the title — yes, I know, it’s crazy to ask the question. But it has seemed to me that it is genuinely a question that people seem to be avoiding. Without a doubt, Leicester winning the Premier League would be one of the greatest stories of an underdog overachieving in the history of […]

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 21: Thomas Mueller of FC Bayern Muenchen looks on during the international friendly match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Inter Milan of the Audi Football Summit 2015 at Shanghai Stadium on July 21, 2015 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

FOX can’t lift up Bundesliga ratings with Bayern Munich vs Bayer Leverkusen

As far as scoreless draws go, you could do a lot worse than Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. It was a physical match, with chances at both ends and even a sending off. It isn’t going to be remembered as a classic, but it was still a good game between two of Europe’s […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – AUGUST 22: Riyad Mahrez of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Tottenham Hotspur at The King Power Stadium on August 22, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

EPL pundits keep doubting Leicester City, keep extending when to name them favorites

The 2015-16 English Premier League season may be the single best drama on television. With big-named clubs struggling, the underdog at the top and plenty of personalities it has become one memorable season. No team exemplifies that better than league-leading Leicester City, but you wouldn’t know it if you listen to the pundits and commentators […]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – FEBRUARY 03: Detailed view of the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the NFL Experience exhibition before Super Bowl 50 at the Moscone Center on February 3, 2016 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jason O. Watson/Getty Images)

Chronicling the best soccer moments of Super Bowl 50

Super Bowl 50 is in the books and while it was the big time of the year for the American kind of football, soccer had a little bit of interaction with the big game. From commercials to tweets, the Super Bowl is more than just for football fans.   Neymar’s Taco Bell Super Bowl ad […]

CARSON, CA – FEBRUARY 5: Jozy Altidore #17 of the United States battles with Steven Vitoria #15 of Canada during the first half of their international friendly soccer match at StubHub Center February 5, 2016 in Carson, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Did the USMNT January friendlies mean anything at all?

The USMNT have wrapped up their annual January camp with a pair of ugly friendly wins over Iceland and Canada thanks to a couple of late goals. No one is going to overstate the importance, or lack thereof, of these victories as the annual January camp is comprised of primarily MLS based players since it’s […]

KANSAS CITY, KS – NOVEMBER 23: Sporting KC fans wave flags during Leg 2 of the Eastern Conference Championship against the Houston Dynamo at Sporting Park on November 23, 2013 in Kansas City, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

WATCH: Sporting KC launches new secondary kit in a Super Bowl commercial

Don’t worry, Sporting Kansas City didn’t splash $5 million just to launch their new secondary (away) kit. But they did take the prime moment to launch their new kit in a local commercial in the Sporting KC area, during halftime of Super Bowl 50. At around the same time, Sporting KC posted their commercial on […]

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 07: Goalkeeper Artur Boruc of Bournemouth looks dejected as Mesut Ozil of Arsenal celebrates as he scores their first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Arsenal at the Vitality Stadium on February 7, 2016 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

WATCH: Mesut Ozil’s great finish gives Arsenal lead

In a game where Arsenal needed to win to keep up with the top teams in the Premier League, Mesut Ozil took it upon him to get the Gunners on the board with a great goal. Normally assisting goals, Ozil found himself all alone in the box and Olivier Giroud headed the ball to him […]

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