<> at Camp Nou on November 28, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain.

FIFA announces finalists for Ballon d’Or, other awards

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the three finalists for the Ballon d’Or trophy, FIFA announced today. Ronaldo has won the award, given each year to the world’s best player, for the past two seasons. Messi won it for four straight years before that. Those awards, and a few others, will be given out […]

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – JULY 04: Mats Hummels of Germany looks on during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Quarter Final match between France and Germany at Maracana on July 4, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Martin Rose/Getty Images)

Mats Hummels recent form is raising alarms in Dortmund and the German National Team

The Quarterfinals of the 2014 World Cup against France was one of Mats Hummels’ finest moments. He was everywhere. He scored the game’s only goal and gave France little chance at the back. It was an immense performance. The whole tournament Hummels made himself hugely important to Germany’s eventual victory. His performance ignited more talk […]

32 Flags welcomes The Comeback as new parent blog

Over the past week, you may have seen some slight changes to the site. This is because 32 Flags and our sibling blogs have a new parent in The Comeback. The Comeback is the newest sports and pop culture news site and will kind of be a parent site to 32 Flags. What that means […]

COLUMBUS, OH – NOVEMBER 22: Kei Kamara #23 of the Columbus Crew SC celebrates after defeating the New York Red Bulls 2-0 on November 22, 2015 at MAPFRE Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Kirk Irwin/Getty Images)

Why a lack of “big name” players in the playoffs is the best thing for MLS

The MLS Cup playoffs will conclude their second legs of their Conference Finals today. As the Portland Timbers lead FC Dallas 3-1 and Columbus Crew SC lead New York Red Bulls 2-0, a casual fan may come across this as something being a bit off. Where’s Steven Gerrard and Robbie Keane of the LA Galaxy? […]

ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – JULY 25: Marco Reus of Dortmund (R) celebrates his team’s second goal with team mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang during the friendly match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund on July 25, 2015 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

Video: Pierre Emrick Aubameyang scores on beautiful chip

Quick, name the best striker in the Bundesliga. You said Robert Lewandowski right? Of course you did, you couldn’t go more then five minutes in October without hearing his name. The man already has 14 league goals this season and 20 goals in 21 appearances in all competitions. And of course don’t forget about that […]

BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Junior Stanislas of Bournemouth celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Barclays Premier League match between A.F.C. Bournemouth and Everton at Vitality Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Bournemouth, England. (Photo by Steve Bardens/Getty Images)

Bournemouth and Everton play to a wild 3-3 draw

After watching the first 80 minutes of the Bournemouth/Everton and seeing Everton up 2-0, you probably wouldn’t guess what would happen next. The next 20 minutes would include goals, fans invading the field and very late drama that would result in a 3-3 draw. Bournemouth got the comeback started in the 80th minute off a […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 28: Jamie Vardy of Leicester City celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester United at The King Power Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Leicester, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Jamie Vardy breaks goalscoring record, scores in 11th straight EPL game

We all know the story of Leicester City’s Jamie Vardy by now. Playing at 8th level amateur side Stocksbridge Park Steels and then to FC Halifax Town in the same league. Then Vardy got onto a Football League team with Fleetwood Town and ultimately to Leicester City, then in the Championship. Now, Vardy and Leicester […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester City and Southampton at the Etihad Stadium on November 28, 2015 in Manchester, England.

VIDEO: Kolarov seals the deal for Man City with volley off post

Manchester City got thrashed last weekend by a game Liverpool. Let’s just say they came out rather ticked off and poor Southampton were the victims of pent up frustration. After a first half barrage by the home Citizens, the scoreline was 2-0. Southampton knocked in an early goal in the second half to make it […]

TURIN, ITALY – OCTOBER 21: VfL Borussia Monchengladbach players salute the fans at the end of the UEFA Champions League group stage match between Juventus and VfL Borussia Moenchengladbach at Juventus Arena on October 21, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)

Video: Fabian Johnson scores equalizer for Borussia Monchengladbach

Fabian Johnson just can’t stop won’t stop scoring. The American winger opened the scoring for Borussia Monchengladbach inside of five minutes against Hoffenheim but TSG were able to shake it off and build a 3-1 lead. Johnson though wasn’t done. After Josep Drmic pulled one back for ‘Gladbach in the 56th minute, Johnson came flying […]

Video: Luis Suarez scores sensational goal for Barcelona

Barcelona vs. Real Sociedad may not be on the same level as El Clasico but no one is telling Luis Suarez that. The great thing about El Clasico matches is that it doesn’t seem like any ‘normal’ goals are scored, rather everything of the highlight reel out this world variety. Barcelona seem to have kept […]

MUNICH, GERMANY – MARCH 22: Fabian Johnson of Moenchengladbach celebrates with his team mate Oskar Wendt after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and Borussia Moenchengladbach at Allianz Arena on March 22, 2015 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images For MAN)

Video: Fabian Johnson opens the scoring for Borussia Mochengladbach

In mid-October USMNT manager sent German-American defender and midfielder Fabian Johnson home from the US team early after Johnson had asked to be subbed off against Mexico due to injury. Klinsmann believed that Johnson wasn’t actually hurt and needed to check his commitment to the US team. When he got home, his club team said […]

during the Barclays Premier League match between Southampton and Leicester City at St Mary’s Stadium on October 17, 2015 in Southampton, England.

Leicester City vs. Manchester United, the unlikeliest 1 vs. 2 matchup in years

At just over 1/3 into the English Premier League season, we are in the presence of a 1 vs. 2 matchup that would not have been expected weeks ago, much less at the start of the season. Now, Leicester City vs. Manchester United, as the top two teams in the Premier League, will spark the […]

REPORT: FA recommending 18 team English Premier League

Reported in an exclusive to Henry Winter and The Times, the English FA and Chairman Greg Dyke will recommend to the English Premier League that the League drop from 20 to 18 teams in order to alleviate the amount of games that are played by the top English teams. For years, there has been a […]

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – NOVEMBER 26: Son Heung-min (Top) and Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur FC celebrate a goal during the UEFA Europe League match between Qarabag FK and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Tofig Bahramov Republican stadium on November 26, 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Epsilon/Getty Images)

Premier League Thanksgiving Weekend Gambling Guide

The Turkey has been eaten and the holiday shopping has commenced. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving but it’s time to get all that money that you spent on Black Friday deals back, and luckily the money train is back this week to help guide you . There are a lot of very tasty match […]

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