Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, 31 de octubre de 2015. Avilés Hurtado y Oscar Rojas durante el partido correspondiente a la Jornada 15 del torneo Apertura 2015 de la Liga Bancomer MX, entre los Jaguares de Chiapas y la Franja del Puebla, celebrado en el Estadio Zoque “Victor Manuel Reyna”. Foto/Imago 7/Carlos Morgan.

Liga MX Apertura 2015 Liguilla picture week 15

Just two more weeks remain in the Liga MX Apertura season and the race for the top eight is getting tighter and tighter. We shall see how things turn out after Week 17, but as for right now this is how the playoff race is looking like so far. Spots 1-4 Pumas with their 2-1 win […]

Chivas outlasts León to win the Copa MX

Chivas defeated León by a score of 1-0 in León, Guanajuato to win the Apertura 2015 Copa MX. The hero for El Rebaño Sangrado was Oswaldo Alanís, who scored the game’s only goal and secured the title for Chivas. This is Guadalajara’s first major title since winning the league in the 2006 Apertura season, and their first Copa MX since […]

TURIN, ENGLAND – MAY 05: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid CF beats goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon of Juventus to score their first and equalising goal during the UEFA Champions League semi final first leg match between Juventus and Real Madrid CF at Juventus Arena on May 5, 2015 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 4, Pt. 2

We are now 2/3 of the way in the UEFA Champions League group stage and things in the knockout stage is getting to be a bit clearer. Teams are now qualifying for the knockout stage (Zenit has qualified), teams are being eliminated (Maccabi Tel Aviv has been eliminated), the action is moving thick and fast […]

during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Arsenal FC and FC Bayern Munchen at Emirates Stadium on October 20, 2015 in London, United Kingdom.

VIDEO: Left back David Alaba putting the hurt on Arsenal with this great goal

When a left back is masking like a central midfielder, steals the ball like you’re standing still and scores a terrific goal from outside the box to put you down 3-0, it’s just not your day. This is what happened to Arsenal as Bayern Munich’s left back David Alaba scored this beauty right before halftime. […]

VIDEO: Louis van Gaal calls Chris Smalling “Mike” again

Back in July, Manchester United manager made a mistake when he referred to defender Chris Smalling, who was sitting right next to him, as Mike at a press conference for the pre-season International Champions Cup. Tuesday night, after United defeated CSKA Moscow, he made the same mistake as he once again referred to his now star […]

MADRID, SPAIN – OCTOBER 04: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid CF wins the header after Gabi Fernandez of Atletico de Madrid during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and Real Madrid CF at Vicente Calderon Stadium on October 4, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema arrested in sextape blackmail case

Real Madrid forward and French international Karim Benzema was arrested today in connection with a plot to blackmail fellow French international and Lyon player, Mathieu Valbuena, according to multiple reports. Benzema, 27, was called to the police station in Versailles early this morning, but the public prosecutor’s office would only confirm that he was being […]

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, GERMANY – NOVEMBER 03: A general view of the Frankfurt headquarters of the DFB, Germany’s football association, on November 3, 2015 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. German tax authorities have raided the Frankfurt headquarters of the DFB, Germany’s football association, as part of an investigation into tax evasion linked with Germany being awarded the 2006 World Cup. The investigation concerns a suspected transfer of 6.7 million euros from the organising committee for the German Football Association (DFB) to the FIFA football association. (Photo by Alexander Scheuber/Getty Images)

German police raid football association on suspicion of tax evasion

The investigation into corruption involving the German Football Association (DFB) and the country’s successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup took another turn Tuesday when Frankfurt police raided DFB headquarters, according to a BBC report. The report also states that the homes of DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach, former president Theo Zwanziger and former […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 03: Wayne Rooney of Manchester United looks thoughtful during the UEFA Champions League Group B match between Manchester United FC and PFC CSKA Moskva at Old Trafford on November 3, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 4, Pt. 1

The halfway pole is now in the rearview mirror for half of the UEFA Champions League groups and boy are things getting interesting. Only a few clubs are safe, with Real Madrid punching its ticket for the knockout stage after Tuesday. However, the return legs from Matchday 3 gave us all sorts of entertainment and […]

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: Monchengladbach’s Fabian Johnson becomes first American to score in Champions League since 2013

We had some frantic action in the first half of the Borussia Monchengladbach/Juventus UEFA Champions League game that culminated in American Fabian Johnson scoring a nice goal from about 10 yards out to put the struggling German team up 1-0 against the struggling Italian team. Juventus equalized to make it 1-1 right before halftime. Monchengladbach […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 21: Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City scores his team’s second goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Manchester City and Sevilla at Etihad Stadium on October 21, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Sevilla and Manchester City fans fight in public again

Matching what happened in their first Champions League game against each other two weeks ago in Manchester, Sevilla and Manchester City fans fought again before their Champions League game today in Seville, Spain. Two weeks ago, Manchester City fans were possibly involved in a chair throwing fight outside of a Manchester restaurant before the Manchester […]

NATAL, BRAZIL – JUNE 13: Head coach Miguel Herrera of Mexico looks on from the sideline in the first half during the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Group A match between Mexico and Cameroon at Estadio das Dunas on June 13, 2014 in Natal, Brazil. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Miguel Herrera appointed new manager of Tijuana

Everyone’s favorite meme-generating, journalist-punching, former Mexican National Team manager has finally found a new job. Miguel “El Piojo” Herrera will be the new manager of Club Tijuana Xoloitzcuintles de Caliente, known as Tijuana or Xolos for short. That’s right, a man nicknamed “The Flea” will manage a club who’s mascot is a Xoloitzcuintli, a Mexican dog […]

CARSON, CA – JULY 7: New Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Steven Gerrard #8 poses with his jersey after a news conference on July 7, 2015 at StubHub Center in Carson, California. The former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is scheduled to play his first MLS match on Friday, July 17 at StubHub Center against San Jose Earthquakes. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Steven Gerrard wasn’t aware of playing on artificial turf and humidity changes when he joined MLS

Former Liverpool legend and current LA Galaxy player Steven Gerrard revealed some interesting comments that may have showed that he didn’t know what he was getting into when he joined MLS and the LA Galaxy. Gerrard’s quote, included in Adam Serrano’s story on lagalaxy.com showed that Gerrard apparently wasn’t aware of some of the nuances […]

WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 07: Perry Kitchen #23 of D.C. United and Dilly Duka #11 of Montreal Impact go after the ball during the first half at RFK Stadium on March 7, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Pitch invader gets tackled by security during D.C. United vs. Red Bulls game

A pitch invader ran out onto the field at RFK Stadium at around the 40th minute of today’s New York Red Bull/D.C. United MLS Cup Playoff game and was promptly tackled by security. Normally on U.S. TV, fans running out on the field of sporting events are typically not shown on TV for a variety […]

KIEV, UKRAINE – OCTOBER 20: Jose Mourinho of Chelsea looks on prior to kick off during the UEFA Champions League Group G match between FC Dynamo Kyiv and Chelsea at the Olympic Stadium on October 20, 2015 in Kiev, Ukraine. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Jose Mourinho getting final chances to save his job at Chelsea?

Chelsea are a club in crisis right now, sitting on 11 points and closer to the bottom of the English Premier League table than its usual perch near the top. In fact, the club sits just three points clear of the relegation zone heading in to Sunday’s matches. It has all added up to immense […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 01: Arouna Kone of Everton celebrates as he scores their fifth goal during the Barclays Premier League match between Everton and Sunderland at Goodison Park on November 1, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

WATCH: Kone nets hattrick as Everton route Sunderland

Sunderland were a team in crisis before Sunday’s match with Everton, as the hire of one Sam Allardyce would suggest. His insertion as manager didn’t exactly help though, and it had a lot to do with Arouna Koné from Everton. The Ivorian forward had himself some fun on the first day of November, netting a hattrick […]

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