LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 17: Diego Costa of Chelsea and Brad Guzan of Aston Villa compete for the ball during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge on October 17, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Brad Guzan’s mistake in goal puts Chelsea up 1-0

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Call it a hangover from international play or just simply a lapse in concentration, Aston Villa’s Brad Guzan made a pretty unusual mistake for someone with his experience to do and Chelsea took advantage to take the lead 1-0. Diego Costa finished off the play to get the goal. HIGHLIGHT: Brad Guzan's risky move results […]

ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – JULY 25: Coach Thomas Tuchel of Dortmund looks on prior to the friendly match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund on July 25, 2015 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

A happy homecoming for Thomas Tuchel as Dortmund bounce back against Mainz

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It was an emotional homecoming for Thomas Tuchel as his Borrusia Dortmund side defeated Mainz 2-0 at the Coface Arena in Mainz. It was Tuchel’s first visit to his old club as Dortmund manager. Dortmund needed a bounce back performance after a disastrous loss to Bayern Munich two weeks ago. Meanwhile, Mainz, who won a […]

EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – JULY 18: The Barclays Premiership Trophy on display before the pre-season friendly at Tynecastle Stadium on July 18, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Richard Sellers/Getty Images)

The Premier League title race is as wide open as ever

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The international break is over and players have all returned to training with their clubs ahead of another crucial weekend of Premier League action. At this time last year, it was pretty clear Chelsea were going to win the title. Two years ago, everyone had a good idea about Manchester City. Three seasons ago, Robin van […]

BERLIN – JULY 09: Alessandro Del Piero of Italy kisses the World Cup trophy following his team’s victory in a penalty shootout at the end of the FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 Final match between Italy and France at the Olympic Stadium on July 9, 2006 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Report: Germany accused of buying rights to host 2006 World Cup

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A report released in German magazine “Der Spiegel” today claims that the hosting rights for the 2006 World Cup were won by Germany because of bribes funded by former adidas CEO Robert Louis-Dreyfus, who died in 2009. The report claims that a 13 million Swiss Franc fund was used to pay for the votes of […]

SO KON PO, HONG KONG SAR – FEBRUARY 19: Raul Gonzalez of New York Cosmos reacts during the 2015 Lunar New Year Cup match between South China and the New York Cosmos at Hong Kong Stadium on February 19, 2015 in So Kon Po, Hong Kong. (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

Real Madrid legend Raúl is retiring from competitive soccer with NY Cosmos

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This isn’t necessarily a surprise but it was announced today that Raúl is going to retire from competitive soccer after the New York Cosmos finish their NASL season. The Cosmos have clinched a spot in the NASL Playoffs which will start in November. Raúl became a legend during his 16 year career at Real Madrid. […]

NEW YORK, NY – JULY 12: Sebastian Giovinco #10 of Toronto FC reacts after missing a shot against the New York City FC during a soccer game at Yankee Stadium on July 12, 2015 in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Photo by Adam Hunger/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Sebastian Giovinco scores golazo in Toronto 24 hours after playing in Italy

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This is why Sebastian Giovinco will be Most Valuable Player in Major League Soccer. Not offense to guys like Kei Kamara and Benny Feilhaber, but the Toronto FC midfielder played two games, on both sides of the world, in a 24 hour span. And he capped it all off by scoring one of MLS’ goals […]

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 09: Jurgen Klopp is unveiled as the new manager of Liverpool FC during a press conference at Anfield on October 9, 2015 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

FIFA video game manager applied for Liverpool job, receives rejection letter

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Seemed like Jurgen Klopp had some competition when it came to the Liverpool manager job. Liverpool received an application from someone touting his own achievements as a manager. In just four seasons, this applicant managed Portsmouth from League Two to winning the Premier League as well as winning the Champions League. That sort of achievement […]

PIC: Lionel Messi hates mornings, he’s just like us

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Lionel Messi received a great gift from Barcelona teammate Luis Suarez that will cause him to be able to express his disgust with mornings like everybody else. Messi took to Instagram to thank Suarez for his gift, a Grumpy pajama set, as he’s getting over his knee injury. Gracias a mi amigo @luissuarez9 por el […]

HULL, ENGLAND – JANUARY 11: Jose Mourinho manager of Chelsea gestures during the Barclays Premier League match between Hull City and Chelsea at KC Stadium on January 11, 2014 in Hull, England. (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images)

Jose Mourinho gets one match ban for comments toward referees

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Jose Mourinho unsurprisingly said something against the wishes of the FA as they fined him £50k and gave him a one match ban for his comments against the referees in Chelsea’s 3-1 loss to Southampton about a week and a half ago. Mourinho accused the referees of being biased and we’re “afraid to give decisions […]

SANDY UT- OCTOBER 13: Marc Pelosi #15 of the United States (C) scores the winning goal in the 2nd half of their game against Canada during the third place CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying match at Rio Tinto Stadium on October 13, 2015 in Sandy, Utah. The United States beat Canada 2-0. (Photo by Gene Sweeney Jr/Getty Images)

As USMNT lose to Costa Rica, the U-23’s keep their faint Olympic hopes alive

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I love soccer as much as the next person. But if you were like me and were watching either the USMNT/Costa Rica game or the USMNT/Canada U-23 game, we really could’ve watched something else to pass the time and saved two hours of sheer tedium. The Cubs eliminated the Cardinals in the NLDS, there were […]

COMMERCE CITY, CO – OCTOBER 06: Goalkeeper Elieser Powell #1 of Panama clears the ball against Cameron Carter-Vickers #4 of the United States during 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on October 6, 2015 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

U.S.’ Olympic failure far outweighs loss in CONCACAF Cup

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On Saturday night, most in the United States soccer community and the general sporting population were stunned and saddened to see the sights of Mexico celebrating a CONCACAF Cup victory over the United States on the Rose Bowl turf. No doubt it was the biggest of blows to the publicity train and the egos of […]

at Arena Amazonia on June 21, 2014 in Manaus, Brazil.

Which players should be afraid of being dropped from the USMNT

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In preparation for the CONCACAF Cup, USMNT manager Jurgen Klinsmann named a veteran heavy squad for the US’s match against Mexico. The move signaled that this match was about winning now, not about developing any players for the future. Prior to the match, Klinsmann stressed how important this match was and that certain players would […]

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 04: Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann of the United States looks on before playing Peru during an international friendly at RFK Stadium on September 4, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Klinsmann needs time, and the United States needs a plan

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On July 13, 2014 in Rio de Janeiro, Philipp Lahm raises the World Cup trophy and somewhere in California, Jürgen Klinsmann is smiling. Eight years earlier, Klinsmann coached many of those German players in the 2006 World Cup. The 2014 World Cup was something that Germany had worked towards for over a decade. Klinsmann played […]

SALVADOR, BRAZIL – JULY 01: (L-R) Goalkeeper coach Chris Woods, assistant coach Tab Ramos and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann of the United States look on during the National Anthem prior to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Round of 16 match between Belgium and the United States at Arena Fonte Nova on July 1, 2014 in Salvador, Brazil. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Five possible replacements for USMNT Manager

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There has been much talk about whether or not Jurgen Klinsmann should be fired from the USMNT. We have discussed this as well and it will remain a talking point for better or worse. More than likely, there won’t be a change until after the 2018 World Cup so…just like a Presidential election, we have […]

FOXBORO, MA – SEPTEMBER 08: Head coach Jurgen Klinsmann of the United States looks on during an international friendly against Brazil at Gillette Stadium on September 8, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Billie Weiss/Getty Images)

Should Jurgen Klinsmann stay or go? The case for and against Jurgen getting the sack as USMNT manager

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Now that the United States lost to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup, the hot takes are lighting up the U.S. Soccer world regarding Jurgen Klinsmann’s job security as Manager and/or Technical Director. I must admit, there are days where I feel Klinsmann should go and there are days where I feel he should stay. But […]

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