MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 21: Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid CF celebrates scoring their opening goal during the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Villarreal CF at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on September 21, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

Sergio Ramos’ goal scoring heroics key to Real Madrid’s unbeaten run

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With one of the world’s premier goal scorers, Real Madrid has now gone unbeaten in 37 straight games. Recent results have seen Los Blancos open up a six-point lead on Barcelona (now three points ahead with a game in hand) and recently won the Club World Cup. Relying on one of the game’s most in-form strikers, […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: Leroy Sane of Manchester City (C) scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on December 18, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Watch: Leroy Sane scores his first Premier League goal to bring City level

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Since coming to England during the summer, Leroy Sane hasn’t yet lived up to expectations at Manchester City. The 19-year-old from Essen has been hungry to get his first goal this year. It might have taken longer than he wanted, but early in the second half against Arsenal the former Schalke man opened his account. […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 18: Theo Walcott of Arsenal (L) runs through to scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on December 18, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Watch: Arsenal slice through Manchester City defense like a knife through warm butter

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It’s safe to say Manchester City fans are frustrated once again. Sunday’s match with Arsenal had a lot on the line for both teams. Arsenal needed a win to keep any sort of a title race with Chelsea on life support, while City desperately need a win to stay in the top four. Things haven’t […]

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 21: Douglas Costa (L) of FC Bayern Muenchen challenges federico Dimarco of FC Internazionale 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)

Watch: Douglas Costa scores sensational winner for Bayern Munich

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As the year winds to a close now is a time where people tend to look back on the highlights of the past year. If you are one of those people trying to compile a list of the best goals world football has produced this season, please stop what you’re doing right away and check […]

LEICESTER, ENGLAND – MAY 07: Captain Wes Morgan and manager Claudio Ranieri of Leicester City lift the Premier League Trophy after the Barclays Premier League match between Leicester City and Everton at The King Power Stadium on May 7, 2016 in Leicester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

The ten best soccer moments of 2016

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Over the next couple weeks, the staff of 32 Flags will be counting down some of the top achievements and moments of this calendar year. 2016 has seen many things in the soccer world from the good to the bad and the ordinary to the extraordinary. Today, we are counting down the top moments of […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 14: Zlatan Ibrahimovic of Manchester United arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between Crystal Palace and Manchester United at Selhurst Park on December 14, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

The top ten Premier League transfers of 2016

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Over the next couple weeks, the staff of 32 Flags will be counting down some of the top achievements and moments of this calendar year. 2016 has seen many things in the soccer world from the good to the bad and the ordinary to the extraordinary. Today, we are counting down the top transfers of […]

Seattle Sounders celebrate their MLS Cup final victory over Toronto FC at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto. (Photo: COLE BURSTON/AFP/Getty Images)

MLS expanding to 28 teams is ambitious, but there’s a way it can work

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MLS Commissioner Don Garber recently announced the expansion plan for the league to eventually go to a total of 28 teams. A league that only had 12 teams just 1o years ago is looking to go from 20 to 26 teams by the spring of 2020 and to 28 at an unknown date. While Garber […]

TORONTO, ONTARIO – DECEMBER 10: Jozy Altidore #17 of the Toronto FC keeps an eye on the ball against the Seattle Sounders during the 2016 MLS Cup at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seattle defeated Toronto in the 6th round of extra time penalty kicks. (Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

Five thoughts on the MLS Cup Final

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The Seattle Sounders have won MLS Cup despite failing to put a shot on goal. The last time they didn’t put a shot on target? July 24th, the last match they played before Sigi Schmid was fired as manager. They lost 3-0 that day to Sporting KC, and barely even attempted a shot. But the […]

MADRID, SPAIN – DECEMBER 07: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid (L) celebrates scoring his sides second goal with Sergio Ramos of Real Madrid (R) during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Real Madrid CF and Borussia Dortmund at the Bernabeu on December 7, 2016 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Denis Doyle/Getty Images)

Which European league is best set up for Champions League success

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Over the last few years, when the Champions League has gotten down to their final few teams, all the talk would surround which team was best set up to go all the way to the final. Some of the team were only there once in the past few years, such as Manchester City, Chelsea, or […]

Video replay is used for the first time in a FIFA tournament

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Video replay is coming to soccer and many soccer fans are welcoming this with open arms. Video replay has already been used to confirm calls in USL and the Dutch Cup. MLS commissioner Don Garber also said last week that he hoped to have video replay in MLS for the second half of the 2017 season. FIFA […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – JANUARY 17: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona holds up the FIFA Ballon d’Or trophy prior to the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Athletic Club de Bilbao at Camp Nou on January 17, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

Who would win a non Cristiano Ronaldo-Lionel Messi Ballon d’Or award?

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The Ballon d’Or started out as an award given out by French Football to the best European player in football. In 1995, that changed to include all players playing for European clubs and in 2007, all players around the world were included. From 2010-2015 the award was merged with FIFA’s Player of the Year award […]

TORONTO, ONTARIO – DECEMBER 10: Steven Beitashour #33 of the Toronto FC battles against Jordan Morris #13 of the Seattle Sounders during the 2016 MLS Cup at BMO Field on December 10, 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Seattle defeated Toronto in the 6th round of extra time penalty kicks. (Photo: Claus Andersen/Getty Images)

Ranking the top five players available in the MLS Expansion Draft

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Atlanta United and Minnesota United will make their picks — five each, ten total — in the MLS Expansion Draft Tuesday. The 20 other MLS clubs are able to protect 11 players, with homegrown and Generation Adidas players automatically protected, and every club revealed their list on Monday. You can find them here. Today, I’ll rank […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 30: Bastian Schweinsteiger of Manchester United thanks the fans during the EFL Cup quarter final match between Manchester United and West Ham United at Old Trafford on November 30, 2016 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Bastian Schweinsteiger makes his return, but questions about his future remain

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On November 30, in an EFL Cup match against West Ham United, Bastian Schweinsteiger stepped onto the field at Old Trafford for the first time since March. Although Jose Mourinho was technically suspended, it is the first appearance for the German under Mourinho. The brief stint in the cup didn’t give Schweinsteiger much time to […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich is chased by Santi Cazorla of Arsenal 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. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Bayern Munich-Arsenal highlight UEFA Champions League round of 16 draw

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Over the past week, it had been a running joke that Arsenal would draw Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. After Arsenal outlasted PSG to finish top of their group, Arsenal was assured they would draw a team who finished second and theoretically have an easier opponent. But after Bayern Munich […]

Seattle Sounders defeat Toronto FC in a penalty shootout to win MLS Cup

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The Seattle Sounders, after years of coming incredibly close, have finally been crowned MLS Cup champions. They won 5-4 in a penalty kick shootout over Toronto FC after 120 minutes of scoreless action. Despite not putting a shot on target the entire game, Seattle center back Roman Torres — after a man-of-the-match caliber performance — […]

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