0 comments by Josh Espinal on 5/5/2016
The Europa League is drawing closer to its conclusion and Basel is awaiting the finalists as the semifinals conclude this week. Liverpool and Villarreal will have the deciding fixture at Anfield, meanwhile Shakhtar and Sevilla will try and break their 2-2 deadlock in Seville. The Shakhtar and Sevilla matchup will be an interesting one as […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 4/26/2016
The ooad to the San Siro for the UEFA Champions League final is nearly reaching the end with four teams battling for spots in what proved to be an interesting draw. We have a chance for an all-Madrid final with the two Spanish teams in the fray still, as well as the team no one […]
NYON, SWITZERLAND – AUGUST 08: Draw balls are shuffled during the 2014/15 UEFA Champions League Play-off round draw at the UEFA headquarters, The House of European Football on August 8, 2014 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 4/15/2016
The semifinal draw for the UEFA Champions League and Europa League should yield some great final matchups regardless of who advances. It can also include the possibility of something we have never seen, one country with all four final spots among the two competitions. On the Champions League side, Manchester City will square off against […]
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 4/5/2016
With only eight teams remaining in the UEFA Champions League, the team’s paths to Milan are shaping up with the first leg of the quarterfinals taking place this week. With four great matchups this week, 32 Flags will preview what will be a splendid quarterfinal round in the Champions League. Benfica vs. Bayern Munich Although […]
NYON, SWITZERLAND – JULY 19: A UEFA Champions League draw ball is being prepared backstage prior to the UEFA Champions League Q3 qualifying round draw rehearsal on July 19, 2013 in Nyon, Switzerland. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 3/24/2016
The big European teams want to institute a radical new system to the biggest club soccer tournament in the world. To better ensure the elite teams get the most revenue from the UEFA Champions League, a knockout round of 32 instead of a group stage is being proposed along with two groups of eight teams for […]
GENT, BELGIUM – FEBRUARY 17: Kenny Saief of KAA Gent is challenged by Christian Traesch of Wolfsburg during the UEFA Champions League round of 16, first leg match between KAA Gent and VfL Wolfsburg at Ghelamco Arena on February 17, 2016 in Gent, Belgium. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 3/8/2016
The UEFA Champions League is drawing closer to the quarterfinals as the second leg of the round-of-16 starts with some exciting matches. The first is Real Madrid against Roma, as Real tries to add on to their 2-0 lead at home in the Santiago Bernabéu. The other game is Gent and Wolfsburg, and what a […]
BARCELONA, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 14: Lionel Messi of FC Barcelona celebrates with his teammates Neymar (L) and Luis Suarez of FC Barcelona after scoring the opening goal during the La Liga match between FC Barcelona and Celta Vigo at Camp Nou on February 14, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
0 comments by Josh Espinal on 2/23/2016
After an exhilarating first week of Champions League play, the marquee matchup are upon us with such matches like: Bayern Munich vs Juventus, Barcelona vs Arsenal, Manchester City vs Dynamo Kiev and Atlético Madrid taking on PSV Eindhoven. 32 Flags will take a look at these premier duels as we try to dissect each team […]
MUSCAT, OMAN – DECEMBER 09: President of FIFA, Jospeh Sepp Blatter attends a press conference with the Oman Football Association at the Main Press Centre, Al-Musannah Sports City on December 9, 2010 in Muscat, Oman. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)
0 comments by Jeff Snyder on 1/1/2016
This year has been absolutely spoiled for interesting or insane stories in the soccer world. It was genuinely difficult to pick just ten. So here we are, with 2015 drawing rapidly to a close. Which of the amazing stories this year had us speculating and arguing from January to December? Well… 10) MLS and the Possible […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 08: Raheem Sterling of Manchester City celebrates scoring his side’s third goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach at Etihad Stadium on December 8, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 12/8/2015
What an exciting finish we experienced on this final game for Groups A to D in the UEFA Champions League. The entire day was exciting but when things really got down to business toward the end, the excitement was ramped up tremendously. Biggest Win: Manchester City Manchester City already knew they were going to […]
LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 24: Alexis Sanchez of Arsenal is tackled by Goncalo Santos of Dinamo Zagreb during the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal FC and GNK Dinamo Zagreb at Emirates Stadium on November 24, 2015 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/24/2015
With just two games left, it’s getting down to crunch time as to where teams will head after the UEFA Champions League group stage. Will your team go to the knockout stage, head to the Europa League or back to focusing on their respective league? Many teams figured that out today. Biggest Win: Arsenal […]
attends the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
0 comments by Jeff Snyder
Michel Platini’s lawyer, Thibaut d’Ales, has stunningly claimed that the FIFA Ethics Committee is seeking to ban the UEFA President for life. There is no word on whether or not this ban would extend to FIFA President Sepp Blatter. Formal corruption proceedings have been opened against Platini and Blatter by Hans-Joachim Eckert and the FIFA […]
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)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/4/2015
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 […]
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)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 11/3/2015
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 […]
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.
0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 10/27/2015
Racism in Eastern Europe has been a huge problem in the land of soccer and in the general public. Claims of racist abuse, attacks and threats are common place — and a sad commentary on those countries’ footballing culture. UEFA has tried to combat the racism seen across stadiums throughout the continent with a “No […]
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 21: Fans walk outside the ground prior to 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)
0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 10/22/2015
I know UEFA holds their Champions League anthem in high regard because they make the players all line up before the game and play the anthem as if it’s like a national anthem. So while this is completely absurd to charge someone for expressing free speech, UEFA charging Manchester City for fans booing the UEFA […]
