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BARCELONA, SPAIN – DECEMBER 22: Head coach Johan Cruyff of Catalunya coaches his players during the international friendly match between Catalunya and Argentina at the Camp Nou stadium on December 22, 2009 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)

Dutch soccer legend Johan Cruyff suffering from lung cancer

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One of the greatest soccer players and greatest soccer minds ever Johan Cruyff has been diagnosed with lung cancer. Cruyff learned of this diagnosis over the past week and is undergoing further tests. This comes a little over a week after it was revealed that German great Gerd Muller has Alzheimer’s disease. Johan Cruyff was […]

during the UEFA Champions League Group D match between Manchester City and Sevilla at Etihad Stadium on October 21, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom.

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 3, Pt. 2

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We are now officially halfway done with the Group Stage of the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League. Everyone has played three games and have played everyone else in their group once.   Biggest Win: Manchester City 2-1 Sevilla Manchester City needed this win and they needed it badly. It wasn’t the prettiest game they ever played […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 20: Olivier Giroud of Arsenal (C) celebrates with Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (15) and Alexis Sanchez as he scores their first goal 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)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 3, Pt. 1

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What a great day for Champions League action. We had two great games, with one being an instant classic and caused those with a single TV to make one tough decision. The Leverkusen/Roma game took everyone in for a spin, including the players and the Arsenal/Bayern Munich game caused a shocking result and got one […]

PARIS, FRANCE – JUNE 26: The European Trophy is displayed during EURO 2016 Logo & Slogan Launch on June 26, 2013 in Paris, France. (Photo by Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

What you need to watch out in Groups A to D for the final weekend of Euro 2016 Qualifiers

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This international break marks the end of UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifying. Out of the 24 Euro spots up for grabs, 19 are still available going into the final weekend. Hosts France as well as Iceland, Czech Republic, England and Austria have qualified and 15 additional teams will clinch this week. Four teams will qualify in […]

SHANGHAI, CHINA – JULY 21: Robert Lewandowski of FC Bayern Muenchen in action 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)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 2, pt. 1

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Another highly entertaining day in the UEFA Champions League is in the books and we’re getting spoiled at all the great action throughout Europe. Goals upon goals and upsets upon upsets ruled the day.   Biggest Win: Barcelona 2-1 Bayer Leverkusen It looked as if Barcelona was going to lose to Bayer Leverkusen. After an […]

FIFPro players union launch legal action against FIFA

0 comments by on 9/18/2015

Things are going from bad to worse for FIFA. FIFPro, the union that represents footballers around the world, has begun a legal battle against FIFA against the current state of the transfer system. After long negotiations that went nowhere between FIFPro and FIFA (and UEFA as well), the world player’s union has launched a complaint […]

EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS – SEPTEMBER 15: (L-R) David De Gea, Matteo Darmian and Bastian Schweinsteiger of Manchester United look dejected in defeat after the UEFA Champions League Group B match between PSV Eindhoven and Manchester United at PSV Stadion on September 15, 2015 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

English teams struggle in Champions League: A fluke or a sign of things to come?

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Last season marked the second time in three years that no English club made it to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League. The Champions League group stage got underway this week and the English clubs picked up right where they left off in last years competition – by losing. Three of the four Barclays […]

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – SEPTEMBER 12: Simon Mignolet of Liverpool gives instructions during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on September 12, 2015 in Manchester, United Kingdom. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Liverpool GK Mignolet appeared to step on teammate Toure’s ankle as he lay hurt

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Liverpool is in the UEFA Europa League playing French team Bordeaux in their first game in the group stage. Within 13 minutes, Liverpool defender Kolo Toure went down injured holding his hamstring. To add insult to injury, it also appeared that his teammate, goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, stepped on Toure’s ankle as he was on the […]

ZAGREB, CROATIA – SEPTEMBER 16: Arsene Wenger, manager of Arsenal reacts during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Dinamo Zagreb and Arsenal at Maksimir Stadium on September 16, 2015 in Zagreb, Croatia. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Roundup: Matchday 1, pt. 2

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Oh man. Great goals, great play, great upsets, day two of matchday one of the UEFA Champions League had some great moments. Matchday one of the UEFA Champions League is over and we got our first glimpses of how teams may perform in the rest of the group stage. We are going to take a […]

during the Serie A match between Frosinone Calcio and AS Roma at Stadio Matusa on September 12, 2015 in Frosinone, Italy.

VIDEO: Roma equalizes against Barcelona with a sensational strike from long distance

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Wow! Just walk off the field Alessandro Florenzi and retire because I don’t think you’re going to do any better than that as a soccer player. The Roma right back simply stunned Barcelona and more specifically, goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen with this brilliant long distance shot from the sideline about 50 yards away. Unbelievable! Roma's […]

MADRID, SPAIN – SEPTEMBER 12: Neymar JR. of FC Barcelona (2ndL) competes for the ball with Gabi Fernandez (R) of Atletico de Madrid and his teammate Jose Maria Gimenez (L) during the La Liga match between Club Atletico de Madrid and FC Barcelona at Vicente Calderon Stadium on September 12, 2015 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Gonzalo Arroyo Moreno/Getty Images)

PIC: Barcelona’s third kits revealed, will wear them tomorrow in Champions League

0 comments by on 9/15/2015

Barcelona has revealed their third kit that they will wear during UEFA Champions League games and man is it a beautiful thing. They have a sky blue kit with a small smattering of black. Barcelona will wear this kit tomorrow against Roma in their first Champions League game of the 2015-16 season. [PHOTOS]

LISBON, PORTUGAL – MAY 24: Cristiano Ronaldo of Real Madrid lifts the Champions league trophy during the during the UEFA Champions League Final between Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid at Estadio da Luz on May 24, 2014 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

2015-16 UEFA Champions League Group A to D preview

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The UEFA Champions League begins Tuesday and that is a sign that the club season is now in high gear. European teams have had a few games and are starting to get into a rhythm and now the biggest club continental tournament in the world is upon us and for the top teams in Europe. […]

Weekend Roundup: World Cup and Euro Qualifying

0 comments by on 9/5/2015

This weekend saw a lot of qualifying activity for both the 2016 and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. At this point, most results are predictable (England over San Marino, 6-0), but some wild upsets also pop up from time to time. Do we have a new golden generation in Iceland? Is the Netherlands done for? […]

ST GALLEN, SWITZERLAND – JULY 25: Matthias Ginter of Dortmund controls the ball during the friendly match between Juventus and Borussia Dortmund on July 25, 2015 in St Gallen, Switzerland. (Photo by Daniel Kopatsch/Getty Images)

Down 3-0, Borussia Dortmund come back to win 4-3 in Europa League

0 comments by on 8/20/2015

In an absolutely stunning comeback, Borussia Dortmund came back from being down 3-0 to Norwegian team Odds Ballklubb after 22 minutes to win 4-3 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League playoff stage. In a game where Dortmund were overwhelming favorites, they fell behind very quickly to Odd. Yes, Dortmund traveled to Norway […]

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