VIDEO: Man United score own goal, quickly equalize and take lead in Champions League play

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/18/2015

Manchester United really made things entertaining and interesting in their first Champions League game in over a year. United is in the playoff round against Belgium’s Club Brugge and thanks to Michael Carrick and his own goal, Brugge had the lead early on in the first game of the series. The lead for Brugge was […]

at a Team Seminar ahead of the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at the Corinthia Hotel on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Why UEFA’s complaint about smear campaign against Platini confirm nothing will change at FIFA

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/17/2015

UEFA has asked FIFA to look into a possible smear campaign against UEFA President Michel Platini as he begins his campaign to become new FIFA President. Reuters and German newspaper Welt am Sonntag report that someone within FIFA sent an anonymous dossier titled “Platini – skeleton in the closet” to other FIFA members that raised […]

TBILISI, GEORGIA – AUGUST 11: Andres Iniesta of Barcelona lifts the UEFA Cup trophy as Barcelona celebrate victoy during the UEFA Super Cup between Barcelona and Sevilla FC at Dinamo Arena on August 11, 2015 in Tbilisi, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Brunskill/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Barcelona outlasts Sevilla 5-4 in a thrilling UEFA Super Cup match

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/11/2015

This was supposed to be a simple blowout by Barcelona and a nice tune up to their La Liga title defense. What it turned out to be was a thrilling UEFA Super Cup game between the Champions League winners Barcelona and Europa Cup winners Sevilla. To borrow a quote from Alexi Lalas, the game started […]

NYON, SWITZERLAND – AUGUST 06: The UEFA Champions League trophy is displayed after the UEFA Champions League play-off draw on August 6, 2010 in Nyon, Switzerland. The play-offs are played over two legs on 17/18 and 24/25 August. The ten play-off winners will join the 22 automatic entrants in the UEFA Champions League group stage, the draw for which will be held in Monaco on 26 August 26, 2010. (Photo by Fabrice Coffrini/EuroFootball/Getty Images)

Champions League playoff draw provides some intriguing matchups

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 8/7/2015

The final UEFA Champions League playoff draw was conducted this morning and the winners of these matchups will fill out the rest of the group stage lineup in the Champions League. Some pretty good and well known teams were in this Champions League round. Teams like Manchester United, Celtic, Bayer Leverkusen and Monaco are all […]

SAINT PETERSBURG, RUSSIA – JULY 25: President of UEFA Michel Platini attends the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

Is Michel Platini the right or convenient candidate for FIFA presidency?

0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/28/2015

“Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.” — Lord Acton Why that quote? Well, that’s because on Tuesday BBC Sport revealed what was long speculated to be the case — current UEFA president and former Juventus star Michel Platini will run to replace the departing (at least […]

attends the Preliminary Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia at The Konstantin Palace on July 25, 2015 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

World Cup Qualifying Draw Sets Up Intriguing matchups in CONCACAF, UEFA

0 comments by Andrew Coppens on 7/25/2015

The “summer of soccer” has been all about international play, with events like Copa America, the Gold Cup, the U-20 World Cup and of course the Women’s World Cup all dominating the soccer landscape. However, it all means things are inching closer to getting really real for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. On Saturday […]

LONDON, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 21: Chelsea fans hold up an Anti Racism banner prior to kickoff during the Barclays Premier League match between Chelsea and Burnley at Stamford Bridge on February 21, 2015 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Gilham/Getty Images)

Chelsea Bans Racist Fans For Life For Paris Train Incident

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/22/2015

Chelsea has banned five fans for life for their involvement in pushing a black man off of a stopped train and making racist chants toward him after the PSG/Chelsea UEFA Champions League game in Paris in February. This comes after these five fans, Richard Barklie, Dean Callis, Jordan Munday, Josh Parsons and William Simpson were […]

UEFA Releasing Champions League Intro Means It’s Almost Here!

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 7/21/2015

It is almost here, THE CHAMPIONS!!! UEFA met Friday for the Third Qualifying Round draw of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League as well as release the new intro video. Like any classic piece of music that accompanies a sporting event, the UEFA Champions League theme is synonymous with the best in club soccer. […]

SPLIT, CROATIA – JUNE 12: A general view during the UEFA Euro 2016 Qualifier between Croatia and Italy on June 12, 2015 in Split, Croatia. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

PIC: Croatia Shows Swastika on Pitch While Playing in Empty Stadium Due to Racism

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/12/2015

Croatia faced Italy in an empty stadium for their 2016 UEFA Euro Qualifier due to racist acts committed by Croatian fans. Now, they may be in even more trouble. While it is faint and tough to spot at first, it appeared that swastika was spotted in the pitch where Croatia and Italy played. Officials tried […]

BERLIN, GERMANY – JUNE 06: The Barcelona team celebrate victory with the trophy after the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Olympiastadion on June 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)

Barcelona Wins the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League Title

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 6/6/2015

Barcelona has outlasted Juventus in a thrilling 3-1 game to win the 2014-15 UEFA Champions League title. This is Barcelona’s fifth title and therefore, get to keep the trophy. On the other hand, Juventus now leads all teams with losing their sixth Final in team history. While in the pregame, it almost seemed predestined for […]

during the UEFA Champions League Final between Juventus and FC Barcelona at Olympiastadion on June 6, 2015 in Berlin, Germany.

VIDEO: Beautiful Barca Passing Sets Up First Goal in Champions League Final

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After a couple of inauspicious, nervous moments from Barcelona, the La Liga champs quickly got over that by setting up this wonderful passing sequence culminating in Barcelona’s first goal scored by Ivan Rakitic in the 4th minute. ¡GOL de

DEAD SEA, JORDAN – MAY 3: Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein speaks at the discussion studio at the opening of the Soccerex convention, the world’s largest football business event bringing together global leaders in the business of football to debate network and do business on May 3, 2015 at the King Hussein convention centre, Dead Sea, Jordan. (Photo by Salah Malkawi/Getty Images for Soccerex)

UEFA to Back Prince Ali in FIFA Presidential Elections

0 comments by Josh Espinal on 5/28/2015

The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will attend the FIFA Congress as scheduled on Friday and will reportedly support FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, according to the Press Association. UEFA first called for the postponement of the Congress, and almost boycotted the election, after several key figures of FIFA were arrested […]

ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – OCTOBER 21: FIFA president, Sepp Blatter delivers a speech during a press conference held after the FIFA Executive Committee Meeting at the FIFA headquarters on October 21, 2011 in Zurich, Switzerland. During this third meeting of the year, held on two days, the FIFA Executive Committee has approved the match schedules for the FIFA Confederations Cup Brazil 2013 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

UEFA calls for postponing election, Blatter can’t leave Switzerland

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 5/27/2015

While the soccer governing bodies trying to wrap their heads around the news from the past 14 hours or so, UEFA has decided to take a stand. UEFA and their 54 members are calling to postpone Friday’s FIFA Presidential election due to the events surrounding the FIFA corruption scandal. If the election goes as scheduled, […]

MONACO – AUGUST 30: The UEFA Europa League trophy is displayed prior to the UEFA Europa League group stage 2013/14 draw on August 30, 2013 in Monaco, Monaco. (Photo by Harold Cunningham/Getty Images)

Fair play gives EPL additional Europa League place, some unlikely teams are fighting for the spot

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 5/11/2015

For finishing 2nd in the UEFA Respect Fair Play standings, England, along with the Netherlands and Ireland, has been granted an additional UEFA Europa League spot for the 2015-16 season. This means that there will be eight English teams total in European competition. Four will be placed in the UEFA Champions League and four in […]

BARCELONA, SPAIN – APRIL 21: Neymar of Barcelona celebrates with Luis Suarez (R) as he scores their second goal during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final second leg match between FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at Camp Nou on April 21, 2015 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)

UEFA Champions League and Europa League Semifinal draw provides interesting matchups

0 comments by Phillip Bupp on 4/24/2015

Early this morning, the UEFA Champions League and Europa League conducted their Semifinal draws and depending on what you wanted, you either left excited or disappointed. The Semifinal will not provide us with another edition of El Clasico but it leaves the possibility of an El Clasico Champions League Final. Each matchup, no matter how […]

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