Lionel Messi Makes Cryptic Statement About His Future With Barcelona Amid...
A day after squashing transfer rumors by saying he had no intention of leaving Barcelona, Lionel Messi told reporters in Zurich that he didn't know where he would be playing next year.There are reports...
View ArticleBrazil's $3 Billion World Cup Stadiums Are Turning Into White Elephants 6...
Brazil spent $3.6 billion building and renovating 12 venues for the 2014 World Cup.Despite needing only eight venues to meet FIFA regulations, the country decided to build additional stadiums from...
View ArticleCristiano Ronaldo, wearing a wig and glasses, surprised a young fan on the...
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, disguised with a wig and glasses, was caught on video playing soccer with a young boy on a street in Madrid, Spain.Produced by Devan Joseph. Video courtesy of Associated...
View ArticleWhy the English Premier League is about to crush the rest of Europe
In the sink-or-swim world of European soccer, where there's no salary cap and the richest clubs can decimate their competitors through spending, the English Premier League has gained an edge.Deloitte...
View Article25 people killed in Egyptian soccer riot
CAIRO (Reuters) - Twenty-five people were killed outside an Egyptian soccer match on Sunday when security forces barred fans from entering the stadium, the public prosecutor's office said.Two security...
View ArticleManchester United manager makes a PowerPoint to destroy the coach who called...
Louis van Gaal, the Dutch mad genius who took over as Manchester United manager after their disastrous 2013-14 season, delivered a classic performance at his press conference on Tuesday.United drew...
View ArticleThe English Premier League's massive new TV deal should terrify the rest of...
The English Premier League announced a new domestic television rights deal on Tuesday, and it's a monster.Sky and BT Sport will pay a combined $2.6 billion per year from 2016 to 2019 to broadcast...
View ArticleFIFA president Sepp Blatter floats theory that racism is natural
FIFA president Sepp Blatter wrote a column about racism in the organization's weekly magazine.In denouncing racism, he cited "research into human evolution" that he says shows racism is hardwired into...
View ArticleFIFA moving the 2022 World Cup to winter is a total mess — and the world's...
FIFA's impending decision to move the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to November-December will wreak havoc on Europe's biggest professional leagues.The leagues in England, Spain, Germany, France, and Italy...
View Article14 reasons the Qatar World Cup is going to be a disaster
FIFA has effectively moved the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter, breaking one of the central promises of the country's bid and enraging the world's biggest professional teams.Qatar's lack of...
View ArticleSoccer player has wide-open goal, refuses to score because opponent is injured
A Reddit user on r/soccer spotted this solid moment of sportsmanship from Wednesday's AFC Cup game between Al Wihdat of Jordan and Al Nahda of Oman.Al Wihdat's Mahmoud Za'tara was one-on-one with the...
View ArticleSoccer player who killed a referee with a single punch sentenced to 8 years...
DETROIT (AP) — A widow held up a red card, signaling ejection, as a weekend soccer player was sentenced Friday to at least eight years in prison for a punch that killed a Detroit-area referee.The case...
View ArticleFrench soccer is in a tizzy after Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the league's best...
Paris Saint-Germain forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic is under fire after calling France a "s--- country" that doesn't deserve a team as good as PSG after the team's 3-2 loss to Bordeaux on Sunday.He's now...
View ArticleThe US and Germany are in a battle for an 18-year-old soccer phenom
Gedion Zelalem, the 18-year-old Arsenal youth player who became a naturalized U.S. citizen in December, has been called up by Germany's under-18 national team.Zelalem was born in Germany but lived in...
View ArticleEnglish Premier League teams got blasted in the Champions League, and no one...
London (AFP) — Despite their new eye-watering multi-billion television rights deal, the blanket failure of Premier League clubs in the Champions League has left England looking like Europe's poor...
View ArticleFIFA made an insane amount of money off of Brazil's $15 billion World Cup
FIFA released its 2014 financial report, and it shows how the organization profited off the World Cup that cost Brazil billions.The 2014 World Cup generated $4.8 billion in revenue for FIFA compared to...
View ArticleSoccer team goes bonkers after scoring, gives up wide-open goal while...
The under-17 team for Ferroviario Maputo of Mozambique gave up one of the most embarrassing goals you'll see against K-Stars of Zambia.The goal, which was first spotted by the Daily Mail, came in a...
View ArticleHarry Kane, the 21-year-old phenom who's destroying the Premier League, is...
A year ago Harry Kane was a rarely used, 20-year-old Tottenham forward without a Premier League goal to his name. In April of 2014 he started to put himself on the map, scoring goals in three-straight...
View ArticleSoccer players pretend to argue over a free kick while teammate scores in a...
Notts County scored an excellent goal on a tricky free-kick routine in their WSL match against Arsenal.The goal, which was posted to r/soccer, was a combination of individual brilliance by Ellen White...
View ArticleThe FIFA presidential candidate who wants to end Sepp Blatter's 17-year reign...
London (AFP) — FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali bin Al Hussein accused Sepp Blatter of turning the presidency into a personal fiefdom as he unveiled his manifesto for the role on Monday.Ali, FIFA...
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