A Soccer Match In Argentina Was Called Off After A Fan Threw A Firecracker At...
A soccer match in Argentina between Independiente and Belgrano Cordoba was cancelled just 15 minutes in after a firecracker was thrown at Belgrano's goalie, Juan Olave, according to ESPN.It appears the...
View ArticleUkrainian Team Scores A Goal In The Champions League On A Ridiculously...
Things got crazy in the Shakhtar Donetsk-Nordsjlland game in the Champions League today.Donetsk won 5-2 with the help of one of the most unsportsmanlike plays you'll ever see.A Nordsjlland player got...
View ArticleThis Giant Shadow Of Satan Is The Most Amazing Piece Of Soccer Pageantry...
CORRECTION:This post originally said the devil below was from the Galatasaray-Manchester United game today. But it's not.It's actually from the opening ceremony for the Estadio De Luz in Lisbon in...
View ArticleHope Solo Blasts The Media, Denies Alleged Domestic Violence Incident...
Hope Solo talked about the alleged domestic violence incident involving her now-husband Jerramy Stevens for the first time last night.She denied that the incident involved violence against her, and...
View ArticleSoccer Player Gets Suspended For This Incredibly Unsportsmanlike Goal In The...
Shakhtar Donetsk striker Luiz Adriano has been suspended for his team's pivotal Champions League match on Dec. 5 for scoring a ridiculously unsportsmanlike goal against a Nordsjaelland last week.Here's...
View ArticleThe 25 Craziest Things Mario Balotelli Has Ever Done
It's been a relatively quiet season for Mario Balotelli.After breaking out at Euro 2012, he has barely played for Manchester City.But he scored his first goal of the year last weekend, and celebrated...
View ArticleDavid Beckham Is Loyal To Sponsor, Refuses To Answer Reporter's iPhone
David Beckham met with the media leading up to tomorrow's MLS Cup Final. And during one of his answers, an iPhone on the table, which was doubling as a reporter's recorder, received a phone call.In a...
View ArticleLionel Messi Stretchered Off The Field With A Knee Injury One Goal Shy Of The...
Sad stuff from the Champions League match between Barcelona and Benfica today.Barca had already clinched a spot in the knockout stages, so Lionel Messi started the game on the bench. He came in late,...
View ArticleA Reckless Tackle During A Champions League Match Left A Celtic FC Player...
Celtic midfielder Kris Commons had to go to the hospital on Wednesday night after he was hit in the outer thigh on a careless tackle from Spartak Moscow midfielder Kim Kallstrom during the teams'...
View ArticleManchester United Scores An Amazing Free-Kick Goal In The Final Seconds To...
Manchester United's Robin van Persie scored a curling free-kick goal in the 93rd minute to win the Manchester derby over Manchester City 3-2.United was up 2-0 early in the game, but City slowly worked...
View ArticleItalian Man Becomes A Cult Hero After Being The Only Fan To Show Up To His...
Arrigo Brovedani was the only Udinese fan to show up and support the team in its road game against Sampdoria on Monday night, and now he's being written about around the world.Udinese is one of the...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: What If The Soccer Goal Knee-Slide Was An Actual Method Of...
Today's ad of the day comes from Canal+, the French television channel known for its award-winning commercials, including "Closet" and "Bear" (if you haven't seen either of those, you're in for a...
View ArticleAD OF THE DAY: Soccer Fans Who Hate Each Other Unwittingly Lead The Exact...
ESPN's new commercial captures perfectly the ungrounded hatred soccer fans have for each other but with a twist. The spot, created by Wieden + Kennedy, shows a Manchester United and Manchester City fan...
View ArticleThis May Be The Worst Soccer Dive Ever
A quick YouTube search for "soccer dives" will show you a lot of awful dives, but you'll be hard-pressed to find one worse (or funnier) than this one by Leonardo Bonucci of Juventus in Italy's Serie A....
View ArticleBrazilian Soccer Star Ronaldo Lost 40 Pounds
Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo put on a lot of weight after retiring. But the former striker dedicated the past four months to getting fit again and is down almost 40 pounds, according to SI.Ronaldo...
View ArticleLionel Messi Agrees To New Deal That Makes Him The Highest-Paid Soccer Player...
Lionel Messi has agreed to a new contract with his Spanish club, Barcelona (via ESPN). The deal is through the 2018 season, and according to The Daily Mail, makes the striker from Argentina the world's...
View ArticleSoccer Star Fears For His Life And Likely Won't Play For Native Country In...
The Africa Cup of Nations is one of the biggest soccer tournaments in the world. But according to Tom J. Doyle of Goal.com, when play begins next month, Emmanuel Adebayor says he probably won't play...
View ArticleAC Milan Soccer Players Just Walked Off The Field In The Middle Of A Game...
AC Milan players left the field and their exhibition match was cancelled this afternoon after fans directed racist chants at Kevin-Prince Boateng.Milan, one of the biggest teams in Italy, was playing...
View ArticleLionel Messi Is Wearing A Polka-Dot Suit At A Fancy Awards Ceremony Right Now
There's a ceremony to give out the Ballon d'Or award for the best soccer player in the world going on in Zurich right now.Lionel Messi, who everyone expects to win it, is there. And look at that suit!...
View ArticleLionel Messi Wins The Award For Soccer Player Of The Year For A Record Fourth...
Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d'Or — FIFA's prestigiuous award for soccer player of the year — for an unprecedented fourth time.He was up against Cristiano Ronaldo and teammate Andres Iniesta.Abby...
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