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All Of Wembley Stadium Joins In Singing Of French National Anthem
Ahead of the France national team’s first match since the attacks in Paris just four days ago, a French-heavy crowd in London’s Wembley Stadium joined together in singing France’s national anthem, “La Marseillaise.”...
![Germany-Netherlands Soccer Match Canceled Over Bomb Scare [Updating]](https://images.deadspin.com/tr:w-900/1523366813999345041.jpg)
Germany-Netherlands Soccer Match Canceled Over Bomb Scare [Updating]
Germany were scheduled to host the Netherlands in an international friendly later today, but the match has since been canceled after authorities noticed a suspicious-looking piece of luggage inside the stadium. And it’s looking like that might not be the end of it....
Jamie Vardy Is The Premier League's Most Unlikely Star
For many in the England team, this international break was just another tune-up before the culmination of a long process in France next summer. Most all of them have been groomed from a young age; the majority of these Englishmen had been noticed and selected for greatness when they were teens. This...
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PSG Players David Luiz And Edinson Cavani Are Worried About Going Back To Paris After Terrorist Attacks [Updated]
For many players on the French capitol’s flagship soccer team, Paris Saint-Germain, last week’s terrorist attacks were viewed from afar, as they were off on international duty elsewhere. Now that it’s nearing time to return, at least two players have publicly expressed their wariness....
Dumb Birds Think It's Cool To Run Around Soccer Pitch In The Middle Of A Game
Really, guys? Haven’t we been over this before? Soccer is for people, you idiots....
Jordan Amavi's Knee Practically Falls Off In Nasty Injury
If you don’t like the look of legs just dangling there at gross angles, thanks to the recent evaporation of knee ligaments, don’t watch this....
Your Guide To The Craziest Sports Scandal You Aren't Paying Attention To
I get it. You see a headline like “Real Madrid Star Karim Benzema Charged In Sextape Blackmail Case” or “Transcript: Karim Benzema Helped Facilitate Blackmail Plot Against Teammate Over Sextape” and you aren’t quite moved. Sure, words like sex tape and blackmail seem juicy, but who is Karim Benzema ...
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Transcript: Karim Benzema Helped Facilitate Blackmail Plot Against Teammate Over Sextape
Furthering the bizarre saga of Karim Benzema and the criminal charges he faces for his involvement in an alleged plot to blackmail his international teammate Mathieu Valbuena over a sextape, L’Équipe has now produced a full transcript of a phone call between the Real Madrid striker and the accused b...
Can We Get Héctor Bellerín And Nacho Monreal To Commentate All Soccer Games Now?
Bellerín and Monreal are perfect complements here. The younger Spaniard flexes his wit (“I’ve got Peter Crouch’s younger brother next to me...”; “After all the time he [Olivier Giroud] spent doing his hair, I think he deserved it [the goal], didn’t he?”) with his hilarious 70% Cockney, 30% Spanish a...
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Colombian Police Find Half A Ton Of Cocaine Hidden In Buses Transporting Soccer Fans
Two packed buses set out from Cali, Colombia this weekend heading towards Santiago, Chile to deliver dozens of soccer fans to the site of the two countries’ World Cup qualifying match. Unbeknownst to the fans, they were accompanied by over 1,000 lbs. of cocaine, discretely hidden underneath the seat...
Ablaye Mbengue Doesn't Even Need To See The Goal To Score Golazos
It’s not at all easy to score from this distance while facing the goal, let alone with your back to it and shooting the goddamn ball backwards and over your head. If this is the best goal Ablaye Mbengue ever scores in his life, he will be perfectly happy....
Cristiano Ronaldo's Movie Premiere Was Perfectly Sad
Early on in his review of the new movie/vanity project documenting a year in the life of Cristiano Ronaldo, Daniel Taylor noted “it is difficult not to come away with the feeling that Ronaldo must shout his own name during sex.”...
Nearby Building Explosion Caught On Video During Soccer Match
Towards the end of last week’s Braşov-Râmnicu Vâlcea match in Romania, in-stadium cameras caught a nearby bread factory going up in flames following a massive explosion. Reports from Romania say the fire killed one person and wounded five others. The match was suspended....
President Of German Soccer Association Resigns Amid World Cup Bribery Scandal
DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach has resigned from his post today. While he’s maintained his and his organization’s innocence amid allegations that German soccer officials bought votes in order to win World Cup hosting rights in 2006, Niersbach has decided to take “political responsibility” for the ...
Chelsea Fan Loses Job After Calling Liverpool Fans "Scouse Scum" In Online Interview
Looks like José Mourinho isn’t the only Chelsea fan who’s lost it on camera this season. One Blues fan and former partner at an international law firm had to pay for this man-on-the-street interview, where he rails against “Scouse scum” Liverpool fans for rooting against Mourinho, with his job....
Why Chelsea Should Stick With José Mourinho
This Chelsea season is beginning to feel like that “Sideshow Bob Steps On Rakes For 10 Minutes” video. The first couple self-inflicted thwacks in the face were funny; the next few established the pattern; and when it continued repeating from there it became even more hysterical than ever, leaving yo...
David Moyes Is Probably Getting Sacked Soon, So How About A New Moyesface Gallery?
Real Sociedad, one of the most talent-laden teams in Spain, are currently in the relegation zone thanks to the L they just caught from very not-good Las Palmas. What looked like a promising experience in La Liga with a very good club when David Moyes got the manager’s job is now an unmitigated failu...
Referee: Irate José Mourinho Cussed Me Out In Dressing Room
Earlier this week, England’s Football Association gave José Mourinho a fine and a one-match ban from the sideline for some sort of behavior that got him sent to the stands during halftime of Chelsea’s 1-2 loss to West Ham. Now we know exactly why: it was because Mourinho freaked the fuck out on the ...