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Theo Walcott Just Scored The Fastest Goal Of The Premier League Season
Arsenal is playing Queens Park Rangers this afternoon in an important match for the Gunners. Just before kickoff, bitter rivals Spurs pulled ahead of Arsenal thanks to a late winner from the Premier League player of the year, Gareth Bale. Bale's goal made Arsenal's match against QPR a must-win conte...
But Seriously, Gareth Bale Scores Whenever The Hell He Wants
Today, Tottenham were four short minutes from a disastrous draw or even a loss against Southampton when Spurs star Gareth Bale decided, as he's done a few times this season, that he would probably rather win. So he went and scored....
Monterrey Wins CCL Over Santos Thanks To Four Late Unanswered Goals
Monterrey retained ownership of North America's most prestigious club soccer crown after a stunning comeback against Santos Laguna, including three goals in the final ten minutes of play in the CONCACAF Champions League final....
Dutch Striker Misses Wide-Open Goal From Point-Blank Range
There's got to be a point where one gets so close to the goal that it becomes physically impossible to miss. Nicoletta den Ridder was not that close. ...
Soccer Ref Gets Lifetime Ban For Shoving, Kicking Player
It's in Russia, because of course it's in Russia....
Frustrated Soccer Fans Brick Up Club's Offices
It's been a decidedly disappointing year for Rapid Wien. Despite being the most historically successful team in the Austrian Bundesliga, they're running a distant third, and on Saturday lost at home to rivals Red Bull Salzburg. ...
An Abu Dhabi Sheik Is About To Buy A New York MLS Expansion Team
Back in August, we heard noise from a deep-money source that a United Arab Emirates sheik was prepared to pay a ton of money for a New York-based MLS team. The owner was reportedly lobbying for "crazy benefits and tax breaks."...
Messi Back To Scoring Ridiculous Goals, Bringing Ray Hudson To Orgasm
While Barcelona fell short of seizing La Liga today—they needed a win, and only got a draw, at Atletico Bilbao—it's hard to argue any viewer didn't get their money's worth when Lionel Messi danced amongst defenders in a demonstration of ball control that reminds anyone who might have forgotten that...
Norwegian Soccer Club Pissed Because This Road Was Built On Its Pitch
Well, this creates a bit of a problem, no? Ny Krohnborg IL, a regional side that plays in Norway, came back from the offseason to find this sitting along one of the goal lines on its pitch. Surprise!...
Bayern Demolish Barcelona In A Changing Of The Guard
In the first leg of last night's Champions League semifinal, the world witnessed a coup that was anything but graceful. For Barcelona, it was painful, tragic, vaguely horrifying. It was violent. After five years of undisputed domination, Barça were not allowed to simply fade away, to retire back to ...
Scottish Soccer Player Admits To Booze-And-Hooker-Fueled Bender
It was about a month ago when Paul Slane, once a rising star in the Scottish Premier League and a member of Celtic, tweeted out some salacious photos of himself getting, uh, "friendly" with two women (NSFW picture after the jump). This came shortly after Slane suffered a series of debilitating injur...
What Still Matters In The Premier League
Yesterday, Manchester United beat Aston Villa at Old Trafford, 3-0, to officially clinch the Premier League title. In truth, it had been theirs for months. As anticlimactic as their victory was, the Premier League focus now shifts to two vital races: the fight for Champions League qualification thro...
Robin van Persie's Wondergoal Likely Delivered Man United An EPL Title
Yes, he was offside. Yes, it was against hapless Aston Villa, who ought to be down at least 4-0 already. But Robin van Persie's golazo today in the match Manchester United needs to clinch their 20th league title is remarkable under any conditions....
They're Calling This The Team Goal Of The Year
Benfica remains unbeaten in domestic play, and all but sealed a Portuguese Liga title yesterday with a 2-o win over Sporting Lisbon that featured this stunning piece of teamwork....
Luis Suárez Is Biting People Again
Liverpool striker Luis Suárez, who earned a seven-match ban in 2010 for biting an opponent, is back to his Tysonesque tactics again as he appeared to go OM NOM NOM on Branislav Ivanović during today's match against Chelsea at Anfield....
Soccer Fans Chase Own Team Off Pitch, Likely Cause Relegation
On Sunday, storied Greek side AEK Athens gave up a late goal in a crucial late-season match. Angry fans stormed the field, causing damage and injuries. The game was abandoned, and because of that, AEK will be docked points—enough to guarantee that they will be relegated for next season....
Soccer Coach Steals Player's Credit Card To Buy 36 Bottles Of Jäger
This is Josip Gašpar. Jozo played nine years for Croatia's most popular team, and even had one cap at the national level. Until April, Jozo coached first-division side Prečko. But Jozo was fired, and no one knew why, until today. ...
David Luiz Scores A Thunderbolt Goal From Way Outside The Box
Luiz scored this beauty in the 29th minute of today's Premier League match between Fulham and Chelsea. A goal like this just seems unfair....