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Cristiano Ronaldo Lands Equalizer With Back-Heel Volley
Ho, hum. Another golazo from Cristiano Ronaldo....
Brazilian Soccer Fan Killed By Toilet Thrown Out Of Stadium By Rioters
According to police, a 26-year-old Brazilian man was killed when rioters ripped out three toilets from Arruda Stadium and threw them into a crowd of people during a match between Santa Cruz and Parana Friday night. One of the toilets struck the man and killed him instantly. Be warned, you can see o...
Reports: Fan, Police Shot At Coppa Italia
At least two men, one a fan and the other a police officer, have been shot in the lead up to the Coppa Italia between Fiorentina and Napoli in Rome. Outside of that, we don't know much at this point. The start of the match has been delayed while everything is sorted out....
Reading Fans Mistakenly Think They Get Into Playoffs, Invade Pitch
Crazy things are happening in English soccer today and the folks at Sky Sports have got us all covered. Here they are calling the most heartbreaking news of the day: Reading F.C.'s brief flirtation with the playoffs. ...
Banana Truthers Say "We Are All Monkeys" Campaign A Media Conspiracy
You can fool all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you'll never fool some Villareal fans into believing your simplistic racist narrative, lame-stream media....
Cristiano Ronaldo Goal Celebration Most Ronaldo Thing Ever
So Real Madrid is embarrassing Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena, and that was before... whatever this is....
José Mourinho Is The Antichrist: A Closet Liverpool Fan's Lament
Of course Chelsea won. Of course. ...
Liverpool Would Have The Biggest Turnaround For A Champion In 29 Years
The race for the Premier League title got a lot closer this Sunday, as Liverpool fell to Chelsea and Manchester City topped Crystal Palace. With one fewer game played, City holds the goal differential tiebreak over Liverpool, and is currently a 4/5 favorite to win it all....
"We Are All Monkeys": Soccer's Banana-Fueled Racism Protest
Yesterday, Barcelona's Brazilian defender Dani Alves was the target of a banana thrown from the stands at Villareal. Rather than ignore it or protest to the officials, the two most common reactions from players to this depressingly common occurrence, Alves did something cheeky and brilliant. He peel...
Crazy Photo: Soccer Fan Goes Up In Flames
This intense photo comes from a Polish league match over the weekend. One supporter of visiting Zaglebie Lubin attempted to climb the fence keeping them from the rest of the stadium, so a police officer gave him a blast of pepper spray. Did we mention the fan was holding a flare?...
Fan Throws Banana On Pitch At Dani Alves, Who Promptly Eats The Banana
Someone threw a banana at Dani Alves during Barcelona's 3-2 win over Villareal in La Liga action today. Alves, not missing a beat, picked up the banana, ate it, and went about his business. ...
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Steven Gerrard Slips, Allows Demba Ba To Score Easy Goal
In stoppage time at the end of the first half of Chelsea-Liverpool, Steven Gerrard slipped on a nothing play and allowed Demba Ba to coast right in on goal, with only the keeper to beat. Ba scored and Chelsea have a 1-0 lead in a game that could decide the Premier League title. Naturally, we added ...
Swansea City's Jonjo Shelvey Scores On Mid-Field Blast
In the first half at Liberty Stadium this morning, Swansea City's Jonjo Shelvey scored from just inside the center circle against Aston Villa. A misfired ball from Ron Vlaar wound up right in front of Shelvey as keeper Brad Guzan was trying to get back to the goal. Shelvey fired a rocket over the r...
Adorable Little Dog Turns Demonic At The Mention Of Barcelona Players
The Real Madrid-FC Barcelona rivalry is one of the greatest in sports, and almost everyone in the world picks a side when the two clubs meet. I know this is the part where I'm supposed to speak some sappy bullshit about how this rivalry seeps through all the way to the Animal Kingdom, and use that a...
Former Barcelona Manager Tito Vilanova Dead At 45
FC Barcelona has just announced that former manager Tito Vilanova passed today following a two-and-half-year battle with throat cancer. He was 45 years old. ...
Real Madrid Take Lead On Bayern With Sexy Goal
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Why Soccer Tactics Matter: A Player Explains
Everyone in soccer is constantly talking about tactics. In recent years, we've gushed over the development of conservative 11-men-behind-the-ball approaches, the growth of tiki-taka and passenaccio, the rise of the mythical 4-2-3-1, and the spread of gegenpressing and counterattacking. I love this s...
Soccer Player Has Worst Game Ever, Breaks Down Crying, Subs Himself Out
Real Betis suck, are in last place in La Liga, and barring multiple, simultaneous miracles, will almost definitely be relegated in a few weeks' time. Paulão is a center back on that team. This is his story....
NYCFC Hasn't Played A Match And Is Threatening To Move Out Of NYC
MLS expansion team NYCFC, which starts play in 2015, will play at least three seasons in Yankee Stadium. But if New York City won't build them a soccer-specific stadium by then, well, who knows where they might end up? The arena blackmail game seems to play out faster than ever these days....