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The U.S. Beat Italy For The First Time Ever Thanks To This Clint Dempsey Goal
With Landon Donovan unfit to take the pitch, the U.S. wasn't given much chance to beat Italy in today's international friendly match in Genoa. But Clint Dempsey—scoring machine for Fulham of late—drew first blood for the Yanks off a timely pass from Jozy Altidore. It was the first non-penalty sco...
Scoring Skillful Own Goals When Everybody's Talking About Fixed Matches Probably Isn't A Good Move
When Galatasaray's Semih Kaya adeptly directed a ball past his own goalkeeper this weekend, it knotted the much-anticipated Istanbul Derby vs. Besiktas at two goals a piece with fewer than 20 minutes remaining....
German Soccer Fans Serenade Israeli Player With "Racist Insults And Nazi Salutes"
"[Kaiserslautern striker Itay Shechter] was subjected to a verbal racist attack while training with his German league club on Sunday, when a group of between five and 10 fans in a crowd of at least 100 chanted anti-Semitic slogans. They also gave the Nazi salute, which is banned in Germany....
Soccer Player Says Soccer Players Prefer Prostitutes Because Prostitutes Are Trustworthy
Tottenham's Louis Saha is 33 and pushing an autobiography. To promote it, Saha is using the tried and true method of discussing the penchant of Premier League players to frequent prostitutes:...
This Is The New USMNT Away Jersey, Unless It Isn't
Leaking, and debating the leaks of the national team jerseys is something of a pastime for American soccer fans, the Apple fanboys of sports. With new designs on the horizon, the winter has seen its fair share of speculation. First was the blocky stripes of the supposed home uniform, which found a g...
Next Time Someone Wants To Argue Soccer Is Lame Because Everyone Flops, Play This Video Of Lionel Messi
I don't know if it's the music or the man but there is something hypnotizing about this video of Messi. His legs never stop churning, an observation even more noticeable because they are so small. The word "gritty" comes to mind but Messi is actually, you know, good. [reddit]...
Cristiano Ronaldo's Latest Goal Was Truly Outrageous
A well-played match to the point by Rayo Vallecano fell to bits when Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo put the Whites up 1-0 with this straight-up stupid blind back heel goal that somehow navigated itself past teammates, defenders, and the keeper. Call it a ¡ozaloG! [ESPN Deportes]...
Here's The Ludicrous Blown Call In Today's AC Milan-Juventus Match
In a call that reminded many viewers of England-Germany in the 2010 World Cup, AC Milan's Sulley Muntari was deprived of a goal and Milan of a wider lead over Juventus when this clear goal was declared to be, by officials.. no goal....
This Might Be Soccer's Worst Missed Goal This Year
That's Deivid de Souza of the Brazilian side Flamengo during Wednesday's semifinals of the Guanabara Cup. Flamengo lost, 2-1, and it seems few people in Brazil are missing the opportunity to taunt Deivid for his gaffe. [Dirty Tackle]...
Meet The Most Lovable Team In The FA Cup
From now until the end of the season, we'll be posting a number of clips from the previous weekend's English Premier League/FA Cup games. If there's a goal, save, dive, lip-read profanity, or hocked sputum we should know about, drop us a line at [email protected]. (You might also enjoy our better-la...
Porto's Nicolás Otamendi Suffered Friendly Fire To The Face In Today's Europa League Match
If the first leg of the Porto-Manchester City Europa League round featured insult, then it figures the return trip to Manchester would feature injury—and this is a nasty one. Porto defender Nicolás Otamendi took a boot to the face in what appears to be a lost cause, as an early (first minute!) Man...
Soccer Team Greeted By Snowball Bombardment
After a countdown, supporters of Legia Warszawa welcome their Europa League opponents Sporting CP with a barrage of snowballs. Why are Eagles fans criticized for throwing snowballs while Legia here is just adorable? Because Polish ultras could just as easily be off killing people, so let them have...
Three Journalists Arrested For Publishing Boobsy Photos Of Real Madrid Player And WAG
Earlier this month, Real Madrid midfielder Sami Khedira posed for this photo for the cover of the German edition of GQ. The half-Tunisian Khedira is fully dressed; his girlfriend, model and TV personality Lena Gercke, is decidedly not. The spread was republished in Tunisian newspaper Attounissia, an...
Manchester City Files Complaint Alleging Porto Fans Racially Abused Mario Balotelli
Manchester City is asking UEFA to punish Portuguese team Porto for alleged racial abuse directed at Mario Balotelli during Man City's 2-1 Europa League win Thursday....
Lionel Messi Closed The Gap With Ronaldo For The Lead In La Liga Goals After This Four-Score Performance
Barcelona stands 10 points behind Real Madrid in the La Liga standings, and after allowing an early goal to Valencia today appeared to be playing the same uninspired soccer that's plagued Barça recently....
Brighton Conceded Three Own Goals In Its FA Cup Match Today, And The Third Was A Work Of Art
Brighton actually outscored Liverpool 4-3 in today's 5th round FA Cup match at Anfield (one punctuated by this streaker). Unfortunately for Seagulls supporters, three of those goals were directed into their own net....
Opposing Teammates Fight Over Lionel Messi's Game-Worn Shirt Like Teenaged Fanboys
Here is a story that does nothing but perpetuate Soccer's "bunch of flopping sissies" reputation....
Deadspin's Better-Late-Than-Never Guide To The FA Cup
The FA Cup is quite possibly the world's coolest sporting competition. Think Hoosiers, but soccer, in England, with 763 teams. Every accredited soccer team in England—from pub teams (read: beer league) all the way up to the best Premier League clubs—enters the tournament. The small clubs play six ro...
After Riot, Egyptian Soccer Will Resume—In Empty Stadiums
Two weeks after a politically charged riot at a game in Port Said resulted in 74 deaths, Egyptian soccer's interim chairman says the Egyptian Premier League will resume play once their investigation is completed. When they do come back, matches will initially be played in empty stadiums until the co...
Phil Morris Now Knows It's Wrong To Bring Up Concentration Camps At Jewish League Soccer Matches
"A Manchester FA official has been suspended after being found guilty of making a vile comment about the Holocaust before a Jewish league match. Phil Morris – a referee appointments secretary – was disciplined by an FA panel after telling a ref who was due to oversee the Jewish league game: 'Tell t...