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Algerian Player Suspended For Wearing Shirt Apparently Supporting Victims Of Paris AttacksThis is a weird one....

Report: Terrorists Wanted To Hit Germany-Netherlands Match With 5-Bomb AttackAccording to a report in German paper Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, the impetus for canceling Tuesday’s Germany-Netherlands soccer match was a specific threat, discovered by French authorities, that a terrorist group had targeted the event with a coordinated attack involving five bombs....

Why Did Turkish Soccer Fans Boo During A Moment Of Silence For The Paris Attacks?As with many of yesterday’s international soccer matches, Turkey-Greece began with a moment of silence in remembrance of the victims of the terrorist attacks in Paris last week. Things quickly went off the rails, when the home Turkish fans interrupted the silence with boos and chants. But it might n...

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....

Decision Not To Evacuate Stade de France During Paris Attacks May Have Saved Many Lives

On Friday, at around 9:15 p.m. Paris time—15 minutes into the France-Germany friendly—a man attempted to enter the Stade de France at Gate D, on the stadium’s east side. Under his clothes he wore a vest packed with explosives and metal bolts, meant to kill and maim as many people around him as he co...

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....

Aaron Rodgers Criticizes Packers Fan Who Screamed "MUSLIMS SUCK!" During Moment Of Silence

Morons at Lambeau Field interrupted yesterday’s league-mandated moment of silence for Paris terrorism victims with all manner of ejaculations, including “MUSLIMS SUCK!” (We isolated a crowd-level audio feed of the moment in the above video.) Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers addressed the remark in ...

Army Takes The Field Bearing French Flag

The Army Black Knights are hosting Tulane this afternoon at Michie Stadium up in West Point. As they took the field, they ran out carrying both the French and American flags....