Penalty kicks

Sergio Ramos might be the biggest villain in European soccer, but part of the reason he is that is he’s already won,…

The idea, which is not an unreasonable one on its face, is to “get it right.” The less inspiring extension of that…

Penalty kicks are bad. They’re dramatic and can be a fascinating experience out of context, but we don’t get to…

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Let’s start in the nightmare parallel universe in which the rules of the NBA dictate that, after J.R. Smith…

Portugal only managed a draw against Austria today in Paris after Cristiano Ronaldo missed a late penalty kick; the…

Barcelona were so bored with a second-half ass-kicking of Celta that they executed a trick penalty, with Lionel…

Today’s Gold Cup quarterfinal between Trinidad and Tobago and Panama came down to penalties. That’s never a good…

Twitter data's discovered a neat pattern by examining usage during a World Cup shootout. Just like people at a bar…

Sporting KC won their first MLS title since 2000 by outlasting Real Salt Lake last night in a match decided on…

As you watch this video, note that the penalty free kick taker is not Pilo, the lower-level Brazilian soccer player…

On Sunday, Theyab Awana, a 21-year-old winger with the United Arab Emirates national team, scored on a penalty…

Your morning roundup for June 12, the day we made out with Mary-Kate.

A match between Termeno and Dro, two clubs in Italy's lower division, went to penalty kicks earlier in the week. A…

We've almost reached the knockout stage, which means we've almost reached our first World Cup match decided by a…