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Holy Shit, Colombia Beat France!
The first upset of the Women’s World Cup happened this afternoon, and it was a very big one. Locked into a tight match with France all day, when the final whistle blew Colombia were on top 2-0. Ranked 28th in the world by FIFA, Colombia became the lowest ranked team to ever knockoff a top-10 team (F...
The Beautiful Game
Nilmar plays a crafty give-and-go to put Internacional up 1-0 on Corinthians in Brasileirão action....
Colombia Commit Obvious Hand Ball, Get Away With It
Colombia lead France 1-0 in today’s Women’s World Cup match, and the French have reason to be sore after an obvious hand ball in the penalty area went missed by the match referee. Blatant cheating! It’s the FIFA way....
Idiot On The Field Disrupts Armenia-Portugal Euro Qualifier
A presumably Armenian Idiot invaded the pitch during the first half of today’s Euro 2016 qualifier and, unlike American Idiots On The Field, actually earned some decent attention and play-by-play from ESPN’s announcing team. ...
Marcos Pizzelli Shocks Portugal With 35-Yard Screamer
Armenia opened the scoring of their Euro 2016 qualifier against Portugal with an early golazo from Marcos Pizzelli, who landed a 35-yard free kick that left Rui Patricio helpless. It would have made Ronaldo smile, had it not been against his own squad....
Stephen A. Smith Blames WWC Goal On "Not Wanting To Mess Up Their Hair"
It’s tiresome to monitor ESPN blowhard and domestic violence apologist Stephen A. Smith’s daily acts of polluting the Worldwide Leader’s airwaves with his Cro-Magnon attitudes, but here we are. While inexplicably serving on SportsCenter duty last night, SAS cracked wise on Norway’s gorgeous free kic...
Soccer Player Earns Straight Red For Double-Footed Nutshot
Sounders 2 defeated L.A. Galaxy II 1-0 last night in exciting USL action, but it was a slightly abbreviated evening for Sérgio Mota as the Brazilian midfielder earned a sending-off from the third-tier soccer match after hammering his opponent’s balls with both feet....
Arsenal Fans Argue Over How Many Years Old 28 Years Old Is
Jackson Martinez was born on Oct. 3, 1986. The Colombian striker has been linked to Arsenal, but it may take much of the summer for fans to figure out how old that makes him. ...
Norway's Maren Mjelde Strokes An Absolutely Perfect Free Kick
Mmm, the distance, the chip, the spin—this is just superb....
Believe It Or Not, Germany Aren't Invincible
Yes, I am very aware of how crazy that headline sounds. Yes, I watched Die Nationalelf demolish Côte d’Ivoire, and how the score wasn’t 15-0 is beyond me. Germany are probably the best team in the world. They are the deepest team in the tournament besides the United States. They are a steamroller se...
Court Denies Appeal; Lionel Messi To Face Trial For Tax Fraud Charges
The Barcelona Provincial High Court announced today that Barcelona star Lionel Messi’s appeal has been denied and that he and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, will face trial for tax fraud, which the court claims occurred from 2007-09. ...
FIFA Postpones 2026 World Cup Bidding
In the wake of FIFA’s leadership being nuked from orbit, the bidding process for the 2026 World Cup has been put on hold. (FIFA’s official statement benignly attributes the delay “due to the current situation.” Subtext: a whole bunch of the people scheduled to vote on awarding the tournament are pro...
Australian FA Is Salty AF Over World Cup Loss
Yesterday, we beat Australia 3-1 in each nation’s opening match at the Women’s World Cup. (Yes, “we.” Don’t look so modest! We couldn’t have done it without you.) But from reading today’s Football Federation Australia recap of the match, you wouldn’t know we gave them a Coriolis-clockwise swirlie....
Here Is Everything You Need To Know About Every Women's World Cup Team
This here blog post is where you can find our previews on all 24 nations competing in the 2015 Women’s World Cup. ...
Women's World Cup Group F Preview: Everyone's Fighting For Second Place
Here’s your Group F hub, where you’ll find team previews, fixtures, and our predictions. ...
If Colombia Are Going To Win, They're Going To Have To Win Ugly
There are two ways to look at Colombia’s women’s national team....
If Beautiful Soccer Makes You Happy, Root For France
It’s simple, really. If you’re American, and watching the 2015 World Cup out of national pride, you should root for the United States of America. If you want to see the best team just flat-out overpowering their overmatched victims, don’t miss a Germany game. But if you’re tuning in to have fun, to ...
Can Mexico's American Players Deliver <i>Las Tri</i> Their First World Cup Win?
Three weeks ago, Mexico played the United States in a friendly before the World Cup. At half, the score was 1-1. At full time, the score was 5-1. Both scorelines felt about right....
FIFA Exec Investigated For Disappearance Of Haiti Earthquake Money
If you were harboring any notions that FIFA couldn’t possibly be any more corrupt than it already is, prepare to be disabused of those notions. ...