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We Were All, Once, The Saddest Fan
Crystal Palace dispatched Brighton & Hove Albion to end the latter's dreams of winning playoff promotion to the Premiership. We've all been there, lad....
Ben Watson's Added-Time Header Delivered Doomed Wigan The FA Cup
Wigan entered today's FA Cup final as 17-2 underdogs, and are facing a major uphill battle to stay in the Premiership. That Ben Watson—a late substitution who broke his leg early this season—scored the winning goal for the Latics makes today's story that much more improbable....
Lampard Chelsea's Record Goal Scorer, Delivers Blues To Champions League
Today's Aston Villa-Chelsea match held many futures in its outcome: UEFA Champions League dreams for Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, and attempts to avoid relegation for Villa. The day would end up being even more dramatic than that, though....
Tottenham's Road To Reach The Champions League—And Keep Gareth Bale
It finally came. Spurs at Chelsea. The Decider. Two London heavyweights kicking off with everything on the line: a top-four spot, prestige, riches, and redemption....
Jozy Altidore Leads AZ Alkmaar To First Dutch Cup In 31 Years
American Jozy Altidore scored what turned out to be the winning goal for AZ Alkmaar in a 2-1 upset over PSV Eindhoven in today's Dutch Cup final, delivering AZ its first Cup since 1982....
A Relegated Team Reaching The FA Cup Final Is Facepalm-Worthy
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Alex Ferguson Retires After 26 Years As Manchester United Manager
After 26 seasons at the helm of Manchester United, Alex Ferguson announced his retirement this morning. He leaves as the most successful manager in English football history, and maybe in all of sports....
Sunderland WAG Goes The Full Al Bundy
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Here Are The Salaries Of Every MLS Player
That little guy on the left? That's Joao Plata, a 21-year-old Ecuadorean forward making a splash in his first season after being traded to Real Salt Lake. He had a hell of a game on Saturday, assisting on both RSL goals in a 2-0 win. That ties him for the MLS lead in assists. There's a very good cha...
Joey Barton Suspended For Calling Thiago Silva "An Overweight Ladyboy"
So, what's problem child Joey Barton up to as he nears the end of his season-long exile in France? Coming up with some truly unique insults, that's for sure....
Messi Back From Injury, Scores On His First Touch, Is Still Pretty Good
It's probably safe to say that hammy's not bothering Lionel Messi too much anymore. After being held out of last week's Champions League match against Bayern Munich, Messi returned today in the 56th minute just as Barcelona were thinking about maybe not beating La Liga foes Real Betis. He quickly pu...
Rubén Pérez's Long-Distance Golazo Against Barcelona Is Just Ridiculous
This is Real Betis midfielder Rubén Pérez. He decided he'd have a go against Barcelona from like 35 yards out, because he probably dreams about scoring goals like this all the time. The end result is slightly NSFW....
Chelsea's Win Over United Intensifies Premier League Race For Top Four
For 86 minutes, today's Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea felt like it was destined to finish as a boring, 0-0 draw. United looked like they didn't want to be there, though to be fair, that's understandable, since they wrapped up the league last month. Chelsea, currently emb...
This Video Of Hull City Getting Promoted To The Premiership Is Epic
Well, this is heartwarming. On the final day of the npower Championship regular season, second-place Hull City was playing Cardiff City, who had already won the league and promotion to the English Premier League. The way the Championship works is the top two teams are automatically promoted, while t...
Utah Soccer Referee Punched By Teenage Player, Dies A Week Later
Richard Portillo, a 46-year-old soccer referee from Salt Lake City, was officiating a game on April 27 when a player punched him in the head after Portillo gave him a yellow card. Portillo slipped into a coma and died Saturday night, exactly one week after the incident....
Soccer Fans Storm Field To Celebrate Mediocrity, Melancholy Ensues
Today was the last day of the season in England's npower Championship league, and relegation candidates Huddersfield Town and Barnsley were playing each other. Both teams were dangling dangerously above the drop zone, and a loss would've likely sent one of the teams down to League One....
Theo Walcott Just Scored The Fastest Goal Of The Premier League Season
Arsenal is playing Queens Park Rangers this afternoon in an important match for the Gunners. Just before kickoff, bitter rivals Spurs pulled ahead of Arsenal thanks to a late winner from the Premier League player of the year, Gareth Bale. Bale's goal made Arsenal's match against QPR a must-win conte...
But Seriously, Gareth Bale Scores Whenever The Hell He Wants
Today, Tottenham were four short minutes from a disastrous draw or even a loss against Southampton when Spurs star Gareth Bale decided, as he's done a few times this season, that he would probably rather win. So he went and scored....
