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Shinji Kagawa Savagely Nutmegs Little Boy So Many Times That The Kid Starts Crying

Add this video to the growing pile of evidence that the baby-faced, fun-loving Shinji Kagawa takes no prisoners on the soccer pitch, not even when facing children:...

Jesse Lingard Saved Manchester United's Ass Once Again, And That Is A Problem

Jesse Lingard is a lot of things. He is incredibly smart, hardworking, almost perfect when it comes to executing his tactical role, versatile, a savvy mover, a nifty finisher in and around the box, great at link-up play, and, in his humility and professionalism, an exemplary figure for all homegrown...

Another Harry Kane Hat Trick Gave Him The Record For Most Premier League Goals In A Year

Tottenham striker Harry Kane broke out of a “slump”—two games without any goals—over the weekend, singlehandedly obliterating Burnley by scoring all three of his team’s goals. That hat trick tied the Premier League’s greatest ever scorer, Alan Shearer, for his record of 36 goals in a calendar year, ...

Jury Finds Two Ex-Soccer Leaders Guilty Of Conspiracy In FIFA Trial

After six days of deliberations, jurors in the FIFA corruption trial returned today with a partial verdict. According to multiple reports, José Maria Marin and Juan Ángel Napout were found guilty of racketeering conspiracy in federal court in Brooklyn. Marin also was found guilty of money laundering...

Going Home To Monterrey For Soccer Valhalla

MONTERREY, Mexico — When I left Monterrey in 2004, I didn’t know that I wouldn’t be back for 13 years. I knew we were moving to San Antonio, Texas. I knew that the Harry Potter movie that had just come out, the one directed by a Mexican, was the best one yet. But I could not have known the turn of e...

Bristol City Fans Invade The Pitch After Last-Minute Winner Against Manchester United

Korey Smith sent home a stoppage-time winner for Bristol City to give his club a 2-1 win over Manchester United in the League Cup quarterfinals today. Although United can mostly shrug off this defeat in a relatively unimportant competition, the Bristol fans at Ashton Gate won’t forget their night fo...

FIFA Medical Officer Fired While Investigating Russian Doping, Which Is Totally Just A Coincidence

Jiri Dvorak was once FIFA’s chief medical officer. For 22 years he worked for soccer’s governing body, and in that time he led programs that researched injuries, sought ways to prevent them, and investigated the use of performance enhancing drugs by players. Dvorak was fired without warning or expla...

Rio Ferdinand Still Gets Hella Hyped Watching Manchester United Play

Rio Ferdinand hasn’t played professional soccer since 2015, and he hasn’t suited up for Manchester United since the year before that, but as this clip of his exuberant celebrations while covering United’s recent thrilling win over Arsenal proves, he remains very much invested in the goings on at Old...

11-Year-Old Boca Juniors Academy Player Scores Olímpico

The U-12 Prospects Cup is underway right now on our corporate parent Univision Deportes, and the tournament that matches U.S. academy teams against some of the world’s most famous squads has been full of highlights from the next generation of soccer’s best. ...

Police Arrest Man Suspected Of Racial Hate Crime Against Raheem Sterling [Updated]

After Manchester City’s home win over Tottenham this past weekend, the Telegraph reported that City forward Raheem Sterling had been called a “nigger” and then kicked by an unknown man when Sterling was on his way to the stadium before the game. Today, Manchester police arrested the man they suspect...

Antoine Griezmann Goes Full Blackface For "80s Party" [Update]

Antoine Griezmann is one of the best soccer players in the world, starring for Atlético Madrid and consistently drawing interest from all the world’s juggernaut clubs. But wow, he really fucked up when deciding on a costume for an “80s party.”...

Nothing Could Stop Mohamed Salah From Scoring This Goal

Freewheeling, fun Liverpool are beating up on Bournemouth* with yet another offensive explosion, and they ended a three-goal first half with a brilliant goal from Mohamed Salah, whose single-minded run through the box just overwhelmed his pair of defenders....

Wilfried Zaha Has Finally Arrived

Wilfried Zaha was supposed to hit the big time five years ago. At 20 years old, the Crystal Palace striker had already racked up over 100 appearances in the English second tier, and he caught the eye of Manchester United. In 2013, the Red Devils signed him for a reported 10 million pounds....

America's Wonderteen Delivers 89th-Minute Match-Winner For Dortmund

Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-1 win over Hoffenheim today when Christian Pulisic juggled his way past Oliver Baumann in the 89th minute to score yet another game-winner for his side, keeping them in third place in the Bundesliga....

Chicharito And Pablo Zabaleta Crack Each Other Up With Jokes They Don't Understand

For evidence of the contagious nature of laughter, just watch this video of Spanish-speaking West Ham players Javier Hernández and Pablo Zabaleta telling each other pun-heavy jokes in English. Note how they and you, the viewer, melt into giggly puddles even though they very clearly don’t have the sl...

Sad, Rich Teen Gianluigi Donnarumma Has Pissed Off AC Milan Fans Again

Gianluigi Donnarumma is a teenaged, homegrown superstar-in-the-making who plays for one of the biggest clubs in the world, AC Milan. In terms of fan adoration, these facts should put him somewhere on the spectrum between “Spurs fans who’d let Harry Kane make love to their mothers if it would make hi...

Argentine Soccer Club Suspended A Year And Relegated After Savagely Beating Three Referees

Late last month, Juventud de Pergamino hosted Independiente de Chivilcoy in an Argentine lower-division match. During the game, the head referee showed a Juventud player a justified red card. This event sparked a massive brawl in which a number of Juventud players and fans attacked the three referee...

Ball Ricochets Off Icelandic Player's Face For Humiliating Own Goal

An own goal is going to be embarrassing in any context; it’ll be worse if you’re already down 3-1; it’ll be way worse if the ball ricochets off your own big stupid face when one of your teammates tries to deflect the shot in order to score said own goal. But that last one is exactly what befell poor...

USMNT Starlet Josh Sargent Inadvertently Offers Scathing Indictment Of MLS<em></em>

Josh Sargent is one of the hottest American soccer prospects in the U.S. Soccer system. In three weeks, the 17-year-old will ship off to Germany as he prepares to sign his first professional contract with Werder Bremen. The St. Louis native has starred for the U.S. U-17 team, the U-20 team, and even...

Remember how David Beckham’s attempts to own an MLS team in Miami finally seemed poised to succeed after years of failures? The ownership group got all shaken up at the last minute, again....