Articles tagged with: European Football
Italian Soccer team Fiorentina head coach Delio Rossi has been fired today for an incident I don’t think many sports fans have seen… a coach slapping their own player Adem Lijajic because he was supposedly …
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The Caps don’t have to wait too long before getting another chance to break their winless streak, as they remain at home on Saturday night to face FC Dallas at Bell …
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The weekend kicked off on Friday when DC United achieved their first win of the season, at home to FC Dallas at the RFK stadium. The first half ended all-square as …
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Man City are now chasing the League’s top spot after dropping points last weekend and face the Black Cats (Sunderland) at home on Saturday. Thanks to Vieira’s comments this week, Roberto Mancini …
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Toronto will be flying the flag for Canada tonight as they become the first Canadian team to reach the CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) semi-finals, in the first of two games against …
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The US exited the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament in shocking fashion, requiring a victory against El Salvador in the last match of Group A. Everything seemed to be going to plan …
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D.C. United will pose a stern test for the ‘Caps when they visit on Saturday night, being arguably the most successful MLS team and one of the ten charter clubs that …
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Lionel Messi has broken Barcelona’s 60-year-old goal-scoring record with a hat-trick in a 5-3 win over Granada at the Nou Camp in La Liga on Tuesday.
Messi equalled the record with a …
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Montreal played in front of a record 59,000 fans in their first home game, scoring their first MLS goal to earn a point against the Chicago Fire. Montreal’s previous record attendance …
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So the Whitecaps are away tomorrow at the Home Depot Centre to C.D. Chivas USA (also home to the LA Galaxy)…but who are they?
The first thing to clear up is the …
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This weekend we have the FA Cup Quarter Finals which leaves just four Premiership matches and a packed mid-week schedule.
Starting with the FA Cup, Everton host Sunderland in the early kick-off on …
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After witnessing Chelsea’s amazing come-back against Napoli on Wednesday night, to progress to the Quarter Finals of the Champions League, football fans across Manchester, both Red and Sky Blue, had little …
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The collapse of the TELUS sponsorship deal with the Liberal Government over naming rights for BC Place took a new twist this week, when further details emerged. While the Government had …
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Manchester United beat West Brom to knock local rivals Manchester City off the top spot in the Premier League for the first time since mid-October and inject some added spice to …
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Sebastian Le Toux scored on his Vancouver Whitecap’s debut early on, as the Caps beat Montreal 2-0 in the season opener. Camillo scored a sensational second goal as his run ripped …
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Vancouver have the opportunity to do a double over Montreal this afternoon as the Whitecaps meet MLS newcomers Montreal Impact at BC Place and then the Canucks take on the Habs at …
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, no one can dispute that. Even people like me who don’t care for the sport nor follow it to the same extent as the North American …
David Beckham has never been the most popular soccer player in the world, especially outside of England. Then when you factor his bolting from England to take the money in play in the MLS in …
When it comes to discuss soccer across the world Iceland usually isn’t at the top of many people’s lists of countries. However, a certain team in the Icelandic league is becoming very well known.
Not for …
During the World Cup Paraguay had a ton of new fans due to everyone’s favorite fan Larissa Requilme.
She had front row seats to every Paraguay game and was one of their biggest fans. The smoking …
When you think of football on a global scale the country of Iceland usually isn’t in the mix. Well after last week a certain goal celebration has helped their cause.
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I came across this fascinating video today at larrybrownsports.com Rangers football club was taking on Concepion football club of the Chilean league. Rangers player Jose Pedroso loses his mind, he shoves one of his own …
Fans usually go nuts across the world when their country has a strong performance or wins a championship at an international event. This was on full display throughout the World Cup and the country of …
Nothing better than partying thousands of feet above ground with all of your teammates after reaching the pinnacle of your career. Then knowing when you get home you will be treated like royalty for the …
It doesn`t matter who wins the World Cup that country is going to lose it for at least three days straight. People really go bonkers, running around, chanting, stopping traffic, making comical noises and …
It doesn’t matter what the sporting event is across the world there are always going to be idiot fans who try and run onto the field. Sometimes just for the hell of it.
Other times …
Now that the World Cup is in the books how will it be remembered? There are a few headlines that stick out and will leaving a lasting memory from the 2010 version of the World …
Spain has won the 2010 World Cup, it’s their first of all time. They are undoubtedly the best team in soccer in the world. Winning the World CUp + the UEFA in 2008.
Or …
Emotions always get high when world supremacy is on the line with soccer. The last time these two clubs met it was for the UEFA Final in 2008. After a hard fought 1-0 …
When you think of the country of Colombia what comes to mind?
1. One of the largest manufacturer’s and distributors of cocaine in the world.
2. Crazy about soccer, in the 1994 World Cup Andres Escobar Saldarriaga …

