Pictures: New York City wakes up to soccer on the front pages of their newspapers
37 MINS AGO - On Tuesday the MLS officially announced that a second soccer team will be playing in New York in Expand
37 MINS AGO - On Tuesday the MLS officially announced that a second soccer team will be playing in New York in 2015: the New York City Football Club. Backed by Premier League powerhouse Manchester City and American giants the New York Yankees, NYC FC have become the 20th MLS team. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced: “We proudly welcome [...] Collapse
AS Roma President James Pallotta unveiled the club’s brand new logo in front of Pope Francis
1 HR AGO - Using a connection to god a sure-fire way to make sure a new branding campaign goes viral fast. AS Expand
1 HR AGO - Using a connection to god a sure-fire way to make sure a new branding campaign goes viral fast. AS Roma have today unveiled their brand new club logo, and the Giallorossi roped in the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, to make sure their new brand received instant worldwide recognition. Delegations from AS Roma and [...] Collapse
Manchester United prepare €18m bid for Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara [Marca]
4 HRS AGO - Spanish newspaper Marca report today that Manchester United are preparing an 18 million euro bid Expand
4 HRS AGO - Spanish newspaper Marca report today that Manchester United are preparing an 18 million euro bid for Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara. Sections of the Catalan press claimed yesterday that Manchester City were tracking developments with Thiago Alcantara who Barcelona are willing to listen to offers for this summer. Thiago Alcantara has not played enough games in [...] Collapse
Leaked! Real Madrid’s new 2013-14 away kit looks like a Chelsea shirt
6 HRS AGO - Uruguayan blog “Todo Sobre Camisetas” (“All About Shirts”) have once again broken news of a brand Expand
6 HRS AGO - Uruguayan blog “Todo Sobre Camisetas” (“All About Shirts”) have once again broken news of a brand new football shirt, revealing Real Madrid’s away kit for the 2013-14 season. The Los Blancos are set to wear a blue Adidas jersey on their road trips new season, with sponsors ‘Fly Emirates’ plastered over the the centre of their new [...] Collapse
Real offer Spurs £43m + players for Bale, Arsenal eye £20m Jovetic buy, Liverpool agree £15m Carroll sale to West Ham
8 HRS AGO - Also in the papers: Luke Shaw linked to Man United, Luiz has Spanish admirers & Liverpool Expand
8 HRS AGO - Also in the papers: Luke Shaw linked to Man United, Luiz has Spanish admirers & Liverpool look at a goalie & centre-half Collapse
Thiago Alcantara considering future at Barcelona, Man City interested [RAC1]
19 HRS AGO - Reports from Barcelona based radio station RAC1 claim this evening that Barcelona midfielder Expand
19 HRS AGO - Reports from Barcelona based radio station RAC1 claim this evening that Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara is considering his future and Manchester City are interested. The 22-year-old Spaniard (of Brazilian origin) has been made available for transfer by Barcelona, who are effectively sounding out the market for his value. According to Catalan paper El Mundo Deportivo. [...] Collapse
Epically Cute: Damian Cech saves from Leo Torres in Chelsea’s end of season celebrations
22 HRS AGO - During Chelsea’s end of season celebrations after a 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday, a wonderful Expand
22 HRS AGO - During Chelsea’s end of season celebrations after a 2-1 win over Everton on Sunday, a wonderful moment played out in front of the Matthew Harding stand as Josh Turnbull, son of Blues’ goalie Ross Turnbull, scored a goal. The cute factor at Stamford Bridge, however, wasn’t solely reserved for the Chelsea reserve goalie’s son. A brilliant moment [...] Collapse
AFC CL: FC Seoul beat Beijing Guoan to reach the quarterfinals
1 DAY AGO - FC Seoul 3 – Beijing Guoan 1 (Agg. 3-1) (AFC Champions League last-16, May 21, 2013) Freddie Expand
1 DAY AGO - FC Seoul 3 – Beijing Guoan 1 (Agg. 3-1) (AFC Champions League last-16, May 21, 2013) Freddie Kanoute fired Beijing ahead after 9 minutes. Adilson equalised for Seoul on the hour, Yun Il-Lok smashed the hosts ahead in the 70th minute, and Myong-Jin Koh sealed the win for the South Koreans deep into injury time. Collapse
No luck here! “hand of god” attempt gets player booted: Carlos Quintero (Santos Laguna) v Cruz Azul
1 DAY AGO - In a desperate attempt to claw back into Sunday’s second leg Clausura semi-final match Expand
1 DAY AGO - In a desperate attempt to claw back into Sunday’s second leg Clausura semi-final match between Santos Laguna and Cruz Azul in the Mexican League, Santos Laguna attacker Carlos Quintero attempted to recreate Diego Maradona’s 1986 World Cup quarter-final “hand of god” goal in Mexico City. Trailing 5-1 on aggregate, and 2-1 in the match, Quintero used his outstretched hand [...] Collapse
Levski Sofia fans fire up their stadium after 1-0 victory over 1st place Ludogorets in Bulgaria
1 DAY AGO - On Saturday night Levski Sofia fans went mental following their 1-0 crucial derby victory over 1st Expand
1 DAY AGO - On Saturday night Levski Sofia fans went mental following their 1-0 crucial derby victory over 1st place Ludogorets in the Bulgarian Premier League. With the victory, 2nd place Levski leaped into 1st place with a 1 point lead over Ludogorets. With only two matches remaining in the league, Levski’s fans lit up a portion of their stadium with [...] Collapse
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Manchester United fans have a new chant for David De Gea
39 MINS AGO - “He’s big he’s brave he’s Spanish Dave. He makes great saves, he never Expand
39 MINS AGO - “He’s big he’s brave he’s Spanish Dave. He makes great saves, he never shaves. He’s flying through the air, come and have a shot if you dare.” The transformation is complete. David De Gea has his own song at Manchester United, as the video below, from after the Premier League title parade last week, proves. The [...] Collapse
Everton sign a pre-contract with Porto manager Vitor Pereira, rumours of a 2-year deal [ABola]
2 HRS AGO - Portuguese daily ABola appear to have the skinny on who’ll fill the post as Everton’s Expand
2 HRS AGO - Portuguese daily ABola appear to have the skinny on who’ll fill the post as Everton’s new manager. Everton are on the lookout for a new boss after Manchester United pinched David Moyes away from Goodison Park, and sources in Iberia are now claiming that Porto boss Vitor Pereira is taking over the hotseat on Merseyside. According [...] Collapse
Ouch! Jonny Evans lamped Markus Rosenberg in the face during Man United’s draw at West Brom
4 HRS AGO - A grainy video has been posted on YouTube showing Manchester United’s Jonny Evans punching Expand
4 HRS AGO - A grainy video has been posted on YouTube showing Manchester United’s Jonny Evans punching West Brom’s Markus Rosenberg in the face on the final day of the Premier League season. The video was uploaded on YouTube with the following anti-United blurb: Jonny Evans of Manchester United punched Markus Rosenberg of West Brom in the face and knocked [...] Collapse
All 93 Tottenham Hotspur Goals 2012/2013
7 HRS AGO - The Spurs finished the 2012/2013 Premier League season in 5th place, with 66 goals and 72 points, Expand
7 HRS AGO - The Spurs finished the 2012/2013 Premier League season in 5th place, with 66 goals and 72 points, their highest points total in history. In addition to a strong League finish, they finished second in their Europa League group, but lost in penalties 4-1, after a 4-4 aggregate, to Basel in the round of 16. The [...] Collapse
Brand New: Manchester City unveil their new 2013-14 Nike home kit in New York
9 HRS AGO - Manchester City have unveiled their brand new 2013-14 Nike home kit in New York. City have signed Expand
9 HRS AGO - Manchester City have unveiled their brand new 2013-14 Nike home kit in New York. City have signed a £72million kit deal with Nike that kicks in at the beginning of next season, which brings to an end a long partnership with Umbro. Yet while City have changed their kit makers, their kit style has remained pretty consistent. [...] Collapse
Arsenal interested in West Ham defender Winston Reid [Tor-Kristian Karlsen]
19 HRS AGO - Make what you want of the next tweet, but I don’t post transfer stuff unless I’m Expand
19 HRS AGO - Make what you want of the next tweet, but I don’t post transfer stuff unless I’m fairly sure there’s some substance to it… — Tor-Kristian Karlsen (@karlsentk) May 21, 2013 I have on good authority that two Premier League clubs (one apparently being Arsenal) are interested in West Ham’s centre-back Winston Reid — Tor-Kristian Karlsen [...] Collapse
Gladbach keeper Ter Stegen turns down offers Arsenal & Inter, wants Barcelona move [AS]
1 DAY AGO - The future of 21-year-old Marc-André ter Stegen appears to be at Barcelona. Linked with a move to Expand
1 DAY AGO - The future of 21-year-old Marc-André ter Stegen appears to be at Barcelona. Linked with a move to the Nou Camp for several months now, Spanish paper AS have announced on Tuesday that Mönchengladbach stopper has flatly turned down approaches from Arsenal and Inter Milan. Spanish journalist Moisés Llorens, who broke the news of approaches from the Gunners and [...] Collapse
Great video! Leo Messi talks about the Defining Moment in his career [101GG Exclusive]
1 DAY AGO - Audemars Piguet have sat down with their Ambassador Lionel Messi, and on the video below the Expand
1 DAY AGO - Audemars Piguet have sat down with their Ambassador Lionel Messi, and on the video below the Barcelona and Argentina superstar describes the defining moments of his career so far. The four-time World Player of the Year talks about his initial love for the game, interspersed with footage of Messi as a youngster playing in Argentina. [...] Collapse
Soccer Saturday Funnies! (2012/2013)
1 DAY AGO - Always a classic video at this time of the season – featuring the awesome Jeff Stelling Expand
1 DAY AGO - Always a classic video at this time of the season – featuring the awesome Jeff Stelling – this should make you chuckle. It is one of football’s great mysteries that a programme involving people watching football is one of the best around. Thanks to Stelling and a star cast including Matt Le Tissier, Charlie Nicholas, [...] Collapse
In Pictures: Atletico Madrid play a match against 128 kids in Singapore
1 DAY AGO - Copa Del Rey winners Atletico Madrid are currently in Singapore ahead of a charity exhibition Expand
1 DAY AGO - Copa Del Rey winners Atletico Madrid are currently in Singapore ahead of a charity exhibition match against a Singapore Selection XI on Wednesday, and Atleti have chosen an interesting warm up match before the showpiece event. Atletico entertained a large gathering of fans and youngsters on Tuesday playing a game against 128 kids in Singapore. This is not the first [...] Collapse
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LOLZ! Chelsea’s David Luiz is a CRAZY driver!
1 HR AGO - Rafa Benitez’s arrival at Chelsea signalled a shift in the way David Luiz was considered in Expand
1 HR AGO - Rafa Benitez’s arrival at Chelsea signalled a shift in the way David Luiz was considered in English football. After a season where he led Chelsea to 3rd in the Premier League and a Europa League trimph, Luiz was tremendous in defence and midfield for the Blues. Where once he was known as “Sideshow Bob” or a [...] Collapse
A German amateur match shows why football shouldn’t be played on an American football pitch
3 HRS AGO - A hilariously bad mistake from a referee lead to a shocking goal during an German amateur match Expand
3 HRS AGO - A hilariously bad mistake from a referee lead to a shocking goal during an German amateur match last Friday. Altona 93 beat Vier- und Marschlande 3-1 last weekend in Hamburg’s Oberliga division, yet the opening goal in the match was an utter disgrace. After a long punt downfield from a goal kick, the ball fell to [...] Collapse
Luis Suarez shows excellent keeping skills in Liverpool training
4 HRS AGO - Liverpool TV leaked a video of Luis Suarez gracefully blocking and deflecting shots in front of Expand
4 HRS AGO - Liverpool TV leaked a video of Luis Suarez gracefully blocking and deflecting shots in front of keeper Brad Jones at a Liverpool training session. The Liverpool striker had an eventful 2012/2013 campaign. He scored 23 goals, he bit Branislav Ivanović, and even had time to improve his cat like goal keeping skills during his 10 game [...] Collapse
102 of Arsenal’s 105 goals in 2012/2013 on 1 video
7 HRS AGO - The Gunners finished the 2012/2013 Premier League season in 4th, with 21 wins, 72 goals, and 73 Expand
7 HRS AGO - The Gunners finished the 2012/2013 Premier League season in 4th, with 21 wins, 72 goals, and 73 points. Arsenal finished their Champions League group in 2nd, but got knocked out in the round of 16 by finalists Bayern Munich on an away goals 3-3 aggregate loss. To replace Robin van Persie’s 30 goals from 2011/2012, they [...] Collapse
O Globo: Neymar has agreed a move to Barcelona after the Confederations Cup in June
9 HRS AGO - Neymar and Lionel Messi leading the attack at Barcelona next season. Get ready, it’s going Expand
9 HRS AGO - Neymar and Lionel Messi leading the attack at Barcelona next season. Get ready, it’s going to happen. Brazilian newspaper O Globo is reporting that Brazilian superstar Neymar has signed an agreement with FC Barcelona in which the Santos forward has will start training with Barcelona after the Confederations Cup in June. According to O Globo, Neymar’s [...] Collapse
5lfd: Pulis leaves Stoke City
19 HRS AGO - Ian Payne rounds up Tuesday's football news, including Tony Pulis leaving Stoke City following Expand
19 HRS AGO - Ian Payne rounds up Tuesday's football news, including Tony Pulis leaving Stoke City following talks with chairman Peter Coates. Also, Ian speaks to PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor on Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio, after he fined seven players and threatened to sell those who misbehave. Collapse
All 71 Liverpool goals during the 2012/2013 Premier League season
1 DAY AGO - The 2012/2013 Premier League season was an overall improvement for the Reds who finished in 6th Expand
1 DAY AGO - The 2012/2013 Premier League season was an overall improvement for the Reds who finished in 6th place with 16 wins, 61 points, and 71 goals. Their 2011/2012 totals were an 8th place finish, with 14 wins, 52 points, and 47 goals. Liverpool’s leading scorer in 2012/2013 was attacker Luis Suarez who had 23 goals and 5 assists in [...] Collapse
The Tweets: Jokes fly following news that Tony Pulis is leaving Stoke City
1 DAY AGO - The moment Tony Pulis told the Stoke players he was leaving. twitter.com/HitenPatel13/s… — Expand
1 DAY AGO - The moment Tony Pulis told the Stoke players he was leaving. twitter.com/HitenPatel13/s… — Hiten (@HitenPatel13) May 21, 2013 Stoke are going down next season. — Domm Norris (@dommnorris) May 21, 2013 Suggestions Tony Pulis realised it was time to go when he found a horse’s head in his locker — Robin Scott-Elliot (@RobinScottEllio) May 21, [...] Collapse
PR Stunt: An electronic billboard with Jose Mourinho in a Chelsea shirt is spotted in Kensington
1 DAY AGO - Daylite LED, a digital outdoor media sales company, have capitalised on news that Jose Mourinho is Expand
1 DAY AGO - Daylite LED, a digital outdoor media sales company, have capitalised on news that Jose Mourinho is to leave Real Madrid on June 1st. For months now speculation has been furious that the Special One will return to Chelsea this summer for a second stint in the Stamford Bridge dugout, and on Monday afternoon those rumours [...] Collapse
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