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Serious Backspin: Goalie Saves Game-Winning Penalty Kick…Then Doesn't [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:20:22 +0000

With the South Carolina state championship on the line, Lexington High goalie Jacob Parton had to make a big save to keep his team alive. And he did! But then...he didn't. Check out the video to see how.

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Toddler Scores Goal During Chelsea Post-Game Ceremony, Crowd Chants "Sign Him Up!" [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Tue, 21 May 2013 12:21:29 +0000

Last weekend after the final match of the season for English soccer giants Chelsea, the team held a post-game ceremony at midfield at Stamford Bridge. A toddler who was supposed to be in the ceremony broke away from the crowd with a ball, dribbled down the field, and kicked it in the goal. And the crowd went nuts for him. Then he turned around and raised his fists in the air, and everyone lost it.

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David Beckham Announces His Retirement From Soccer

Chad Middleton — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:58:24 +0000

The day has come to say goodbye to one of the best soccer players and stars the world has ever seen, David Beckham.

Beckham announced his retirement this morning from soccer at the age of 38. It will be official on May 26, the last day of French League play

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Chelsea Win Europa League Title On Ivanovic Header In Stoppage Time [VIDEO]

Chad Middleton — Wed, 15 May 2013 21:30:21 +0000

With only one minute left in the three minutes of stoppage time added on in the UEFA Europa League Final between Chelsea FC and SL Benfica, it was looking like extra time and possibly penalty kicks to decided the title

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Manchester City Fire Roberto Mancini

Chad Middleton — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:40:21 +0000

Who knew that almost a year after Roberto Mancini brought the Premier League Championship to Manchester City, Mancini would be fired.

But that is exactly what happened today.

With millions of dollars spent and after the huge upset loss on Saturday to Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup Final assuring that Manchester City will finish the season without a trophy, ownership decided the time is now for a change

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Last Second Goal Gives Watford FC A Chance At English Soccer Glory [VIDEO]

Chad Middleton — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:28:07 +0000

Unlike here in America, soccer in Europe has relegation. Every league in soccer loses teams the next year and gains new ones. This relegation, makes for an exciting and competitive season every year

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Sir Alex Ferguson Stepping Down At Manchester United

Chad Middleton — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:36:47 +0000

Since 1986, only one man has been in charge at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson.

Reports started surfacing yesterday that Sir Alex was going to retire but almost every year there are those reports

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Eight Year Old Uses Make-A-Wish On His Soccer Team And Not Himself [VIDEO]

Chad Middleton — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:22:46 +0000

Atticus Lane-Dupre, an 8 year old from the Portland area, was going through cancer treatment when the last game of his soccer league was played last year.

Instead of using his Make-A-Wish gift on himself, he used it on his whole team, the Green Machine

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Commentator Makes a Messi of a Goal Call [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:49:23 +0000

Yes, it is amazing! Buuuut the commentary was just a LITTLE over the top. Argentine soccer stud Lionel Messi dribbled around three defenders to score a goal in a game. The man has incredible touch. Ray Hudson's color commentary, though, was just touched.

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Fan Runs Onto Field, Attacks Soccer Ref with Vuvuzela [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 13:11:08 +0000

A soccer fan in South Africa ran onto the field during a match in South Africa and attacked the referee with a vuvuzela. The best thing about it is, you can't blow into a vuvuzela while you're swinging it!

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A Bitter 0-0 Draw For Mexico And Their Fans

Peter Carrillo — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 09:38:05 +0000

Yesterday's World Cup Qualifier match between the United States and Mexico was not only a battle on the field, the fans in the stands decided to get in on the action as well.

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NBC Sports Tweets Insult About USMNT After Scoreless Draw With Canada

Chad Middleton — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:34:32 +0000

It was bad enough to watch the USMNT struggle to a scoreless draw with Canada last night but to have a major sports network insult not only the men's team but the women's team as well? Really?

Yes, the screen shot you see was tweeted out last night by NBC Sports

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Hilarious Goal Celebration [Video]

Monster — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 15:35:43 +0000

Check out this hilarious video in which Muteba Kidiaba, a goalkeeper for the DR Congo national team, celebrates a game-tying score by hopping around on his backside.

I just hope somebody does the same celebration dance at the Super Bowl.

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Born Into It: Great Sports Promo Gets the Yin-Yang of It (with Translation) [VIDEO]

Duke Keith — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 23:00:23 +0000

I LOVED this ESPN promo when I first saw it. Loved it even more when I discovered there was a translation. A couple of blokes from Manchester -- one, a fan of the Reds (Manchester United); the other, a Blue (Manchester City) -- show us how, even when we're different, we're the same. And, yes, that is sports. As they say across the pond, "Brilliant!"

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Mix Diskerud? Yes, Mix Diskerud Nets The Equilizer For USMNT Against Russia [VIDEO]

Chad Middleton — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 20:22:43 +0000

Now I watch a ton of soccer and I have to be honest, I have never heard of this guy. But I can tell you after today, I know him and now you can too!

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Rod Stewart Cries As Celtic Shock Barcelona In Champions League Play [VIDEO]

Chad Middleton — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:56:32 +0000

People in America sometimes do not understand the passion of soccer supporters around the world and how much they have in invested in the club they support.

For proof, look no further than the result for Celitc FC yesterday as they shocked european power house Barcelona 2-1

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Women's Soccer Player Kicks Opponent in the Face [Video]

Andy Lee — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 03:47:28 +0000

Remember a couple years back when UNM women's soccer player Elizabeth Lambert went bananas on some BYU players?

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An American Original: U.S. Defeats Mexico in Azteca, 1-0…In Soccer [OPINION/PHOTO]

Duke Keith — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 04:40:01 +0000

No way it was going to happen Wednesday night. Just no way.

US Soccer is light years ahead of where it was when I watched Paul Caligiuri score late against Trinidad & Tobago -- back in the stonewashed jeans day -- to qualify the United States for Italia '90, America's first World Cup in 40 years. It has a first-division league that isn't even forced to pl

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El Pasoan And Vancouver Whitecaps Striker Omar Salgado Talks to 600 ESPN El Paso

Chad Middleton — Wed, 15 Aug 2012 14:57:51 +0000

El Paso's own, Omar Salgado of the Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS took time to join us on SportsTalk.

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English Premier League Starts This Weekend With Many Questions

Chad Middleton — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 18:24:23 +0000

With the beginning of a new Barclay's English Premier League season in sight, there are many questions to be answered.

Here are a few.

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