It is my belief that one of the major difficulties Americans have with soccer is that they don’t understand how the different leagues and tournaments work.
Generally, Americans understand that the best soccer leagues are in Europe and can grasp the promotion/relegation system the leagues use, where the best teams from a league get promoted to a better league and the worst get relegated to a lesser one.
Jasper Cillessen, the number one keeper for AFC Ajax, is the man on the radar for Van Gaal and the Manchester United Red Devils. The revolving door of keeper transfers this summer between Porto, Real Madrid, Manchester United, and AFC Ajax seems to leave many speculating as to which goalkeeper will go where. As of now, according to the Sun, Manchester has given Real Madrid till Monday to complete the deal for keeper de Gea. The Red Devils are set to tour the U.S. this summer and would like a concrete offer from Real.
Ronaldo either learned a valuable lesson or took his diving theatrics to a whole new level at a recent Real Madrid training.
A video surfaced showing Ronaldo bumping Portugal and Real Madrid teammate Pepe, then Pepe getting sweet revenge.
He went in hard for a tackle and Ronaldo flopped around like a fish out of water.
What do you think, did Pepe actually hurt Ronaldo or was Cristiano just faking.
Lucas Moura would like to set the record straight regarding Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Lucas said that his PSG teammate is actually a nice guy, a far cry from his outspoken, incendiary public persona.
"He is very different from what people think - he is a very nice guy in real life," Lucas told French newsaper L'Equipe.
What? This is not what we were expecting at all. You mean Zlatan doesn't force his teammaates to call him "King Ibra" and give them wedgies? That's no fun.
It was a sad day in Germany when Bastian Schweinsteiger announced he would leave Bayern Munich and begin a new journey in the Premier League. But as all good business goes, life moves on. Pep Guardiola and the Board of Directors have gathered and discussed who would take Schweinsteiger’s spot on the squad and be able to benefit the club.
It's a bittersweet moment when you do something amazing that doesn't count.
On one hand, you did something amazing. On the other hand, in the long run it doesn't count for anything.
Paderborn midfielder Marcel Ndjeng must be feeling this way after his insane volley in a preseason game against Bolton.
On one hand, holy cra did you see that? On the other, meh, it was the preseason. He has set the bar awfuly high though.
What would you do if you found yourself in a futsal match with Zinedine Zidane? Beg for mercy? Pee your pants? Faint?
One player who found himself in that exact situation decided the occasion warranted a selfie with the French legend. Zidane was happy to oblige, but the referee did not take kindly to the picture, and booked the offender.
We assume the card was yellow because of the player's reaction to it. The card doesn't appear to be yellow in the video.
Franz Beckenbauer, a legendary player and Bayern Munich's honorary president, has said that now-departed midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger would be better off if he had transferred to Major League Soccer instead of Manchester United.
Schweinsteiger, who is set to become the first German to appear for Manchester United, will have to prove himself all over again in the premier league, Beckenbauer said.
It appears Robin van Persie is leaving the EPL for a move to Turkish club Fenerbahce. Van Persie's agent, Kees Vos, spent two days in Istanbul with the Turkish club negotiating a fair deal for the Dutch striker.
With all the buzz about Raheem Sterling and Morgan Schneiderlin being shipped around England, one of the Three Lion’s best has been sent out of the country. Former Manchester United midfielder and member of the infamous class of ’92, Phillip Neville, has brought his talents to Spain and Valencia.