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Hope Solo tested positive for a prohibited substance during a June 15 drug test, but the U.S. Anti-Doping Association (USADA) let her off with just a warning after she claimed a medication was responsible for the positive test. The 30-year-old …
Graham Westley hasn’t really enjoyed his time as Preston North End’s manager. Since the club, which plays in League One, the third tier of English professional soccer, promoted Westley as manager in January, he hasn’t made much …
Beach soccer is apparently a thing (sanctioned by FIFA, too!). And apparently qualifying for the 2013 World Cup is currently in progress. That’s where the outstanding goal you see above took place (keep your eye on the upper left of the video). …
Alex Morgan has received plenty of attention off the field because of her looks, but the U.S. soccer star is still more comfortable doing what’s natural for her: playing. Morgan did an interview with USA Today and was asked if it’s harder …
We haven’t heard much from Hope Solo around these parts recently. Not since the afterglow of the U.S. women’s soccer team’s thrilling run to the World Cup finals last summer. But that’s kind of how it is for women soccer …
David Beckham received a yellow card at the end of the Galaxy’s 4-3 loss to San Jose on Saturday after kicking a ball at one of his opponents. Quakes midfielder Sam Cronin was down on the ground after getting tangled with a Galaxy player on a …
Fabrice Muamba has to have one of the greatest senses of humor we have ever had the pleasure of enjoying. After suffering cardiac arrest in the middle of a soccer match and nearly losing his life a few months ago, nobody would blame Muamba for …
Soccer in Europe, like football here in the States, is a sport followed predominantly by men. And while scores of men in the UK cheer, boo, sing and drink themselves into drunken stupors as one of the world’s biggest soccer tournaments, Euro …
If there’s one thing you don’t want to get in the middle of, it’s a Twitter argument between two models over hair gel. The hair style and heavily-gelled look of soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo sparked some touchiness between models …
Ukraine was robbed of a goal when the referees missed a ball crossing the goal line in the 62nd minute of the country’s Group D match against England at Euro 2012 on Tuesday. Down 1-0, Marko Devic looped a ball that crossed the goal line before …
Mario Balotelli was muzzled by a teammate after scoring a goal to help Italy beat Ireland at Euro 2012 on Monday. Italy was up 1-0 when Balotelli scored an acrobatic goal in the 90th minute off a corner kick to put the game out of reach. After he …
Not only is running in sand physically taxing, it’s also extremely dangerous. Limbs and joints flex in ways that they aren’t supposed to flex when you’re running on an instable surface like sand, and injuries like the horrific one …
Cristiano Ronaldo threw a jab at Lionel Messi in response to taunts from the opposing crowd at Euro 2012 on Wednesday. Ronaldo played poorly in Portugal’s 3-2 win over Denmark in Group B play and still hasn’t scored in the tournament. The …
For those of you who want to argue that soccer players are not tough, look no further than the disgusting video above. When I first saw this, I thought for sure it had to be some sort of joke. Maybe River Plate midfielder Leo Ponzio fell on paint on …
Ukraine lost its final Euro 2012 tune-up to Turkey on Tuesday, but the 2-0 loss was the least of the team’s concerns. The odds were stacked against Ukraine to begin with, as 10 players were held out of the game because of food poisoning. …
Euro 2012 kicks off this Friday. And, as is customary, national soccer teams have been descending upon host countries Poland and Ukraine a few days early to get settled. The German team left Frankfurt for Gdansk on Monday afternoon, but it appears …
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