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A Tribute To The Greatest FIFA Intro Song Of All Time

A poorly animated blue rooster walks out pushing an adidas Tricolore ball. 

“We’ll be singing.”

A full-kit wanker in all yellow appears from off screen at a dead sprint. 

“When we’re winning.”

The man’s heading straight for the unsuspecting bird. 

“We’ll be singing.”

He takes aim.

“I get knocked DOWN.”

With all the verve a late-90s Brit Pop song could possibly muster, Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping” slams you straight into the action. 

“But I get up again!”

Karen Díaz Será La Primera Árbitra Mexicana En Un Mundial – ¿Qué Otros Silbantes Estarán En Catar 2022?

FIFA reveló hoy la lista de árbitros, asistentes y oficiales VAR que participarán en la Copa del Mundo Catar 2022. Entre todos los nombres, una gran novedad: por primera vez en la historia de la competencia habrá seis mujeres impartiendo justicia, siendo una de ellas la mexicana Karen Janet Díaz.

Frankfurt Defender Timothy Chandler Becomes First American To Win Europa League Title

American defender Timothy Chandler deserves some recognition as the first USMNT player to win the Europa League with his club team. Chandler and Eintracht Frankfurt lifted the 2022 Europa League trophy after defeating Scottish outfit Rangers 5-4 on penalties. 

New USSF Deal Brings USMNT, USWNT Players Together — Will Fans Follow Suit?

It finally happened.

After decades of battling, the U.S. Soccer Federation has agreed to pay its men’s and women’s players equally, a landmark deal and the first of its kind in the soccer world. 

¿Qué Es La Maldición Del Sexto Puesto En La Liga MX? ¿Podrá Chivas Romper El Maleficio?

Atlas, actual campeón del fútbol mexicano, aparece en cuartos de final como el primer obstáculo de Chivas en su sueño por obtener el Clasura 2022. Sin embargo, su enemigo número uno en el reino tapatío no será el único ni el más poderoso rival al que le tocará enfrentar. 

Además de lo que pueda pasar sobre el campo de juego, el Rebaño Sagrado también tendrá que combatir con una extraña maldición que afecta a aquellos clubes que – tal como ellos en esta temporada – acabaron en el sexto lugar de la fase regular del torneo.

Un Viaje A 1989, Año Del Último Título De Pumas En La Concacaf

Pumas buscará esta noche ante Seattle Sounders su cuarto título en la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf. Los tres coronas anteriores, sin embargo, ocurrieron hace tanto tiempo que el torneo ni siquiera se llamaba así. 

Dichas glorias ocurrieron en 1980, 1982 y 1989.

Último título concacaf de Pumas: ¿Qué pasaba en el mundo en 1989?

Sí, los de la UNAM no saben de títulos continentales desde hace más de 30 años. El último de ellos fue ante los cubanos de Pinar del Río, en un mundo completamente diferente al que vivimos hoy.

Müller Has Been With Bayern Longer Than College Students Have Been Alive — He’s Staying For 2 More Years

Bayern Munich forward Thomas Müller has extended his contract until 2024 which will keep the Germany international at his boyhood club until the age of 34, the Bundesliga champions announced on Tuesday.

Müller, a product of Bayern's youth system, has been with the club since he was 10. He has scored 226 goals and won the Bundesliga title for the 11th time this season — a record for the German top flight.

From Banshees To BigFoot: The Best Names Of Defunct American Soccer Teams

What is a Xogg? Alternatively, what is a Zigg? The Xoggz and the Ziggx were the men's and women's semi-pro soccer clubs based out of Columbus, Ohio, in the mid-1990s.

According to fossilized internet forums (because there is no other discussion of the topic), these were made-up names that were going to be assigned meaning through a fan contest. Unfortunately, neither club survived long enough for that to happen.

While these clubs were short lived, their rise and fall illustrates the state of American soccer in the 1990s.

East/West Coast USMNT Fans Snubbed Again — U.S. To Play Uruguay In Kansas City On June 5

The United States men’s national team has scheduled a juicy, enticing friendly game against Uruguay on June 5. This will be one of four games the USMNT plays in June. Uruguay — ranked 13th in the world — will be the highest ranked non-Concacaf opponent the U.S. has faced in over a year.

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