Bobby Wood‘s penalty kick in Union Berlin’s 2-1 loss to FSV Eintracht gives him 13 goals in the German second division on behind Conor Casey for most goals by an American in a season inGermany’s top two divisions. Erik Palmer-Brown debuted for Portuguese Segunda B leader Porto B in a 1-0 win at Oliveirense. Perry Kitchen […]
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Benfica moves into Champions League quarterfinals
Benfica advanced to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals with a 3-1 aggregate win against Zenit St. Petersburg. Nicolas Gaitan and Talisca scored to clinch the series for thePortuguese club after Hulk had put Zenit ahead for the evening in the second half. Benfica joined Real Madrid, Wolfsburg and Paris St. Germain as the first four […]
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Palmer-Brown, 18, headed to European giant FC Porto
American defenders are certainly in vogue. After Jorge Villafana and Omar Gonzalez, sold to Mexican clubs in December, and Saturday’s $5 million deal that sent Matt Miazga fromthe New York Red Bulls to Chelsea, 18-year-old defender Erik Palmer-Brown is headed from Sporting Kansas City to FC Porto in Portugal for the remainder of 2016. Porto […]
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Economic crisis be damned, Chinese spend, spend, spend on soccer
World markets have roiled in response to data that suggests the Chinese economy is slowing down, but you’d never get the impression anything is wrong in China, given the spending of Chinese companieson soccer. Indeed, the money being thrown around shows just how much extra cash these Chinese companies still have. Goal.com reported that Chinese […]
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Video Pick: A rip-roaring, must-see volley golazo
An early candidate for Goal of the Year comes from the Portuguese second division. Clube Oriental’s 27-year-old Hugo Firmino perfectly gauges a high ball from across the field andstrikes with such force it’s surprising the net’s still intact.
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Why Yaya Toure is the New Kanye West
Borussia Dortmund striker Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang was awarded with his first-ever African Player of the Year award by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The 26-year-old Gaboninternational rounded out a fantastic start to the year with 18 goals and 4 assists in just 17 games as Dortmund reached the midway point of the 2015-16 campaign in […]
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New soccer boss Carneiro leaves Orlando City
In a stunning development, Orlando City’s new chief soccer officer, former Benfica executive Armando Carneiro, stepped down after less than three months on the job, citing personal reasons. Inthe meantime, Paul McDonough, who had run the Lions’ soccer operations in its expansion season, left to take a position at Atlanta United. Carneiro, who worked on […]
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Mourinho wants Arsenal to suffer Champions League elimination
There is no love loss between Jose Mourinho and Arsenal, so it is no surprise that the Chelsea manager would like to see Olympiakos reach the last 16 of the Champions League at the Gunners’ expense.Arsenal needs to win at Olympiakos — and win by 2-0 and with more than three goals — to avoid […]
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Ronaldo's Towering Panegyric to Narcissism
Cristiano Ronaldo has been talking an awful lot recently. Of course, that’s probably because the new movie about his life— simply and aptly titled Ronaldo — debuts intheaters on Monday. Now, Off The Post has not yet seen the latest project from the Real Madrid superstar, but you can hazard a guess that the film will […]
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Ronaldo claims, again, to be better than Messi
Just in case there was any doubt in anyone’s mind regarding which player stands alone at the pinnacle, Cristiano Ronaldo has reiterated his thoughts on thematter. “In my mind, I’m always the best,” he said in an interview with the BBC. “I don’t care what people think,what they say. In my mind, not just this […]