Arguably the two most exciting and complete teams so far in Russia 2018 meet Tuesday in Saint Petersburg for a tantalizing semifinal. The French came in as one of the heavy favorites, and have grown into the tournament, with impressive knockout stage performances against South American sides Argentina and Uruguay. …
Read More »FIFA World Cup: Quarterfinals preview
Two days without any World Cup matches feels like an eternity. For the first time since the tournament began, soccer fans have had to wait more than 48 hours for matches. Queue Friday’s mouthwatering slate of games. Uruguay clashes with France at 10 a.m., and Brazil will prepare for a …
Read More »Chelsea’s March Toward Title Continues
Chelsea moved seven points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 4-2 win over Southampton at Stamford Bridge. Goals from Eden Hazard, Gary Cahill and Diego Costa saw The Blues pick up their 14th home win of the league. Second-place Tottenham play their extra game on Wednesday …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Chelsea Fall at Home to Crystal Palace, Arsenal Rescue a Point against Man City
Chelsea 1, Crystal Palace 2 Goals Cesc Fàbregas (5′) Wilfried Zaha (9′) Christian Benteke (11′) Starting Lineups Check out the starting lineups for @ChelseaFC and @CPFC #PLonNBC pic.twitter.com/tfqaizjOpZ — NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) April 1, 2017 Recap A slip-up from the league leaders at home has seemingly opened the title …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Leicester Win in First Game without Ranieri, Chelsea Stay Top
Leicester City 3, Liverpool 1 Jamie Vardy (28′, 60′) Danny Drinkwater (39′) Philippe Coutinho (68′) Recap Leicester City scored their first league goal of 2017 and earned a win in their first match since firing ex-manager Claudio Ranieri in a shocking 3-1 win at home over Liverpool. Jamie Vardy spearheaded …
Read More »Premier League Recap: Chelsea Inch Closer Towards Title, Leicester City Towards Relegation
Chelsea 3, Arsenal 1 Goals Marcos Alonso (13′) Eden Hazard (53′) Cesc Fàbregas (85′) Olivier Giroud (90’+1′) Recap Chelsea continued their blistering run of form to open up their lead over Arsenal to 12 points in the table, and maintain their nine point lead over second place in the race …
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