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Ref Suspended for Using Rock, Paper, Scissors Instead of Coin Toss on Kickoff
Soccer referee David McNamara left his coin in the locker room, so he went with the best he had: a schoolyard game.
Retroactive Bans Won't Stop Diving in Soccer
Under a new rule, diving that results in a penalty or red card will be punished with two-match retroactive bans. But the benefits of flopping still outweigh the costs.
Dele Alli Capitalizes On a Gorgeous Ball in Actually Exciting FA Cup Match
Thank you, FA Cup. You are doing wonders today.
UK Hotline Receives Over 50 Calls in Two Hours, After Four Former Footballers Came Out as Victims of Sexual Abuse
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan, the UK's shadow sports minister thought that the scandal would "seriously damage the reputation of football" in the country.
FA Banning Nights Out After Rooney Gets Shitfaced
Players won't be able to drink while on international duty and will face a curfew, as well.
England Players Receive "Our Journey Has Begun" Postcards from Sam Allardyce Two Days After He Was Fired
But maybe we shouldn't ridicule The Fates' cruel hand. Allardyce left England undefeated, after all.
Sam Allardyce out as England Manager
Sam Allardyce is no longer England's manager following a sting exposing him attempting to profit off scamming the Premier League transfer market rules.
England Manager Sam Allardyce Caught in Premier League Transfer Market Sting
Allardyce got busted teaching "Far East businessmen" how to scam the transfer market. Oops.
Boxing Day and the Origins of the Beautiful Game
When the historians argue about the origins of Boxing Day, about where the “box” comes from, they’re obviously missing something.
Counterpoint: The Racist English Soccer Chairman Is Racist
English soccer has a diversity problem, which is no surprise given how quickly some have rushed to defend an overt racist.
FIFA's Corruption Report Immediately Labeled 'Erroneous' by Its Own Investigator
Soccer's leading body released a report today that apparently gave "closure" to corruption allegations against it. Within hours it was questioned by the lawyer who headed the whole investigation.
Let's All Argue About Fabio Capello
The ex-England manager and a xenophobic football journalist discuss tonight's big news.