If your house is Direct tv Sunday ticket free you may have to go out to a sports bar to watch your favorite matches. If you’re really into soccer this can be quite a hassle but we’ve got the inside scoop on some of the best sports bars in the country that air all the big games:
Woodwork – It’s centrally located in Brooklyn and it’s got everything you’ve been looking for. Craft beers, great food, and a huge crowd for every gamewhat’s not to love about an urban soccer bar (more…)

The Copa Del Rey Trophy is awarded to the Spanish team that wins the annual football or soccer cup competition. In 2011 the Real Madrid team won the trophy back after 18 years of hard work. Real Madrid has won the Copa Del Rey Trophy 18 times since the competition was begun in 1902. Madrid beat Barcelona in overtime, giving the club it’s first domestic win since 1993, and it’s first trophy of any kind in 3 years. The celebration was on. Amid the (more…)

Defined by greatness is the English soccer team known as the Manchester United and their rise to the top; the team that achieved Premier League status in 1992 now having won eleven Premier League titles. Soccer isn’t just a game, it’s a passion driven by team skill, drive and comradery; embedded and instilled in each under the realm of a manager who brings the team players to new, unparelled heights; Sir Alex Ferguson is this man.

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There are so many great club teams out there. However, there are five or six that stand head and shoulders above the rest. From Spain, Real Madrid and Barcelona are the two teams that everyone wants to beat. They have won the Spanish league a record number of times between the two of them and they have been involved in many European Cup finals as well.

From England, the two teams that stand out are Manchester United and Liverpool. They have 19 and 18 league titles respectively, along with 3 and 5 European cups. They have dominated English football and (more…)

UEFA Champions league is without a doubt one of the most watched and even followed league in the World. Arguably, UEFA is one of the most prestigious leagues in the world. Statistics show that over 100 million people do watch the finals of the league.
For some brief history, you should know that UEFA never used to be referred to what it is today. Prior to 1992, UEFA used to be known as the European Champion Clubs’ Cup. During the earlier times, the championship used to be a knockout event where teams would be (more…)

Soccer is known as the worlds game, every country in every corner of the world participate in this sport. The biggest and most well known leagues are located in Europe and more specifically England. The Barclay’s Premier League and Spanish Premier League are the most watched leagues in the world and even though it is located in England, most of their top players are not English. The top players in the world come from all around the globe and have made (more…)

The FIFA World Cup was first held in Uruguay in 1930. It was held after FIFA decided to stage an international amateur tournament outside of the Olympics. The 1932 Olympics held in Los Angeles did not choose to have soccer as part of the events because of its low popularity in the United States. Uruguay won the first World Cup.

Ever since, the World Cup has been held every four years in different host countries each time. Except for the 1942 and 1946 World Cups that were cancelled due to World War II. Italy hosted the second Cup and also hosted in 1990. Italy (more…)

The qualifications process for the FIFA world cup is the process of taking the 200 participants around the world, to the top 32 teams to participate in the Cup. The qualifying matches are held in the six FIFA continental zones (not Antarctica), and are organized by that continents confederations. FIFA determine the number of spots which will be awarded to each continent before the qualification process begins, based on the number of teams from each zone.

The host nation is automatically given a spot in the Cup. The additional (more…)