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#Chicharito with 2-straight braces bodes well for #Leverkusen in the #Bundesliga #ChampionsLeague & El Tri says Pablo (@pjacobosports)

Over 100 days of not finding the back of the net and several transfer rumors later, Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernandez seems to have found his goal scoring prowess once again. On Friday the Mexican international scored his second straight brace for Bayer Leverkusen en route to a much-needed win. Strangely this was his first back-to-back brace in his Bundesliga career. He narrowly missed making…

#FCBayern's #Bundesliga crown is safe even after their draw but while #BVB fights for #ChampionsLeague berth writes Jo (@JoRyanSalazar)

Week 21 of the 2016 Bundesliga is in the books. The weekend’s slate of matches started with a 3-1 victory for Roger Schmidt’s Bayer Leverkusen over Manuel Baum’s FC Augsburg at the WWK Arena. Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored a brace in the 40th and 65th minutes. Other goalscorers include Karim Bellarabi (23′) for Leverkusen and…

#Barcelona squeeze a win in their #LaLiga match with a late #Messi goal. Alex (@alexclapham) delivers his review of the match. #FCBLeganes

A far from happy looking Lionel Messi slammed home an 89th minute penalty to give Barcelona a stuttering 2-1 victory over lowly Leganes at the Camp Nou. The visitors, on their first ever trip to Camp Nou, looked to have secured a point when Unai Lopez cancelled out an early strike from Messi, but the Argentine netted a second from the spot late on to spare the home side’s blushes. Barcelona 2-1…

A rivalry renewed as #LigaMX is set for the #ClasicoNacional between #Chivas v #ClubAmerica. Jamaal (@KingsPapa1015) previews #LigaMXEng

The Clasico Nacional will be renewed as Chivas of Guadalajara takes on Club America at Omnilife Stadium, marking the 227th time these teams have met. The rivalry is rife with history and social identities that sometimes go beyond the game.  Chivas holds itself as the “team of the people,” employing a rule that only Mexican Nationals can be part of the team. http://gty.im/596738096   The rivalry…

#Juventus can't lose at home - they're run is at 29 games. Pablo (@pjacobosports) says a 6th straight Scudetto is in the bag. #ForzaJuve

Another game, another win for Juventus after thrashing Palermo 4-1 which extended their impressive winning streak at home to 29 games. A Paulo Dybala brace led the charge with Gonzalo Higuain and Claudio Marchisio chipping in with one goal a piece. With the win the Bianconeri made it six straight victories (8 of the last 9) in all competitions and with a Champions League match against Porto…

#Dzeko & #Ibrahimovic put on monster displays for their clubs in #EuropaLeague. Alex (@alexclapham) reviews all the action. #MUFC #UEL

The goals continued to flow for Manchester United’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic and AS Roma’s Edin Dzeko as they bagged hat-tricks to help their teams take commanding leads in the first legs of their Europa League last 32 ties on Thursday. Jose Mourinho upbraids unfocused Manchester United despite Europa win over Saint-Etienne. United swept aside the French club 3-0 at Old Trafford and Roma made light…

Quite a #ChampionsLeague for #LaLiga giants #RealMadrid #RMNAP & #Barcelona #PSGFCB. Alex (@alexclapham) reviews their #UCL matches.

It was a Champions League week of very differing fortunes for the top two in Spain as Barcelona were humiliated in Paris by four goals to nil against PSG; whereas Real Madrid completed one of their most impressive performances of the season, beating Napoli 3-1. Angel Di Maria turned in a man-of-the-match display for PSG on his 29th birthday, opening the scoring with a precise free-kick and…

#ElTri CB #FuerzaYasser's career could be in jeopardy. After surgery, Bryan (@BryanRMW) says there may be some hope but could be awhile

Club Tijuana Xolos and Mexican national team defender Yasser Corona has started his recovery after sustaining a serious neck injury on January 31. During a match in Copa MX against Correcaminos, Corona jumped to clear a ball but was hit from the back of the head from an opposing player. Unfortunately, Corona was knocked unconscious and when he landed, he damaged his vertebrae.…

#Dzeko's excellent goalscoring form powered #Roma to a #EuropaLeague win. Jamaal (@KingsPapa1015) says they could be title favorites.

A.S. Roma got off to a rousing start in their first leg off the round of 32 in the Europa League.  Roma trounced Villarreal in Spain 4-0 almost guaranteeing a pass to the next round.  Roma was lead by Edin Dzeko‘s second half hat trick as he put the game away for good. 7 – Edin Dzeko has now scored in seven games in a row with Roma (eight goals). Unstoppable. #VillarrealRoma — OptaPaolo…

W-League: Melbourne City Remain Queens Of Australian Club Football

  The 2016-17 season for Melbourne City’s W-League team was a challenging one. Joe Montemurro had been promoted from manager of the women’s team to an assistant manager with Michael Valkanis’s men’s team due to the departure of John van’t Schip. That left the keys of leadership to a player on loan from the NWSL’s Seattle Reign: Jess Fishlock, who was a player-assistant manager with the team but…

#LAFC is laying the foundation for the future by adding 2 more Academy age groups writes Pablo (@pjacobosports). #BuildTogether

Behind every great football club, there is a foundation that helps sustain its relevance by fostering talent thru its ranks as they become future stars. LAFC is mimicking some of the great clubs in the world today by establishing its Academy foundation. Barcelona‘s most celebrated La Masia academy is one that immediately stands out, but other prominent clubs like Ajax (Netherlands), Bayern Munich…

Could #Neymar play in the #MLS? While promoting #NeymarJrsFive he said 'one day' and Pablo (@pjacobosports) says it's not too crazy

FC Barcelona star Neymar is rapidly ascending to global super stardom, hoisting league and European titles as one third of the MSN trident. The 25-year-old Brazilian also led his country to its first Olympic gold medal in 2016 scoring the deciding penalty kick to also becoming the first footballer to collaborate with Air Jordan on a soccer boot. It’s no secret why the Catalan club locked him up…

The #USMNT & #USWNT will rock a new third kit in 2017 and Hunter (@hunteryork1128) shares his thoughts on the new look. #RedToToe

The US Soccer team received some new kits today in the form of a midnight release of the brand new all red third kit. The kit has been released ahead of a busy summer for both the Men and Women’s national teams with the Gold Cup for men and the SheBelieves Cup for the women. The new kits will be worn in the next matches for both the men and women’s teams as it’s always nice to rock some brand new…

#Barcelona's @neymarjr announces 2nd edition of Neymar Jrs Five tournament. Pablo (@pjacobosports) tells you how to sign up and meet #Neymar

FC Barcelona and Brazil star Neymar has announced plans for his second edition five-a-side tournament in the United States. His signature global football tournament was a huge success in 2016 with 10,000 teams and 65,000 participants in 47 countries spanning across six continents. The sophomore edition of the tournament in 2017 will include regional qualifiers in 53 countries making the…

#PSG v #Barcelona is here! Join Jo (@JoRyanSalazar) for the Live Blog beginning at 9 AM/PT. #PSGFCB

Valentine’s Day is here on The Stoppage Time and we have a heart-stopping live blog on the way, live and direct from Le Parc des Princes, the home of Unai Emery’s Paris Saint-Germain Football Club. It’s all hands on deck for one of France’s finest football club teams as they take on Luis Enrique’s Football Club Barcelona and Lionel Messi in the first leg of the 2016-17 UEFA Champions League Round…

#Facebook to stream #LigaMXEng in English to U.S. viewers. Bryan (@BryanRMW) is ecstatic at what this means for the exciting #LigaMX league

With the growing interest in the league, fans just got an exciting announcement that Facebook will be bringing live streamed Liga MX games to their website (a total of 46). The very first match to be streamed will be none other than the Súper Clásico: Club América vs Chivas Guadalajara on Saturday, February 18. http://gty.im/626190286   A partnership between Univision and Facebook will be…

#Toluca is SuperLider, #ClubAmerica continues to plummet, #Chivas is surging, so much #LigaMXEng to catch up on from Bryan (@BryanRMW)

Liga MX and its playoff battle is starting to take shape. Week 6 was another interesting week with an array of results, from rivalries, to more upsets. Here’s how the teams did… http://gty.im/633747880   Chiapas 2, Club América 0 It was all Chiapas on Tuesday, February 7. Moises Muñoz kept a clean-sheet against his former team, as goals from Jonathan Fabbro in the 61st minute, and one in the 91st…