Arsenal reclaimed the Community Shield after taking down Chelsea 1-0. Arsenal also won the award last season, but many anticipated this matchup between the 2015 Premier League Champion Chelsea and the FA Cup winner Arsenal.
This game featured a plethora of story lines, but none more preponderant than José Mourinho vs. Arsène Wenger. For years the former held the advantage, not losing a single game against the Arsenal manger. Prior to Sunday's game, Mourinho held a record of seven wins and six draws against Wenger with no defeats.
But streaks are meant to be broken and this one was no exception.
How Arsenal did it was all the more impressive. Here are some takeaways.
The arrival of Arda Turan will undoubtedly make Andres Iniesta wonder about his role in the 2015-16 squad. But if there is one player the news likely proved too much to bear, it was Pedro.
The Professional Footballer's Association has announced its nominees for the top players in English soccer. The nominees are voted on by the players themselves and this year's finalists include Diego Costa, Philip Coutinho, David De Gea, Eden Hazard, Harry Kane and Alexis Sanchez.
In 2012-13, Arsenal and Manchester United were both knocked out of the Champions League in the round of 16, leaving England with no representative in the quarterfinals for the first time since 1999-2000.
The Champions League returns on Tuesday afternoon with the first two round of 16 matches. The competition is arguably one of the most hotly anticipated of the annual soccer season and this is the phase where things get most interesting.
But it has been a long time since we have seen teams play. In fact, the group round ended in December and teams have undoubtedly altered their styles and are in different form. So which teams are now the favorites to lift the European trophy based on current form?
That was a statement that Manchester United star Angel Di Maria stated with respect to whether Lionel Messi could be headed to Chelsea in the off-season.
Chelsea stole the headlines on the winter transfer deadline day with a pair of moves that are sure to shake up the roster. The first order of business was shipping out German attacker Andre Schurrle while the second included bringing in Colombian Juan Guillermo Cuadrado.
In Saturday's big matchup with Manchester City, Chelsea went into battle without two major players. One of Diego Costa, who leads the team in scoring but was suspended for a violent act in a previous match. The second was arguably the more important of the two - Spain's Cesc Fabregas.
Two thousand fourteen was undoubtedly the year of the Colombian. After the South American shocked the world with deep run in the World Cup, the world took heed of the wealth of talent on the big team. James Rodriguez took center stage for his undeniable heroics, but a number of other major Colombian superstars emerged. Goalie David Ospina got a chance to make his name at Arsenal and if finally reaping rewards after a strong show of patience. Carlos Bacca has had a strong performance in 2014-15 with Sevilla.
Anytime that the idea of best player in the world is brought up the list starts and ends with two names - Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. When looking at 2014, picking the top player between Messi and Ronaldo seems like a futile and uninteresting task. So instead, Latin Post.com's David Salazar and Edwin Molina, as part of our Best of Soccer in 2014 feature series, are looking at players not named Ronaldo or Messi, who deserve some credit in 2014.
The soap opera that is sports always rivets for what takes place on the battle field. But often times the stories that take place far away from the pitch are just as unique and special. They make for some interesting conversation and add an element to the world of sports that moves into the social, political and economic realm.
This year featured a number of off-pitch events that continued to elevate the dynamics of soccer and add new elements that are rarely discussed. As part of our Best of 2014 feature series, writer David Salazar and Edwin Molina look at two off-pitch events that really brought the soccer conversation to a new level.
Chelsea maintains their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) after 1-1 draw against fourth-place Southampton while second-place Manchester City and third-place Manchester United fail to make up ground in the standings. Arsenal managed to creep into the top five with a key victory on the road against West Ham United.
Chelsea celebrated Christmas in victorious manner by defeating West Ham United, 2-0, keeping their lead in the English Premier League (EPL) staying three points ahead of second-place Manchester City and ten points over third-place Manchester United.
