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Soccer
South Africa Brings Continental Dreams To The World Stage
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Billy Haisley
July 12, 2023
Soccer
It’s Time For Jamaica To Grow Up
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Billy Haisley
July 10, 2023
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Soccer
Portugal Is Finally Where It Ought To Be
29
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Billy Haisley
July 7, 2023
Soccer
Haiti’s The Underdog With The Biggest Dog
22
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Billy Haisley
July 4, 2023
Soccer
At Least We Have Arsenal Back
65
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Billy Haisley
December 27, 2022
Soccer
The World Cup Belongs To The Dreamers
63
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Billy Haisley
December 20, 2022
Soccer
Farewell To Morocco, The Winners Of The World Cup
100
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Billy Haisley
December 15, 2022
Soccer
Lionel Messi Makes The Difference
125
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Billy Haisley
December 14, 2022
Internationals
Croatia Did The Impossible By Beating The Inevitable
172
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Billy Haisley
December 9, 2022
Soccer
Japan Finally Plays A Good Game And Loses Anyway
98
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Billy Haisley
December 5, 2022
Internationals
The USMNT Is What We Thought It Was
343
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Billy Haisley
November 30, 2022
Internationals
This Is How Brazil Will Win The World Cup
70
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Billy Haisley
November 28, 2022
Internationals
Cameroon-Serbia Was The World Cup’s Weirdest And Wildest Game
54
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Billy Haisley
November 28, 2022
Internationals
Soccer Gods Reward Spain And Germany’s Spectacular Match With A Good And Just Draw
29
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Billy Haisley
November 28, 2022
Internationals
Argentina Saved Its World Cup, And Can Now Begin Again
73
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Billy Haisley
November 27, 2022
Soccer
Spain Touches The Sky
38
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Billy Haisley
November 23, 2022
Soccer
There’s No Weah In Hell I’m Going To Get Too Bummed About The USMNT’s Draw
113
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Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Internationals
England Beat Iran While FIFA And Qatar Beat Everyone Else
49
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Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Soccer
FIFA Is Getting The Beerless World Cup It Deserves
383
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Billy Haisley
November 18, 2022
Internationals
Can Brazil Be Brazil Again?
131
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Billy Haisley
November 16, 2022
Internationals
The End Is Near For Belgium
68
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Billy Haisley
November 14, 2022
Internationals
Fate Has Handed Japan A Nearly Impossible Task
23
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Billy Haisley
November 10, 2022
Internationals
Mexico Is Going Nowhere
80
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Billy Haisley
November 7, 2022
Soccer
Saudi Arabia’s Coach Is Hunky But Its Team Is Junky
52
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Billy Haisley
November 3, 2022
Internationals
This World Cup Is Wales’s Last Hurrah With Gareth Bale
85
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Billy Haisley
November 2, 2022
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