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The USMNT Only Has One Gio Reyna
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Billy Haisley
November 19, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Rules Spain With A Golden, Five-Fingered Fist
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Billy Haisley
November 19, 2023
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Soccer
Japan Is For Real
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Billy Haisley
November 16, 2023
Soccer
Emma Hayes Knows What American Soccer Needs
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Billy Haisley
November 15, 2023
Soccer
Atlético Madrid Is Enjoying Life In Bizarro World
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Billy Haisley
November 9, 2023
Soccer
VAR Turned A Great Match Into The Worst And Weirdest Game Of The Season
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Billy Haisley
November 7, 2023
Soccer
Isco’s Career Renaissance Is Better Late Than Never
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Billy Haisley
November 6, 2023
Soccer
Jude Bellingham Has Already Made Madrid His Own
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Billy Haisley
October 30, 2023
Champions League
Real Sociedad Is Exactly What The Champions League Needs
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Billy Haisley
October 27, 2023
Soccer
Jérémy Doku Unleashed
46
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Billy Haisley
October 24, 2023
WNBA
The New York Liberty Finally Won
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Billy Haisley
October 15, 2023
Soccer
The USMNT Once Again Played The Best
70
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Billy Haisley
October 15, 2023
Soccer
Gabriel Martinelli Is Built For The Big Ones
35
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Billy Haisley
October 10, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Has Found Another One In Lamine Yamal
27
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Billy Haisley
August 29, 2023
Soccer
Saudi Arabia Is Winning Europe’s Game
166
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Billy Haisley
August 29, 2023
Soccer
Spain’s Women’s National Team Is Winning Again
123
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Billy Haisley
August 28, 2023
Soccer
Everyone Wants To Watch Lionel Messi
91
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Billy Haisley
August 27, 2023
Soccer
It’s The Light That Lasts
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Billy Haisley
August 21, 2023
Soccer
Aitana Bonmatí Can’t Win
63
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Billy Haisley
August 16, 2023
Soccer
Neymar To Become The Latest And Saddest Passenger On The Saudi Gravy Train
248
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Billy Haisley
August 14, 2023
Soccer
Lionel Messi Has Earned His American Victory Lap
83
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Billy Haisley
August 10, 2023
Soccer
Colombia Knocked Out Jamaica And Can Now Return To Normal
11
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Billy Haisley
August 8, 2023
Soccer
Nigeria Played Great And Made England Butt-Stomping Mad
83
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Billy Haisley
August 7, 2023
Soccer
Jamaica Showed How Much Not Losing Can Mean
26
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Billy Haisley
August 2, 2023
Soccer
Canada And Spain Ate Shit And Deserved It
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Billy Haisley
July 31, 2023
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