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Internationals
Cameroon-Serbia Was The World Cup’s Weirdest And Wildest Game
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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
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Billy Haisley
November 28, 2022
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Internationals
Argentina Saved Its World Cup, And Can Now Begin Again
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Billy Haisley
November 27, 2022
Soccer
Spain Touches The Sky
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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
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Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Internationals
England Beat Iran While FIFA And Qatar Beat Everyone Else
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Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Soccer
FIFA Is Getting The Beerless World Cup It Deserves
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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
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Billy Haisley
November 14, 2022
Internationals
Fate Has Handed Japan A Nearly Impossible Task
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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
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Billy Haisley
November 2, 2022
Soccer
Ecuador’s Bright World Cup Future Starts Now
42
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Billy Haisley
October 28, 2022
Soccer
All Of Everton’s Paths To Success Run Through Alex Iwobi
51
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Billy Haisley
October 25, 2022
Soccer
There’s A Reason Keepers Don’t Win The Big Hardware
77
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Billy Haisley
October 19, 2022
Soccer
For Real Madrid, The Clásico Was Just Another Game
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Billy Haisley
October 17, 2022
Soccer
Lautaro Martínez Went Bigger Than Bull Mode On Barcelona
15
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Billy Haisley
October 13, 2022
Soccer
Kylian Mbappé Wants To Leave A PSG He Couldn’t Make His Own
60
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Billy Haisley
October 12, 2022
Soccer
The World Cup Is South America’s To Win
138
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Billy Haisley
September 28, 2022
Soccer
Japan Hands The USMNT A Reality Check
88
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Billy Haisley
September 23, 2022
Soccer
Barcelona’s Latest Moral Victory Is Only As Good As Its Next Actual Victory
19
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Billy Haisley
September 15, 2022
Soccer
Antoine Griezmann Is Eating Shit With A Smile
24
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Billy Haisley
September 9, 2022
Soccer
The Erling Haaland Show Has Only Just Begun
71
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Billy Haisley
August 29, 2022
Soccer
Newcastle United Is Betting Big On Alexander Isak
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Billy Haisley
August 26, 2022
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