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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Soccer
Liverpool And Newcastle Turned Transfer Drama Into A Brutal And Beautiful Game
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 26, 2025
Soccer
Everyone And Everything Has Gone Crazy At Nottingham Forest
54
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 25, 2025
SF, Philly, DC: Meet Defector at the Ballpark
Before the end of the season, come hang out at a baseball game in one of the cities where multiple Defector staffers reside. We’ll be doing Defector & Friends at the Ballpark in San Francisco, Philadelphia, and D.C. Make sure you wear your finest Defector merch so other readers can spot you, or at least carry around a printout of Devin the Dugong.
Soccer
Alexander Isak Wants The Hell Out Of Newcastle
67
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 20, 2025
Soccer
Diogo Jota Will Never Walk Alone
33
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 18, 2025
TV
‘Built In Birmingham’ Can’t Save Tom Brady From Himself
200
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 7, 2025
Soccer
The Copa América Femenina Final Had It All: Goals, Controversy, And Marta
17
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 4, 2025
The Backlog
‘Fall Guys’ And ‘Among Us’ Gave 2020 The Parties It Needed
36
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 1, 2025
Defector Reads A Book
The Art Of Reading
37
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Tom Ley
,
Maitreyi Anantharaman
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
, and
Brandy Jensen
July 31, 2025
Soccer
Chloe Kelly Carried England To The Promised Land
54
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 27, 2025
Defector At The Movies
Four Thoughts About ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’
137
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Lauren Theisen
and
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 27, 2025
Soccer
Spain Won An Ugly Game Thanks To Moments Of Splendor
22
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 24, 2025
Soccer
Atrocious England-Sweden Penalty Shootout Has Wild Bill Hickok Turning Over In His Grave
41
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 18, 2025
Bills Week
An Ode To Bill, The Pokémon Maniac
60
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 16, 2025
Soccer
England Unleashed Hell On The Netherlands
23
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 10, 2025
Soccer
Germany Has Been Good Enough, For Now
21
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 9, 2025
The Backlog
‘The Last Of Us Part II’ Insists There’s Artistry In All Of Its Violence
95
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 27, 2025
Soccer
FIFA Says Yes To Racism
167
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 17, 2025
Soccer
Nuno Mendes Made The Nations League Worth The Hassle
23
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 9, 2025
NBA
Before You Is The Defector Mega-Preview Of The 2025 NBA Finals. Kneel!
113
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Albert Burneko
,
Tom Ley
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Ray Ratto
,
Patrick Redford
, and
David Roth
June 5, 2025
Soccer
Seattle Sounders Players Protest For Fair Share Of Lucrative Club World Cup Bonuses
45
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 2, 2025
NBA
The Pacers Were Just Too Much To Handle
105
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 1, 2025
Soccer
Paris Saint-Germain Left No Doubt
70
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 1, 2025
The Backlog
‘Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition’ Is What A Remake Should Be
32
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 29, 2025
Defector Music Club
Defector Music Club Really Really Really Really Really Really Likes Carly Rae Jepsen
99
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Kelsey McKinney
,
Luis Paez-Pumar
,
Lauren Theisen
, and
Kathryn Xu
May 23, 2025
Soccer
Tottenham Slogged Its Way To Glory
91
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 22, 2025
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