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Soccer’s Rulemakers Are Rolling Out Blue Cards
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Patrick Redford
February 8, 2024
Soccer
Manchester City Is Ready To Pounce
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February 6, 2024
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Let Us Discuss What The World Cup Final Means For “New York New Jersey”
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Soccer
Jonatan Giráldez Is Trading A Golden Past For An Uncertain Future
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Emile Avanessian
February 2, 2024
Soccer
Xavi Writes Himself An Ending
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Billy Haisley
January 30, 2024
Soccer
Jürgen Klopp To Leave Liverpool At The End Of This Season
177
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 26, 2024
Soccer
Saudi Arabia’s Expensive Soccer Experiment Is Already Showing Cracks
75
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 25, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Is The Good Guy
114
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Billy Haisley
January 24, 2024
Soccer
The Saudi Supercopa Is Great In Spite Of Itself
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Billy Haisley
January 12, 2024
Soccer
Brighton Runs On João Pedro Power
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Billy Haisley
January 8, 2024
Soccer
When Keeping It Highlight Reel Goes Wrong: Panenka Edition
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Billy Haisley
January 7, 2024
Soccer
Game’s Gone
137
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 5, 2024
Soccer
Girona Is Wide Awake
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Billy Haisley
January 4, 2024
Soccer
Mohamed Salah’s AFCON Absence Will Be Liverpool’s Biggest Test
60
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Luis Paez-Pumar
January 3, 2024
Soccer
Chelsea Is Neither Here Nor There
47
Comments
Billy Haisley
December 28, 2023
Soccer
Vinicius Jr. Pays Visit To Best Cities In America, Also Los Angeles
44
Comments
Patrick Redford
December 27, 2023
Soccer
The European Super League Is Undead
68
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Billy Haisley
December 22, 2023
Soccer
MLS Tries, Fails To Chart Bold New Frontier In Anti-Competitivity
165
Comments
Patrick Redford
December 20, 2023
Soccer
Sean Dyche Is Proving He Was Never A Dinosaur
69
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Tom Ley
December 18, 2023
Soccer
The Frightening Familiarity Of Tom Lockyer’s On-Field Collapse
38
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Ray Ratto
December 17, 2023
Soccer
Will Kylian Mbappé’s PSG Have Enough Time?
27
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Billy Haisley
December 15, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Loses Match, Wins UCL Group, Possibly Dooms Xavi
22
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Albert Burneko
December 14, 2023
Soccer
Group F’s Final Matchday Was A Chaotic Grindhouse
40
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 14, 2023
Soccer
Manchester United Couldn’t Even Manage A Whimper
49
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 13, 2023
Soccer
Turkish Soccer Suspended After Team President Sucker-Punches Referee
148
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Tom Ley
December 12, 2023
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