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Lawsuit Between Cristiano Ronaldo And Woman Who Accused Him Of Rape Set For Bench Trial
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 7, 2020
Soccer
Arsenal Mascot Gunnersaurus Axed, Possibly Brought Back By Mesut Özil
46
Comments
Dan McQuade
October 6, 2020
Soccer
Manchester United Got Its Teeth Kicked Down Its Throat And Then Liverpool Got Disemboweled On Live TV And It Was Amazing (Unless You Root For One Of Them)
88
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
October 5, 2020
Soccer
This Dumb Goal Could Only Happen In The Cursed Europa League
38
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
October 2, 2020
Soccer
This Implausible 90th-Minute Goal Should Probably Have Been Disallowed
56
Comments
Dan McQuade
October 1, 2020
Soccer
Barcelona Just Signed Sergiño Dest (He’s American! Seriously! An American! On Barcelona!), And I’m Losing My Mind
83
Comments
Billy Haisley
October 1, 2020
Soccer
Landon Donovan’s USL Team Leaves Field After Gay Player Allegedly Gets Called “Batty Boy,” One Week After Another Player Got Called The N-Word
84
Comments
Lauren Theisen
October 1, 2020
Soccer
Eric Dier’s Bizarre Mid-Game Piss Break Motivates Tottenham To Victory
39
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 30, 2020
Soccer
Jack Grealish Is Flying, And It Might Be Enough To Lift Aston Villa Out Of The Trash Can
33
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 29, 2020
Soccer
Ansu Fati Has Barcelona Looking Back To The Future
26
Comments
Billy Haisley
September 29, 2020
Soccer
VAR And The New Handball Rule Form A Two-Headed Monster That Is Terrorizing The Premier League
121
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 28, 2020
Soccer
Luis Suárez Gave Barcelona Just As Much As It Gave Him
33
Comments
Billy Haisley
September 25, 2020
Soccer
Italian University Under Investigation For Helping Luis Suárez Cheat On Citizenship Test
41
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 24, 2020
Soccer
Phil Foden Has A Chance To Give Manchester City The One Thing Money Can’t Buy
37
Comments
Billy Haisley
September 23, 2020
Soccer
Premier League Clubs Bail Out EFL By Paying For League Cup Opponents’ COVID-19 Tests
32
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 23, 2020
Soccer
Welcome To The Golden Age Of Americans On Soccer’s Biggest Stage
99
Comments
Patrick Redford
September 22, 2020
Soccer
Leeds United Is As Chaotic And Exhilarating As Advertised
66
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 21, 2020
Soccer
Why Is Manchester United Still Operating Like A Top Club?
62
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 21, 2020
Soccer
Gonzalo Higuaín Deserves More
48
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 18, 2020
Soccer
Signing Thiago Makes Liverpool Better And Bigger
52
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 17, 2020
La Liga
Watch Barcelona’s Lionel Messi Score A Rare Yet Familiar Right-Footed Golazo, For Maybe The Last Time
53
Comments
Billy Haisley
September 17, 2020
Soccer
James Rodríguez Is Perfect For Everton, Because He’s Bigger Than Everton
52
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 14, 2020
Ligue 1
Neymar Claims Opponent Called Him “Monkey Motherfucker” During Fracas That Produced 5 Red Cards
25
Comments
Tom Ley
September 14, 2020
Ligue 1
PSG Lose Season Opener Thanks To Goalie Boner And Disease-Ridden Partying
52
Comments
Billy Haisley
September 11, 2020
Soccer
In One Window, Chelsea Became The Most Exciting Young Team In The Premier League
132
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 10, 2020
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