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NYC: Come To Our WNBA Comedy Show On May 16

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Live Event

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Billy Haisley

Chelsea Football Club fans celebrate outside the team's Stamford Bridge stadium on April 20, 2021 in London, England, after it was announced that Chelsea Football Club would seek to withdraw from the new European Super League. Six English premier league teams have announced they are part of plans for a breakaway European Super League. Arsenal, Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur will join 12 other European teams in a closed league similar to that of the NFL American Football League. In a statement released last night, the new competition "is intended to commence as soon as practicable" potentially in August.

Fans Respond To News Of Football Super League

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Absolute Scenes As Rowdy British Lads Have Tossed The Super League Into The Rubbish Bin

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Banners and football scarves are tied to the fences around Anfield Stadium, the home of Liverpool Football Club, in protest at the club's intentions to join the European Super League on April 20, 2021 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.

The European Super League Is Already Showing Cracks

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Ray Ratto

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José Mourinho Leaves Spurs As A Hero And A Villain, Just As It Should Be

An anti-European Super League banner is pictured outside the Emirates Stadium, home of English Premier League football club Arsenal, in north London on April 19, 2021. - Twelve of Europe's biggest clubs on Monday said they planned to launch a breakaway Super League, despite the threat of an international ban for them and their players. "AC Milan, Arsenal, Atletico Madrid, Chelsea, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Tottenham Hotspur have all joined as founding clubs," said a statement by the group. (Photo by Tolga Akmen / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

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To Hell With The American Model

A statue of a Champions League trophy stands outside the Alfredo Di Stefano stadium in Valdebebas, northeast of Madrid, during the Spanish League football match between Real Madrid and Elche on March 13, 2021.

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Why The European Super League Is Evil

Players of Slavia Praha look dejected after Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal scored his team's second goal from the penalty spot during the UEFA Europa League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Slavia Praha and Arsenal FC at Sinobo Stadium on April 15, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic

Slavia Praha v Arsenal FC – UEFA Europa League Quarter Final: Leg Two

Arsenal Protests Racism With A Pregame Knee And An In-Game Beatdown

Roberto Firmino of Liverpool battles for possession with Eder Militao of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final Second Leg match between Liverpool FC and Real Madrid at Anfield on April 14, 2021 in Liverpool, England.

Liverpool FC v Real Madrid – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Leg Two

Real Madrid Will Not Be Denied

Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe, Paris Saint-Germain's Senegalese midfielder Idrissa Gueye celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and FC Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, on April 13, 2021

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PSG Lost When It Should’ve Won After Winning When It Should’ve Lost, And Still Won Anyway

West Ham United's English midfielder Jesse Lingard celebrates scoring the opening goal during the English Premier League football match between West Ham United and Leicester City at The London Stadium, in east London on April 11, 2021.

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Jesse Lingard Is Right Where He Belongs

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NWSL Match Ends With Shoves And A New League Record For Red Cards

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Patrick Redford

HOUSTON, TEXAS - JANUARY 28: Megan Rapinoe of the United States warms up before playing Haiti during a Group A CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying match at BBVA Compass Stadium on January 28, 2020 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

United States v Haiti: Group A – 2020 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying

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Megan Rapinoe Notes How Draymond Green’s Equal Pay Takes “Showed His Whole Ass”

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring their side's first goal with his team mate Neymar during the UEFA Champions League Quarter Final match between FC Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain at Allianz Arena on April 07, 2021 in Munich, Germany.

FC Bayern Munich v Paris Saint-Germain – UEFA Champions League Quarter Final: Leg One

PSG’s Stars Are Unstoppable, Snow And Stats And Bayern Be Damned

Adama Traore of Wolverhampton Wanderers is challenged by Pablo Fornals and Vladimir Coufal of West Ham during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United at Molineux on April 05, 2021 in Wolverhampton, England.

Wolverhampton Wanderers v West Ham United – Premier League

No One In The World Can Do It Like Adama Traoré

Liverpool's Portuguese striker Diogo Jota (2nd L) celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 3, 2021.

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The Premier League’s Top Four Race Is Going To Be Nuts

Norway's forward Erling Braut Haaland lays on the field during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification football match between Gibraltar and Norway on March 24, 2021 at the Victoria Stadium in Gibraltar.

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The Stage Is Set For The Summer Of Haaland

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Tom Ley

Wales v Czech Republic – FIFA World Cup 2022 Qatar Qualifier

Gareth Bale May Or May Not Have Meant To Elbow This Racist Prick Right In The Face

GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - MARCH 28: Sebastian Soto #19 of United States reacts after losing the semifinals match between Honduras and USA as part of the 2020 Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying at Jalisco Stadium on March 28, 2021 in Guadalajara, Mexico. (Photo by Refugio Ruiz/Getty Images)

Honduras v USA – 2020 Concacaf Men’s Olympic Qualifying Semifinals

The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team’s Hideous Olympic Qualifying Failure Is A Complete Embarrassment

Norway's forward Erling Braut Haaland wears a t-shirt with the slogan 'Human rights, on and off the pitch' as he warms up before the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification football match between Norway and Turkey at La Rosaleda stadium in Malaga on March 27, 2021

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Player Protests Won’t Stop The 2022 Qatar World Cup

Christian Pulisic of USA scores their side's second goal past Conor Hazard of Northern Ireland during the International Friendly between Northern Ireland and USA at Windsor Park on March 28, 2021 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland v USA – International Friendly

Here Is A Passionate And Not At All Coerced Christian Pulisic Recap Post

France's forward Ousmane Dembele (C) celebrates with France's forward Antoine Griezmann (L) and France's forward Anthony Martial (R) teammates after scoring a goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group D football match between Kazakhstan and France, at the Astana Arena, in Nur-Sultan, on March 28, 2021.

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Ousmane Dembélé Is Finally Back On Track

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Better Hate An Owner

Mike Ashley Just Won’t Go Away

United States' defender Sergino Dest (L) celebrates after scoring the 1-0 during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 friendly preparation football match USA v Jamaica in Vienna, on March 25, 2021. (Photo by JAKUB SUKUP / AFP) (Photo by JAKUB SUKUP/AFP via Getty Images)

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Sergiño Dest’s First USMNT Goal Was Jaw-Dropping

Turkey's players celebrate after scoring their teams's third goal during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualification Group G football match between Turkey and The Netherlands at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium, in Istanbul, on March 24, 2021.

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Turkey And The Netherlands Kicked Off World Cup Qualifiers With A Six-Goal Banger

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Yunus Musah’s Choice To Join The USMNT Is A Sign That The Process Is Working

Martin Odegaard of Arsenal has a shot on goal whilst under pressure from Declan Rice and Tomáš Souček of West Ham United during the Premier League match between West Ham United and Arsenal at London Stadium on March 21, 2021 in London, England.

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Martin Odegaard Pulls All The Strings