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Soccer
Barcelona Has Put It All Together
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 29, 2024
Soccer
Lamine Yamal Is Already On Top
18
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Billy Haisley
September 24, 2024
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Soccer
Barcelona Finally Figured Out Raphinha
11
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Billy Haisley
September 4, 2024
Soccer
Deadbeat Club At War With Its Own Players, Again
104
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 19, 2024
Soccer
Barcelona’s Pursuit Of Nico Williams Is Yet Another Degrading Farce
43
Comments
Albert Burneko
July 29, 2024
Soccer
Xavi, Who Quit And Then Un-Quit And Then Was Maybe Gonna Get Fired, Is Now Fired
25
Comments
Albert Burneko
May 24, 2024
Soccer
Xavi, Who Once Went All “You Can’t Fire Me, Because I Quit!” Before Then Deciding To Stay, Is Maybe About To Get Fired
22
Comments
Billy Haisley
May 17, 2024
Soccer
Xavi Isn’t Leaving Barcelona After All
37
Comments
Albert Burneko
April 25, 2024
Soccer
PSG And Barcelona Turned A Champions League Feast Into A Soggy Appetizer
33
Comments
Billy Haisley
April 18, 2024
Soccer
Caroline Graham Hansen Is The Best In The World
14
Comments
Billy Haisley
March 31, 2024
Soccer
More Like Barcelimbo
56
Comments
Albert Burneko
February 22, 2024
Soccer
Xavi Writes Himself An Ending
28
Comments
Billy Haisley
January 30, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Is The Good Guy
114
Comments
Billy Haisley
January 24, 2024
Soccer
Barcelona Loses Match, Wins UCL Group, Possibly Dooms Xavi
22
Comments
Albert Burneko
December 14, 2023
Soccer
Xavi Is Not The Manager He Was Supposed To Be
29
Comments
Billy Haisley
November 29, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Rules Spain With A Golden, Five-Fingered Fist
7
Comments
Billy Haisley
November 19, 2023
Soccer
Jude Bellingham Has Already Made Madrid His Own
21
Comments
Billy Haisley
October 30, 2023
Soccer
Ansu Fati In Brighton Should Be Lots Of Fun
32
Comments
Albert Burneko
September 3, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Has Found Another One In Lamine Yamal
27
Comments
Billy Haisley
August 29, 2023
Soccer
What The Hell Is Going On With João Félix?
71
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 23, 2023
Soccer
Aitana Bonmatí Can’t Win
63
Comments
Billy Haisley
August 16, 2023
Soccer
What The Hell Is Going On With Ousmane Dembélé?
51
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 8, 2023
MLS
Lionel Messi Chooses Inter Miami
219
Comments
Albert Burneko
June 7, 2023
La Liga
Barcelona’s Pursuit Of Lionel Messi Is A Degrading Farce
147
Comments
Albert Burneko
June 6, 2023
Soccer
Lionel Messi’s PSG Vacation Has Fallen Apart
131
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 3, 2023
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