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Santos Suffers Historic, Agonizing Relegation For First Time In 111 Years
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 7, 2023
Soccer
Reunited With Kidnapped Father, Luis Díaz Took On Brazil And Won
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 17, 2023
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MLB
How Baseball Became Brazilian
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Andre Kobayashi Deckrow
October 23, 2023
Soccer
Antony Dropped From Brazil Squad Over Domestic Violence Case
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 6, 2023
Soccer
Jamaica Showed How Much Not Losing Can Mean
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Billy Haisley
August 2, 2023
Soccer
Brazil’s Quintessentially Brazilian Goal Is Soccer At Its Finest
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Billy Haisley
July 24, 2023
Soccer
It’s Brazil Versus Time At This World Cup
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 11, 2023
Internationals
Croatia Did The Impossible By Beating The Inevitable
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Billy Haisley
December 9, 2022
Soccer
Brazil Finally Started Dancing
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Tom Ley
December 5, 2022
Underexplained Lists
The 16 Teams Left In The World Cup, Ranked By Coolness
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 2, 2022
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