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Politics
U.K. Politicians Can’t Fix What They Broke
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Tom Whyman
August 7, 2024
Soccer
Spain Was Unstoppable To The Very End
212
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 14, 2024
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Soccer
England Finally Got It Right
110
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 11, 2024
Soccer
England Was Finally Exciting, Still Not Actually Good
166
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 1, 2024
Soccer
Never Show Group C To Me Again
96
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 26, 2024
Soccer
This Can’t Be The Sum Of All Of England’s Parts
151
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 21, 2024
Soccer
Nobody Does Dispiriting Wins Better Than England
100
Comments
Ray Ratto
June 17, 2024
Rugby
Ireland Wins Six Nations Rugby Championship While Team From Imperialist Nation Where Rugby Was Invented Finishes Way Back In Third
114
Comments
Dave McKenna
March 17, 2024
Soccer
The Wildest Soccer Match Of The Week Was Between Two Teams That Didn’t Even Play Each Other
22
Comments
Billy Haisley
December 7, 2023
Soccer
Spain’s Players Earned This World Cup
144
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
August 20, 2023
Soccer
Sam Kerr Struck, But England Squeezed
98
Comments
Ray Ratto
August 16, 2023
Soccer
Nigeria Played Great And Made England Butt-Stomping Mad
83
Comments
Billy Haisley
August 7, 2023
Soccer
Lauren James Is The Burgeoning Star Of The New England
27
Comments
Billy Haisley
July 28, 2023
Soccer
It’s Melchie Dumornay’s World Cup, And We’re Just Watching It
19
Comments
Billy Haisley
July 24, 2023
Defector Up All Night
Soccer Game Called Off Due To Hearse On The Field
456
Comments
Tom Ley
July 21, 2023
Soccer
England’s Last Step Will Be The Hardest
30
Comments
Ray Ratto
July 4, 2023
Zillowing Out
A £700,000 House Worthy Of A Song
207
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
April 8, 2023
Soccer
Palestine Is All Over The World Cup
165
Comments
Samer Kalaf
December 12, 2022
Arts And Culture
Finally, History Endorses Tagging!
82
Comments
Kelsey McKinney
November 29, 2022
Internationals
USMNT Stands Tall Against England
305
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 25, 2022
Soccer
How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Harry Kane
101
Comments
Amos Barshad
November 23, 2022
Internationals
England Beat Iran While FIFA And Qatar Beat Everyone Else
49
Comments
Billy Haisley
November 22, 2022
Soccer
World Cup Teams Back Off Plan To Wear Rainbow Armbands
248
Comments
Tom Ley
November 21, 2022
Soccer
Will England Ever Be Brave Enough To Reach For Greatness?
114
Comments
Tom Ley
November 1, 2022
Politics
Relegation-Bound United Kingdom Sacks Liz Truss
328
Comments
Ray Ratto
October 20, 2022
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