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Soccer
England Finally Got It Right
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 11, 2024
Soccer
Just Give It To The Big Lad
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 17, 2024
New Defector Merch For Your Baby
Finally, Defector merch for the baby who loves food. Designed by illustrator extraordinaire Hawk Krall, our new Chefector baby onesie is the perfect outfit for those little fans of various mush. And for the food-motivated adult, it's available on a regular T-shirt, too.
Soccer
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Billy Haisley
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Soccer
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52
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Soccer
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26
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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 1, 2023
Soccer
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243
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Luis Paez-Pumar
July 27, 2023
Soccer
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43
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 7, 2023
Soccer
Emi Martínez Saved Argentina From Itself
142
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
December 9, 2022
Soccer
To Nobody’s Surprise, The Americans Deliver No Surprises
355
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Ray Ratto
December 3, 2022
Internationals
Why Not U.S.?
261
Comments
Patrick Redford
November 30, 2022
Soccer
The Netherlands Is Ready To Go Where It’s Never Been Before
113
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 31, 2022
Soccer
France Needs To Be Better Than This
36
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 24, 2022
Olympics
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109
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Patrick Redford
February 9, 2022
Olympics
The USWNT Struggled, Scrapped, And Survived
52
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Billy Haisley
July 30, 2021
Soccer
The Netherlands Blew It, Again
73
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 28, 2021
Soccer
You Don’t Always Have To Be Good In Order To Be Great
23
Comments
Billy Haisley
June 14, 2021
Things We Actually Like
From The People Who Brought You Boat: Bridge
124
Comments
Barry Petchesky
May 21, 2021
Soccer
Turkey And The Netherlands Kicked Off World Cup Qualifiers With A Six-Goal Banger
41
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
March 24, 2021
Sports Highlight Of The Day
The Sports Highlight Of The Day Is: Boat
361
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Barry Petchesky
February 19, 2021
Life's Rich Pageant
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99
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Barry Petchesky
February 15, 2021