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The New Champions League Format Actually Rocks
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Luis Paez-Pumar
November 7, 2024
Soccer
The Best Isn’t Always Enough For The Ballon d’Or
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Billy Haisley
November 3, 2024
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Soccer
Barcelona Has Put It All Together
26
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Luis Paez-Pumar
October 29, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Must Learn How To Walk Before It Can Run
14
Comments
Billy Haisley
September 19, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Plays Itself
61
Comments
Billy Haisley
June 6, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Is Bulletproof
54
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
June 2, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Did It Again
65
Comments
Billy Haisley
May 9, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Goes Where Toni Kroos Leads
36
Comments
Billy Haisley
May 2, 2024
Soccer
This Was The Champions League At Its Dramatic Best
73
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
April 10, 2024
Soccer
Get A Load Of This Outrageous Vinícius Jr. Goal
32
Comments
Albert Burneko
March 17, 2024
Soccer
Maybe Kylian Mbappé Really Is Leaving This Time?
72
Comments
Albert Burneko
February 15, 2024
Soccer
Everybody’s A Star At Real Madrid
12
Comments
Billy Haisley
February 15, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Is The Good Guy
114
Comments
Billy Haisley
January 24, 2024
Soccer
The Saudi Supercopa Is Great In Spite Of Itself
26
Comments
Billy Haisley
January 12, 2024
Soccer
Barcelona Rules Spain With A Golden, Five-Fingered Fist
7
Comments
Billy Haisley
November 19, 2023
Soccer
Isco’s Career Renaissance Is Better Late Than Never
9
Comments
Billy Haisley
November 6, 2023
Soccer
Jude Bellingham Has Already Made Madrid His Own
21
Comments
Billy Haisley
October 30, 2023
Soccer
The Champions League’s ‘RedZone’ Had Its Crowning Moment
26
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
October 25, 2023
Soccer
Eden Hazard Deserved A Better Ending
49
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
October 10, 2023
Soccer
Jude Bellingham Is Real Madrid’s Newest Savior
52
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
September 20, 2023
Soccer
After All That, Kylian Mbappé Will Stay At Paris Saint-Germain
56
Comments
Albert Burneko
August 13, 2023
Soccer
What The Hell Is Going On With Kylian Mbappé?
140
Comments
Albert Burneko
July 26, 2023
La Liga
La Liga’s Racism Problem Boils Over
137
Comments
Albert Burneko
May 22, 2023
Soccer
It Sure Feels Like It’s Manchester City’s Time
142
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
May 18, 2023
Soccer
Frank Lampard Is Just Here To Eat Chelsea’s Shit
99
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 13, 2023
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