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/ 1122 days agoViolette gets short-term players for CCL second leg at Austin FC
Haitian club Violette AC is rapidly and desperately signing American players ahead of its second leg CONCACAF Champions League tie in Austin on Tuesday night. The majority of players regularly representing Violette do not have visas to legally travel to, and play in, the United States. Therefore, the club is calling on players in the […]
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/ 1122 days agoBayern Munich and LAFC agree to player development venture
On Monday, LAFC announced joint venture with German giants Bayern Munich with the aim of talent development. The program, titled "Red&Gold Football," is based in Munich. It provides young talents a pathway to first-team play and a place to combine ideas from both clubs. In an exclusive interview with ESPN, LAFC co-president and general Manager […]
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/ 1122 days agoKyle Walker-Peters suffers racial abuse after Man United draw
Southampton announced it is in contact with law enforcement after Kyle Walker-Peters reported racial abuse following the Saints' scoreless draw against Manchester United on Sunday. Abuse rolled in online after the game that saw United drop points for a second-straight game, and Southampton get a crucial draw. The focal point of the racial abuse stems […]
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/ 1122 days agoPaul Pogba picks up another injury, will miss up to a month
Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba picked up yet another injury while training, forcing the Frenchman out of action for up to a month. The knock happened while practicing free kicks in the build up to this past Sunday's game against Sampdoria. Pogba was meant to feature in that squad, but manager Massimiliano Allegri did not pick […]
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/ 1123 days agoHow the Premier League would look different if it was MLS
Compared to most other leagues, particularly those in Europe, Major League Soccer is different. It has a playoff system, no promotion or relegation and has more teams than almost all leagues in the world. This brings about a number of circumstances. Each team does not play one another during the season, and there is arguably […]
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/ 1125 days agoBBC Match of the Day crew steps away in support of Lineker
On Friday, a number of pundits on BBC Match of the Day announced they would not partake on the weekend in support of Gary Lineker. BBC suspended the host of the show and former England striker for comments breaching impartiality against the British government. Lineker criticized UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's take on the asylum […]
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/ 1125 days agoWrexham free tickets campaign hits 4,000 seats provided
In a historic campaign at the Racecourse ground, Wrexham has been providing free tickets throughout the season. With so many games played in the National League and Wrexham's FA Cup run, the voluntarily missed revenue exceeds $100,000 for the fifth-tier club, according to The Athletic. This season, Wrexham launched its ticket promotional program called 'Racecourse […]
EPL Commentator Schedule
/ 1125 days agoEPL commentators on NBC: March 11 and 12
This is a fairly tame week in terms of the Premier League. There is not that one game that massively jumps off the screen. There is just one game consisting of two teams in the top half of the table. Fortunately for neutrals, that is a London derby featuring the top team in the table. […]
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/ 1126 days agoMan United bounces back, thumps Betis in Europa League
The worst thing for Real Betis about going to Old Trafford in the Europa League was that Liverpool demolished Manchester United in the Red Devils' last time out. The 7-0 defeat at Anfield had Erik ten Hag and his players frustrated and seeking revenge. Betis was just the next team to line up opposite them. […]
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/ 1127 days agoMilan in Champions League quarterfinals for first time in 11 years
The last time Milan punched its ticket to the Champions League quarterfinals was the 2011/12 season. In that time, which spans over a decade, Milan went through struggles that saw the historic club finish 10th in Serie A. However, last season's Scudetto winners are remedying the wounds with impressive performances against elite European opposition. This […]
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/ 1127 days agoSelect US Open Cup games to air on Bleacher Report
Select fixtures in the opening rounds of the US Open Cup will be available on Bleacher Report. In total, there will be 14 games on both the B/R App and the B/R Football YouTube channel. The two rounds with games are the first and second rounds. Six of Bleacher Report's featured games are in the […]
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/ 1127 days agoCBS announces 24/7 soccer channel, CBS Sports Golazo Network
A first for the United States, CBS revealed on Wednesday its plans to debut a 24/7 soccer channel. The name of the program is CBS Sports Golazo Network, and it debuts on April 11. According to CBS, the channel will have live and past broadcasts of matches, pregame and postgame coverage of CBS's soccer properties, […]
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/ 1129 days agoBrentford tops Fulham in latest West London Derby
Brentford defeated Fulham at the Community Stadium on Monday. A surprising top-10 clash for the two West London clubs yielded three points for the Bees. As a result, both sides maintained their place in the table. However, the gap between Brentford in ninth and Fulham in seventh is just a single point. Monday's game was […]
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/ 1129 days agoTen Hag lambasts United showing with post-game punishment
After a historically embarrassing performance at Anfield, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag put his players through quite the punishment after the loss. Liverpool players and fans, deservedly boisterous after the 7-0 win, were rampant in the celebration. While United sulked into the dressing room, ten Hag wanted the dressing room quiet, according to The […]
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/ 1129 days ago32 soccer clubs express interest in joining Australia 2nd division
The Australia Football Association received 32 bids of interest to join a second division underneath the A-League. Football Australia confirmed teams across eight Australian states and territories submitted expressions of interest (EOIs) to join the league. However, the proposed team count for the second division is between 10 and 16 teams. Right now, the main […]