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/ 1158 days agoHow to watch MLS Season Pass on Android
With the launch of MLS Season Pass from Apple, some Android users may be wondering whether they can use the service or not. After all, MLS Season Pass is the new hub for all things Major League Soccer. Live broadcasts, team updates, specific coverage of players and more all runs through MLS Season Pass. Fortunately, […]
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/ 1158 days agoHow to get MLS Season Pass
The 2023 MLS season welcomes the launch of MLS Season Pass from Apple. This is the one-stop hub for everything related to MLS. Team-specific coverage, press conferences, highlights, studio shows and, most importantly, games. Every single game during the Major League Soccer campaign, regular season and postseason, is available on MLS Season Pass. Moreover, these […]
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/ 1158 days agoUS Soccer needs to make Folarin Balogun a top target for USMNT
Folarin Balogun leads Ligue Un in goals. He is ahead of Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Lionel Messi, Jonathan David and Alexandre Lacazette. After 20 appearances in France's top flight, Balogun has 14 goals. Moreover, he is doing this with Reims, a traditionally bottom-half-of-the-table team. He is on loan from Arsenal. For good measure, Reims has 26 […]
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/ 1159 days agoSheBelieves Cup to air on HBO Max and TNT
US Soccer has revealed the channel viewing options for February's SheBelieves Cup. The United States Women's National Team hosts three top women's international sides in a three-game round-robin competition. The first game is Feb. 16 against Canada in Orlando, followed by a game in Nashville against Japan on Feb. 19. Finally, the USWNT rounds out […]
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/ 1159 days agoEuropean Super League is here; it’s called the Premier League
After the January transfer window closed on Tuesday, football executives throughout Europe took a deep breath. The amount of money spent in January alone was staggering. More than one billion dollars. However, the most eye-popping metric was that one single Premier League club spent more on January transfers than every single club in the Bundesliga, […]
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/ 1160 days agoBarcelona bounces Betis to go eight points clear over Real
Barcelona defeated Real Betis on the road on Wednesday evening. The result, a victory on the road over a side competing for European qualification, is a massive boost for Xavi's side. However, the game was a tight one, just as it was between the two in January at the Supercopa de España semifinal. Barcelona entered […]
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/ 1160 days agoMan United defeats Forest to reach Carabao Cup Final
Manchester United did not have to win to reach the 2022/23 Carabao Cup Final. The Red Devils entered the game with a three-goal edge over Nottingham Forest from the first leg of the semi-final played at City Ground. However, the two-goal win in the return leg at Old Trafford on Wednesday night helps a side […]
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/ 1160 days agoUSWNT names 23-player squad for SheBelieves Cup
With the SheBelieves Cup starting in the middle of February, USWNT head coach Vlatko Andonovski announced his squad for the three games in the competition. It is almost an entirely NWSL-based group of players. The squad is just about a mirror of the side that went down to New Zealand for a pair of friendlies […]
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/ 1162 days agoLooking ahead to Weston McKennie's first 3 games for Leeds
Weston McKennie is now, officially, a member of Leeds United. He teams up with fellow US internationals Tyler Adams and Brenden Aaronson under the leadership of Jesse Marsch. The deal is a loan until the end of the season with an option to buy for the Elland Road club. Leeds paid just $1.5 million to […]
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/ 1162 days agoFA Cup 5th Round Draw offers prospect of Wrexham vs Spurs
Drumroll, please. The FA Cup 5th Round Draw has been made, and it has conjured up some very intriguing games including the prospect of either Wrexham or Sheffield United facing Tottenham Hotspur. Six of the games in the FA Cup 4th Round ended in draws, so replays are required to determine the final teams advancing […]
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/ 1162 days agoFOX Sports announces FIFA Club World Cup schedule
FOX Sports has the broadcast rights to the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. Now, we know the details for how the channel plans to show the tournament. It is a special one for American audiences. For the first time, an MLS team is the CONCACAF representative. The Seattle Sounders won the CONCACAF Champions League over […]
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/ 1162 days agoSaudi Arabia to sponsor Women's World Cup raises questions
Saudi Arabia is on the sponsorship board for the upcoming Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. The country's tourism board, Visit Saudi, is a sponsor for the tournament, says David Ornstein of The Athletic. Note that this is not tied to FIFA's official sponsors. Those sponsors, such as Coca-Cola or Adidas are long-term […]
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/ 1162 days agoCopa del Rey to feature El Clásico semifinal
The biggest game in Spanish soccer, El Clásico, is returning to the Copa del Rey. Monday's draw for the semifinal of the Spanish cup competition pits Real Madrid and Barcelona in a two-legged tie. The first of those games is tentatively scheduled for March 1. Then, the return leg at Camp Nou is tentatively scheduled […]
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/ 1162 days agoBayern Munich makes loan move for City’s Joao Cancelo
Joao Cancelo, a standout defender over recent seasons with Manchester City, is on his way to Bayern Munich via loan. The surprising transfer only materialized the morning of Jan. 30, on the eve of the January transfer window. The loan move, first reported by David Ornstein of The Athletic, includes an option to buy for […]
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/ 1164 days agoMost predictable soccer leagues in Europe ranked
Parity in soccer is not exactly commonplace. Some leagues have it, others have less. It is part of the excitement in all leagues, though. In fact, a lack of competitive nature makes those shock runs at titles or European spots that much more exciting. A team challenging Bayern Munich for the Bundesliga, albeit rare, is […]