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Kansas City embraces growth potential as World Cup host city

In a three-year span, Kansas City will make history with high-profile soccer coming to the midwest city. Kansas City is one of eight venues to host both the Copa America in 2024 and the World Cup in 2026. At the same time, it has the privilege of hosting Inter Miami at Arrowhead Stadium this April […]

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Real keeping tabs on Alphonso Davies ahead of summer move

Real Madrid is reportedly still pushing to sign Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies. The Spanish giants have been linked with a move for the Canadian international for the last few months. Reports surfaced in early November that Real was already "confident" in signing Davies in the future. The player's agent, Nedal Huoseh, even admitted at […]

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Ancelotti wants to bring Everton phenom to Real Madrid

Real Madrid is monitoring star Everton defender Jarrad Branthwaite. The 21-year-old center-back is widely considered one of the Merseyside club's prized assets. Transfermarkt rates the youngster as the third-most valuable player in the Toffees squad. Only star midfielder Amadou Onana and Ukrainian left-back Vitaliy Mykolenko are currently valued higher than the central defender. Branthwaite previously […]

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Ajax interested in January move for Jordan Henderson

Jordan Henderson is looking to leave Saudi Arabia after just five months. The former Liverpool captain departed Merseyside for the Middle East back in July. While a plethora of soccer stars joined the Saudi Pro League, Henderson particularly received flak for the move. The midfielder previously had strong ties to the Rainbow Laces campaign. The […]

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Man United advances to FA Cup fourth round with Wigan win

Manchester United comfortably defeated League One outfit Wigan Athletic to advance in the 2023/24 FA Cup. Goals from Diogo Dalot and Bruno Fernandes ensured Erik ten Hag's side reached the round of 32 for the 10th straight season. Wigan Athletic now exits the competition in the third round for the fourth time in the last […]

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Spurs-City and Chelsea-Villa highlight FA Cup Fourth Round draw

The FA Cup Fourth Round draw on Monday whet the appetite for several key clashes in the English domestic cup competition. Among the 16 fixtures, fans will get to see at least four games involving two sides from the Premier League. Few draw as much attention as Tottenham Hotspur hosting Manchester City or Aston Villa's […]

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Chelsea star Sam Kerr suffers serious knee injury in training

Sam Kerr, one of the best players in all of women's soccer, suffered a major knee injury during warm-weather training for Chelsea. The Chelsea women's team traveled to Morocco to continue training and get out of the cold weather in London. However, the Australian is going to miss considerable time, and perhaps the remainder of […]

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Africa Cup of Nations games to watch in group stage

Finally, the Africa Cup of Nations is here. After a tumultuous two-year period that saw the first African nation make the World Cup semifinals, multiple scandals inside CAF, an African "Super League," and over $118 million allocated to improving soccer infrastructure in Africa, the 34th AFCON has arrived. Read on to find out the best […]

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Birmingham City replaces Wayne Rooney with Tony Mowbray

Championship relegation candidate Birmingham City FC named Tony Mowbray as its manager to replace Wayne Rooney. The Blues sacked Rooney after just 15 games in charge of the club. When Rooney took over at Birmingham City, the side was sixth in the Championship table. At the time of his dismissal, BCFC sank to 20th in […]

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Kylian Mbappe more impressed by Premier League than Madrid

Kylian Mbappe is free to choose any team to move to in 2024, and he may have his sights on the Premier League, not Real Madrid. For months, if not years, Real Madrid emerged as the next stopping point in the career of the world-class Frenchman. Yet, the LaLiga side's lack of commitment to sign […]

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Germany icon Franz Beckenbauer dies at age 78

One of the most legendary players in the history of soccer in Germany, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away on Monday. The star's family confirmed his passing to German news agency DPA. "It is with deep sadness that we announce that my husband and our father, Franz Beckenbauer, passed away peacefully in his sleep yesterday, Sunday, surrounded […]

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Inter Miami traveling over 24,000 miles for preseason games

Inter Miami is turning into a traveling team for its preseason games ahead of the 2024 MLS campaign. Teams from across the globe are trying to get their hands on a contest against Lionel Messi as his career winds down. Therefore, over the next two months, Lionel Messi and Inter Miami are playing games in […]

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The wait is over: Brazil to announce new national team coach

Brazil is ready to settle on a national team head coach after months of sitting in limbo without a permanent manager. Until now, Fernando Diniz oversaw the Seleção after the federation sacked the previous caretaker manager, Ramon Menezes. Before Menezes, Tite was the manager of the Brazil national team for over six years. He departed after […]

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Italy to play series of friendlies in United States this March

Italy is making its long-awaited return to the United States this spring to play a pair of friendlies. The four-time World Cup winners last played in the United States in 2005. That summer, the Italians drew against Ecuador at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In March, Italy is playing two teams it does […]

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Pochettino dismisses Maatsen exit talk amid reported agreement

The loan transfer of Chelsea youth product Ian Maatsen to Borussia Dortmund is very near. The latest updates seem to suggest that the two clubs have already reached an agreement verbally. The most recent reports indicate that Borussia Dortmund are targeting the current transfer window to bolster their defensive options. So, the German heavyweights have […]