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/ 1233 days ago

Spurs suffer blow in top four pursuit with loss to Aston Villa

Tottenham Hotspur were dealt a blow in their pursuit of a UEFA Champions League berth as they were beaten 2-0 at home by a spirited Aston Villa side. Antonio Conte’s team looked lackluster as they conceded two goals and failed to hit a shot on target in the second half to sum up a poor […]

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/ 1233 days ago

Chelsea sign Benoit Badiashile in deal for French defender

Chelsea have reached an agreement with AS Monaco to sign young French defender Benoit Badiashile for an estimated fee worth £32.7 million ($39 million). The Athletic reports that the 21-year-old center back has agreed personal terms with the Blues and a medical has been scheduled. Badiashile is a left sided center back who will give […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Arsenal crush Brighton to go seven points clear

Arsenal beat Brighton 4-2 in an entertaining game at the Amex Stadium on the last day of the year on Saturday night. The win meant that the Gunners head into the new year with a lead of 7 points at the top of the table over reigning Champions Manchester City who were held by Everton […]

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/ 1234 days ago

How to watch Saudi Arabia Pro League from USA

Cristiano Ronaldo has signed a major deal with Saudi Arabian team Al Nassr. But if you're a fan of Ronaldo, how do you watch the Saudi Arabia Pro League? After all, the superstar is one of the most popular athletes in the world. The Portugal international currently has 526 million followers on Instagram. Al Nassr […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Vinicius claims LaLiga does 'nothing' about racial abuse

Real Madrid star Vinicius Jr. was yet again the target of racial abuse on Friday. The Brazilian starlet played 88 minutes of his team's win against Real Valladolid. Vinicius had to walk all the way around the pitch to the Madrid bench when he was substituted. During this time, rival fans were heard yelling remarks […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Manchester City suffer title hopes blow after draw against Everton

Manchester City were dealt a fresh blow in their quest for the Premier League title after throwing a half time lead to draw 1-1 to draw against Everton at the Etihad on Saturday evening. The draw meant the reigning Champions are four points behind league leader Arsenal who travel to Brighton on the day’s late-night […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Cristiano Ronaldo joins Al Nassr in $211 million per year deal

Cristiano Ronaldo has completed a deal to join Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr. The mammoth move will reportedly earn the superstar over $200 million per season. This would make Ronaldo the highest-paid soccer player on the planet. To put the financial terms into perspective, the Portugal international will roughly make the same as the entire […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Sporting KC nearly signed Cristiano Ronaldo

Superstar striker Cristiano Ronaldo completed a move to Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr on Friday. The former Manchester United player made the switch as a free agent after leaving the Premier League side last month. While news of the transfer is not exactly shocking, Ronaldo did actually almost sign with a Major League Soccer team. […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Top 20 biggest soccer attendances in USA during 2022

Perhaps the biggest metric used to gauge the growing popularity of soccer in the USA is attendance. Bigger crowds means more money and more eyeballs. That in turn leads back to bigger crowds. And so on and so forth until soccer becomes a behemoth. In researching the data for 2022, we compiled a list of […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Barcelona miss opportunity to extend lead at the top of La Liga after derby draw

Barcelona played out a 1-1 draw against Espanyol in a controversial Catalan derby that saw both sides finish with ten men. With Real Madrid winning against Real Valladolid on Friday evening, a win for Barcelona would have seen them lead their archrivals by two points at the top of the table, but the Camp Nou […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Rashford scores late winner after being benched by ten Hag

Marcus Rashford was dropped from Manchester United's starting lineup on Saturday by manager Erik ten Hag. The England man missed out on the start against Wolverhampton Wanderers because he overslept and was late to a team meeting. Ten Hag confirmed the move in his pregame interview with BT Sport. "Internal disciplinary," said Ten Hag. "Our […]

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/ 1234 days ago

Explaining the gegenpressing craze

Is it too soon to call Manchester City vs. Liverpool one of the best rivalries on Earth? It might not have the quality of 2010's Real vs Barca, nor the energy of AC Milan vs. Inter. It doesn't have the sheer violence and bloodshed of Red Star and Partizan. Yet, it may have the two […]

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/ 1235 days ago

Recommended MLS announcers for Apple TV

The 2023 Major League Soccer season is quickly coming upon us, but the crews of American commentators for MLS on Apple are still undecided. So, I've taken a stab at who are my recommended MLS announcers for Apple TV. As covered, the Apple TV deal starts right away when the new season begins on Feb. […]

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/ 1235 days ago

Wout Faes scores two bizarre own goals in Liverpool win

Liverpool collected their fourth consecutive Premier League victory after beating Leicester City on Friday. The Reds managed to win the match despite none of their players actually scoring a goal on the night. Leicester defender Wout Faes incredibly netted two own goals in the match. The visitors started well at Anfield though. Midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall […]

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/ 1235 days ago

Asian Football Confederation to overhaul AFC club competitions

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced a revamping of its club competitions. This takes effect starting in the 2024/25 campaign. The current two-competition structure with the AFC Champions League and AFC Cup will be transformed into a three-tier system. The number of teams participating in the three competitions, 76, does not change. Yet, the […]