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/ 1251 days agoTen Hag says Man United changing owners would be good
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has claimed that the club changing owners would be a good thing. The Dutch boss made the comments to reporters in Spain where the team is currently training. United played two friendly matches against LaLiga opponents during their stay. The Red Devils lost both fixtures. "My information is that […]

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/ 1251 days agoNWSL Joint Investigation finds underlying misconduct culture
The NWSL released its Joint Investigation findings on misconduct, harassment and discrimination in the league. Covington & Burling LLP and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP led the investigation. Together, they found that over half of NWSL clubs had a history of misconduct. The report listed out eight clubs out of the 12-team league. That includes […]

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/ 1251 days agoPortugal lets Fernando Santos go after disappointing World Cup
Portugal has agreed to part ways with their national team head coach Fernando Santos. The decision was made following the team's relatively disappointing 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Ranked ninth in the world by FIFA, Portugal failed to make it past a quarterfinal matchup with Morocco. "The Portuguese Football Federation and Fernando Santos agreed to […]

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/ 1251 days agoArgentina fan hijacks bus to rush home to watch World Cup semi
Sports fans go to great lengths to watch their favorite teams on television. Some supporters may call out of work or miss family functions. However, one man in Argentina fan hijacks a bus to race home to watch a World Cup match. And the bus was also full of passengers at the time! According to […]

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/ 1251 days agoFrance-Morocco: Reaction from global media to France's win
We almost had a World Cup Final matchup that would have guaranteed a first-time winner. Instead we have two-time champion Argentina against two-time champion France in yet another Western European-Eastern South American showdown. France is now in back-to-back finals – the first nation to do so since Brazil in 1998 and 2002. And France is […]

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/ 1251 days agoClub World Cup tournament schedule and location revealed
The schedule for the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup is reportedly starting to take shape. Although FIFA expects to make an official announcement later this week, reports suggest certain dates. According to AS, the upcoming tournament will be played from Feb. 1 through 11. The Spanish outlet claims that the governing body of the sport […]

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/ 1251 days agoPremier League returns on Boxing Day with NBC talent in UK
Boxing Day is one of the favorite days of the season for the fans of the English Premier League. And this year will be special for two reasons. First, it features the first Premier League games after the World Cup break. Second, the entire NBC Sports studio crew will be in England. They'll be calling […]

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/ 1251 days agoSuper League series coming to Apple TV+ about the 'war for soccer'
Apple TV+ has announced a new documentary series surrounding the European Super League. "Super League: The War for Football” debuts on the streaming service beginning January 13, 2023. The four-part series documents the debacle around the failed formation of the league in April of 2021. Along with explaining the now infamous situation, the series features league […]

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/ 1251 days agoMLS teams more valuable than EPL clubs? Why and why not
Sportico released information that essentially listed MLS clubs as more valuable than a number of their Premier League counterparts. This, unsurprisingly, does not apply to those such as Manchester United and City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs. However, the seventh-most valuable Premier League side, Everton, had a similar valuation to the New York Red Bulls. […]

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/ 1251 days agoMorocco puts together historic fairytale in 2022 World Cup
Morocco was drawn into a group that many labelled them underdogs in the 2022 World Cup. The first opponent was Croatia, the runner-up of the 2018 World Cup. Then, Belgium, with its 'golden generation,' was a popular pick to advance out of the group. Finally, a hungry Canadian team that finished atop CONCACAF World Cup […]

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/ 1252 days agoFrance ends Morocco run, reaches World Cup Final
France booked a spot in the 2022 World Cup Final after defeating Morocco, 2-0. The victory provides France a chance to be the first repeat World Cup champions since Brazil in 1958 and 1962. As a result Morocco, goes down to the third-place game. Still, this is the best finish for an African side at […]

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/ 1252 days agoWrexham aim to be America’s soccer team, says McElhenney
Wrexham A.F.C. co-owner Rob McElhenney recently went on a podcast to talk about all things soccer. Matthew Belloni, host of a popular podcast called The Town with Matthew Belloni, spoke with the actor for around 30 minutes. Among the topics they discussed, McElhenney claimed he wants the Welsh club to become 'America's team.' "One of […]

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/ 1252 days agoArgentina celebrate World Cup Final appearance: Paper reaction
The most dominant run by a small country since Uruguay's two World Cup titles in the first half of the 20th Century came to an end at the Lusail Stadium on Tuesday as Croatia fell to Argentina. Here's the reaction from those two nations as well as the rest of the world. Argentine coverage The […]

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/ 1252 days agoBBC host Gary Lineker calls USA an extraordinarily racist country
Gary Lineker has ruffled feathers once again after branding the USA "an extraordinarily racist country." The BBC host previously upset 2022 World Cup organizers by pointing out human rights issues in Qatar. FIFA, and the Middle Eastern nation, obviously didn't much appreciate the strong words. “We pointed facts out at the beginning of the tournament; […]

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/ 1252 days agoChelsea target striker after Armando Broja season-ending injury
Chelsea received some bad news regarding an injury to Armando Broja on Wednesday. The injury and ensuing surgery rules out the striker for the remainder of the current campaign. The youngster suffered the setback during a friendly match at the weekend. "Having sustained a knee injury during the first half of Sunday’s friendly against Aston […]