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/ 1131 days ago29-year-old Arsenal fan buys Yeovil Town for £1
Purchasing a professional soccer club typically involves millions, if not billions, of dollars. This is clearly evident in recent years. American businessman Todd Boehly was part of Chelsea's $5.2 billion takeover last year. Manchester United's Glazer family is also hoping to rake in a similar fee when/if they sell the team. However, one man in […]

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/ 1131 days agoJuventus points deduction revoked for this season
The deduction of 15 points assigned to Juventus earlier in the season has been revoked. Serie A slammed the Turin club with the punishment for false accounting accusations. The financial irregularities included three transfers of players to Tottenham in one summer. Fabio Paratici was an executive at Juventus before moving to the north London club. […]

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/ 1131 days agoWest Ham and Crystal Palace in talks with Paulo Fonseca
Fellow Premier League clubs Crystal Palace and West Ham could soon battle for the same manager. Paulo Fonseca is reportedly a summer target for both London-based teams. The Guardian and Evening Standard are both claiming that the clubs are interested in the coach. The Portuguese coach is currently managing French side Lille at the moment. […]

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/ 1131 days agoWatch Wrexham-Boreham Wood in pro/rel thriller at Racecourse
Automatic promotion back into the Football League beckons as Wrexham hosts Boreham Wood on Saturday at the Racecourse Ground. A win over Boreham Wood, and the National League title will be Wrexham's, including automatic promotion to League Two. Don't miss a single minute of the game by finding out how you can watch Wrexham and […]

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/ 1131 days agoPremier League official paid thousands to referee Saudi match
Michael Oliver, a current Premier League referee, earned about $3,000 to officiate a match in Saudi Arabia earlier this week. The Premier League referee traveled to the Middle Eastern country to call a game between Al Hilal and Al Nassr. Cristiano Ronaldo currently plays for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League. The Daily Mail […]

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/ 1131 days agoChelsea to play Wrexham in 2023 summer friendly
Chelsea has officially announced a summer friendly against Welsh side Wrexham, and tickets are now available. The matchup is on Wednesday, July 19, just before Chelsea plays in a trio of friendlies against fellow Premier League teams. Kenan Stadium, the home of the University of North Carolina football team, is hosting the soccer game. Musings […]

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/ 1131 days agoUS-Mexico 'Continental Clasico' finishes in lackluster draw
The United States Men's National Team and Mexico faced off Wednesday night in their inaugural Continental Clasico. Held annually, the match is intended to give both teams the best possible Concacaf competition each year. Nevertheless, Wednesday's game was lackluster in quality in front of over 55,000 fans in Arizona. Both sides started off slowly on […]

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/ 1132 days agoMan City, Inter to face Real Madrid, Milan in Champions League
Manchester City and Inter both advanced on aggregate in the last set of Champions League quarterfinal clashes. Even though the results on the night were not perfect, previous victories for both the English and Italian clubs did enough. Manchester City rocked Bayern Munich in the first leg, 3-0. A dysfunctional Bayern side had no answers […]

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/ 1132 days agoStreaming services to lose $113 billion by 2027 due to piracy
Streaming services are projected to lose out on hundreds of billions of dollars as a result of piracy over the next five years. A new study shows that pirating websites and password sharing could cost providers upwards of $100 billion in that relatively short time span. Parks Associates, a market research and consulting company, analyzed […]

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/ 1132 days agoNYCFC's James Sands criticizes Scottish Premiership
Versatile New York City FC player James Sands has claimed that Major League Soccer provides a better test than the Scottish Premiership. The 22-year-old center back/midfielder previously spent the last year on loan with Scottish side Rangers. Sands was supposed to remain with the Glasgow club for the remainder of the current campaign, but he […]

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/ 1132 days agoUSMNT to play in Chicago, St Louis and Charlotte in Gold Cup
Concacaf has unveiled the schedule for the upcoming 2023 Gold Cup, including where the USMNT will be in action. The tournament runs from June 16 to July 16 this summer. However, the first week of the competition will be the prelims. Three teams will qualify for the main tournament during this phase. The United States […]

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/ 1132 days agoBrasileirão games being investigated for match-fixing
Brazilian authorities announced at least six Brasileirão matches from last year are under investigation for match-fixing. Police officials recently raided homes of businessmen and players allegedly associated with the infractions. This widespread blitz reportedly involved defendants across 16 cities in six Brazilian states. Players in 11 games offered thousands of dollars The initial investigation back […]

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/ 1132 days agoTickets now on sale for Sunderland US tour
Sunderland is among the clubs making a US tour this summer, and tickets are now available. Best known of late as the stars of the hit Netflix series, Sunderland have fallen on hard times in the last several years. After playing in the Premier League in 2016/17, the Black Cats fell all the way to […]

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/ 1132 days agoWrexham fans welcome Always Sunny In Philadelphia cast
Wrexham co-owner Rob McElhenney invited some special guests to the club's match with Yeovil Town on Tuesday, as members of the It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia cast ventured to the match. Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton and Kaitlin Olson were all seen watching the match inside the owner's box at the Racecourse Ground. Megan Ganz, one […]

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/ 1132 days agoMan City to offer Haaland new deal as release clause erased
Manchester City is supposedly preparing a new deal for striker Erling Haaland. The superstar only just arrived in Manchester last summer in a transfer worth about $63 million. Borussia Dortmund and Haaland previously agreed to a relatively low transfer fee when he signed on from RB Salzburg in late 2019. The Athletic is now reporting […]