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/ 1076 days ago

Bellingham set to join Real Madrid for $110m

Real Madrid look set to sign this summer's top transfer target. Fabrizio Romano has claimed that the Spanish giants are in the "final stages" in securing Jude Bellingham's signature. Despite his age, the 19-year-old Englishman is widely considered to already be one of the top midfielders in the world. Romano Tweeted about the news on […]

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/ 1077 days ago

Tickets for Wrexham vs Chelsea sell out in four days

Wrexham and Chelsea are playing in North Carolina this summer, but tickets are already snatched up. The general sale of tickets sold out in an eye-popping four days. General sale of tickets only started last week, but those are gone. Granted, tickets are still available via reseller websites. However, this often comes at a premium […]

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/ 1077 days ago

Wrexham outshines MLS in US soccer searches

Wrexham is currently one of the biggest talking points in US sport. So much so that the fifth division Welsh soccer team is surpassing MLS in popularity, according to data made available by Google. For 2023 to date in the United States, Wrexham is pulling in relatively more searches in Google than Major League Soccer. […]

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/ 1078 days ago

Chelsea-Dortmund summer friendly tickets available now

Two of the biggest clubs in Europe have announced an exhibition game to be played in Chicago. In what is expected to be a sold out game at Soldier Field stadium, Chelsea-Dortmund tickets are on sale now for the August 2nd clash. Tickets go on sale via Ticketmaster on Tuesday, May 2, but you can […]

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/ 1078 days ago

NWSL weekend wrap-up: Close games galore in gameweek 5

Bella Bixby’s dramatic equalizer for Portland, Debinha’s two-goal masterclass and Orlando’s shock win against San Diego highlighted the results of gameweek 5 in NWSL. As we approach the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, NWSL play is becoming more open and aggressive. Many players are vying to impress their respective national team managers to get a […]

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/ 1079 days ago

Premier League US tour success dependent on smaller clubs

The Premier League Summer Series brings six teams on an east coast US tour to compete in a total of nine friendlies. These friendlies come up and down the east coast at five different venues. That includes Atlanta, Philadelphia, Orlando and just outside of New York City and the country's capital. However, the six teams […]

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/ 1079 days ago

Is the WSL heading down the wrong path of a closed league?

England's WSL – Women's Super League – has risen to become one of the top women's competitions in the world. With big-name clubs, and an ever-improving roster of players, the WSL continues to evolve. The 2022/23 season has seen two English sides, Arsenal and Chelsea, reach the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League. The […]

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/ 1079 days ago

Wrexham faces several challenges in its return to League Two

Wrexham earned promotion back to League Two in a historically fruitful season in the National League. Deservedly so, the club, fans and Hollywood owners celebrated in joyous scenes after defeating Boreham Wood. It ends a 15-year exile outside the Football League. That jump from the fifth tier to the fourth tier is one of the […]

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/ 1080 days ago

Arsenal-Man United tickets now available for game at MetLife

Details about Arsenal-Man United tickets for this summer's friendly in July have been announced. The July 22nd exhibition game at MetLife Stadium in the New York/New Jersey area features two of the biggest clubs in English football history. Expectations are that the game will sell out pretty quickly. Arsenal-Man United tickets are available now for […]

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/ 1083 days ago

Top soccer teams coming to the US for exhibition matches this summer

The US is often a popular destination for international clubs during their offseason training. And 2023 is no different, with several big names venturing Stateside in the coming months. From LaLiga to the Premier League and beyond, here are the top soccer teams coming to the US this summer: MANCHESTER UNITED The Red Devils, one […]

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/ 1083 days ago

Wrexham's popularity on the rise in the US

Wrexham is rapidly rising the ranks of the most famous clubs in the United States. It flows well with the club's promotion back to the English Football League, as it rises the ranks in the pyramid. Stateside, though, Wrexham is rivaling some of the domestic sides in terms of popularity. Paul Mullin, one of the […]

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/ 1083 days ago

Fortuna Düsseldorf to offer free admission to all home games

Fortuna Düsseldorf is trying something new, as it plans to make home games free for those in attendance. The 2. Bundesliga club plans to implement this new tradition at Merkur Spiel-Arena as soon as next season, even if it is only in the second division of the German soccer pyramid. The club's reasoning for this […]

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/ 1085 days ago

Unrivaled dominance of the Barcelona women's team

Throughout most of women's soccer history, and through today, many teams are not professional. Players earned less money, had worse facilities, and it was harder to grow their division without huge financial backing. England, the Netherlands and France are all examples of leagues that professionalized early. Consequently, these three countries are bearing national team success. […]

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/ 1085 days ago

NWSL weekend wrap-up: Return to action in gameweek 4

After midweek Challenge Cup action, the NWSL returned this weekend with some fireworks in gameweek 4. Megan Rapinoe reminded us of her quality over dead balls, and Lynn Williams scored her third goal in a week, reminding us how effective she potentially could be for the USWNT. Portland won again and San Diego showed its […]

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/ 1087 days ago

The lost opportunity for pro/rel in US soccer

Promotion and relegation, aka pro/rel, is a controversial and hotly debated topic in US soccer circles. The United States is one of only a few countries worldwide that does not use the system that allows for the movement of clubs between divisions based on competitive merit. But how things could have been so different. When […]