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Inter Milan CEO says Lukaku will return to Chelsea

Romelu Lukaku appears set to return to Chelsea in the summer. The Belgium international joined Inter Milan on loan from the Blues in the summer of 2022. While there were suggestions that a permanent deal could be agreed to keep the player in Italy, this doesn't seem to be the case. Inter CEO Beppe Marotta […]

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FIFA reveals 2025 Club World Cup qualification criteria

FIFA has officially approved plans to expand the Club World Cup in 2025 and revealed qualification criteria. The new rules mean that teams like Chelsea, Real Madrid and even the Seattle Sounders have already qualify for the tournament. Under the new scheme, clubs that win the UEFA Champions League from 2021 to 2024 would automatically […]

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Serie A looking into buying Sky Italia from owners Comcast

Serie A, the top flight of Italian soccer, is considering a move to buy media entity Sky Italia, the Italian branch of Sky Sports. Sky Sports falls under the umbrella of Comcast, which purchased Sky in 2018 for over $40 billion. According to Italian daily paper La Stempa, Serie A is looking to create its […]

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Man United target Frankfurt's Kolo Muani, says report

Manchester United are reportedly set to target Randal Kolo Muani this summer. According to Bild, the Red Devils would be willing bid as high as $126 million for the Eintracht Frankfurt star. The 24-year-old Frenchman only just arrived to the German club on a free transfer last summer. Kolo Muani has racked up an impressive […]

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Morocco announces bid to co-host 2030 World Cup

Morocco has decided to partner with Portugal and Spain in a bid to host the 2030 World Cup. The decision was revealed by King Mohammed VI at a meeting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Along with announcing the bid, the Moroccan king also received the Outstanding Achievement Award by CAF president Dr. Patrice […]

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Haaland’s five goals send Manchester City to quarterfinals again

Manchester City cruised into the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League with a masterful performance against RB Leipzig on Tuesday. The man at the center of it all was Erling Haaland. The big Norwegian equaled a Champions League record with five goals in one game. More impressively, he did all that before 60 minutes passed […]

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The rogue and rapid downturn of Liverpool this season

In the midst of the 2015/16 season, Liverpool sacked manager Brendan Rodgers after a downturn following a title charge just two seasons prior. In stepped Jürgen Klopp, a boisterous manager from Borussia Dortmund. Since that signing, Liverpool have gone from the team that once was, back to one of Europe’s top-level teams. Premier League and […]

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Zendejas picks USMNT over Mexico

Alejandro Zendejas has officially chosen to represent the USMNT. The 25-year-old dual national previously also featured for Mexico and two different age levels. He made his USMNT debut in a January friendly against Serbia, but still had the option to choose his official affiliation. Zendejas excited for next chapter with USMNT "I am very proud […]

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USMNT and Mexico to play in Continental Clasico in April

In April, the USMNT and Mexico will kick off the Continental Clasico, an annual game where the United States plays one of the top countries from North, Central or South America. This is not a miniature tournament akin to the SheBelieves Cup on the women's side. Rather, it is just one game each year hosted […]

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Russia could play in Asian tournament this summer

Russia's national soccer team looks set to play meaningful games once again this summer in an Asian tournament. Since February 2022, FIFA banned the nation from official competition under the FIFA umbrella. However, now it seems as if Russia will be playing in an Asian tournament in June. The Central Asian Football Association Championships launch […]

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Nike to stop using kangaroo leather on soccer products

Nike has announced that they will stop using kangaroo leather by the end of 2023. The sportswear company confirmed that their famous Tiempo line of soccer cleats will no longer be made with kangaroo leather. Instead, the shoes will utilize a synthetic material. In an official statement by Nike to ESPN, the company claimed that […]

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New World Cup 2026 format features record number of games

FIFA is reportedly set to announce the official 2026 World Cup format. The governing body of the sport appears ready to expand the total amount of games at the tournament to 104. This would also extend the total length of the competition from 29 to 39 days. According to a report by The Athletic, FIFA […]

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Lineker returns to Match of the Day after suspension

Gary Lineker is set to soon return to host BBC's Match of the Day. The former Leicester City, Barcelona, and Tottenham Hotspur star was previously removed from the show for comments about the British government. The presenter essentially criticized UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s views on the asylum policy. Lineker has also been vocal about […]

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Watch Ted Lasso on Apple TV+, save $20 on MLS Season Pass

Ted Lasso and MLS Season Pass are the two biggest draws for soccer fans to Apple. One provides a great family-oriented show. The other is the home for every single game in the top men's soccer division in the United States. With MLS Season Pass broadcasting MLS games since late February, it as good a […]

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Darwin Núñez at Liverpool: Unable to finish, or wildly unlucky?

Darwin Núñez arrived at Liverpool in the 2022 summer window from Benfica. His previous stint in Portugal was fruitful; he scored 34 goals in 40 total appearances. The game that caught the attention of many soccer fans and mainstream news outlets was Benfica vs. Barcelona, where Núñez netted a brace to triumph over a catastrophic […]