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/ 1229 days ago

Fulham beat Chelsea as Felix sees red in debut

Fulham piled misery on Chelsea with a 2-1 victory at Craven Cottage Thursday night. It was only the club's second ever Premier League win against their west London rivals. Former Blue Willian and summer signing Carlos Vinicius scored the goals for the home side. Fulham entered the match on a high. While they stubbled into […]

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/ 1229 days ago

Super League: The War for Football: Apple's next soccer hit?

Many soccer fans know Apple TV+ for its irreverent comedy series Ted Lasso. Live soccer arrives later this Spring when the MLS/Apple $250 million, 10-year rights deal delivers the MLS Season Pass app, which will feature every MLS regular season and playoff game in one place for the first time. World Soccer Talk got a […]

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/ 1229 days ago

MLS mandates clubs to provide extensive video content

As part of the new MLS deal with Apple TV, each club will put out a large quantity of video content surrounding the team. That includes player profiles, historic moments, community involvement and more. This video content from the 29 MLS clubs is available on MLS Season Pass. The project is called "club rooms," offering […]

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/ 1229 days ago

Investigators eye suspicious betting in Oxford vs Arsenal FA Cup tie

Investigators are taking a long look at possible suspicious betting actions during an FA Cup match between Oxford United and Arsenal. The Gunners won the match away to Oxford 3-0 in convincing fashion. The score itself is not under question. Instead, authorities are looking at a dubious booking late in the match. Referee David Coote […]

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/ 1229 days ago

Wrexham demolish The Kop to make way for new stand

Wrexham A.F.C have started demolishing part of their famous Racecourse Ground stadium. The Kop is set to be replaced with new seating and will add around 5,500 seats to the capacity. Plans to update the arena were previously approved back in November. Games still selling out despite renovation Even though demolition is on going, Wrexham […]

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/ 1229 days ago

How to improve the MLS Cup Playoffs format

The MLS Cup playoff format could potentially be significantly altered, as early as the 2023 season, according to a report. The latest idea being floated by the league is a best-of-three series for the first round of MLS Cup Playoffs. This proposal now supersedes a previously reported "World Cup style" format that would have featured […]

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/ 1229 days ago

Lionel Messi rumors swirl about transfer to Saudi Arabia

Rumors have surfaced that Lionel Messi could soon be heading to play in Saudi Arabia. Reports even suggest that the player's father is currently in the Middle Eastern country over talks about a move. Jorge Messi, Leo's dad, is the superstar's agent. The Daily Mail claims that Al-Hilal are willing to offer Messi nearly $300 […]

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/ 1229 days ago

Potter says Chelsea job is the hardest in soccer

Graham Potter has claimed that Chelsea is the toughest job in the sport. The head coach made the statement during a recent press conference in which he talked about Roman Abramovich era, new ownership, and the injury crisis currently at the club. Abramovich owned the Premier League team for nearly two decades. The Russian oligarch […]

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/ 1230 days ago

Southampton stuns Man City in Carabao Cup quarterfinals

Southampton surprisingly beat Manchester City 2-0 at home on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup. The victory advances the Saints to the semifinals of the tournament. Superb goals from Sekou Mara and Moussa Djenepo propelled the hosts past one of the most dominant sides in the competition's recent history. Not only was the final scoreline shocking, […]

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/ 1230 days ago

Portugal take a step back with Roberto Martinez hire

Rumors from the past few days became fact as Portugal unveiled Roberto Martinez as its new head coach. Martinez takes over from Fernando Santos, who left the position after Portugal’s World Cup exit in the quarterfinals. The next generation The high point in Portugal’s World Cup came in a dominant 6-1 win over Switzerland in […]

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/ 1230 days ago

Potter rules Pulisic out for two months with knee injury

Christian Pulisic is set to remain on the sidelines for about two months with a knee injury. Chelsea head coach Graham Potter revealed the disappointing news about the American during a press conference on Wednesday. The USMNT star injured his knee in the first half of a matchup with Manchester City last week. "Christian’s going […]

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/ 1230 days ago

Argentina coach claims Messi could play in 2026 World Cup

Argentina head coach Lionel Scaloni has claimed that superstar Lionel Messi could feature during the 2026 World Cup. The coach made the statement during an interview with Spanish radio station Calvia FM. Messi would turn 39 during the tournament held in North America. "I think Messi can make it to the next World Cup," said […]

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/ 1230 days ago

Yedlin, Zimmerman among MLS players backing Berhalter

United States men's national team players DeAndre Yedlin and Walker Zimmerman applauded head coach Gregg Berhalter. The duo spoke to reporters about their boss, as well as other topics, during Tuesday's Major League Soccer media day. "I think Gregg's a great head coach. I think he did a great job of kind of banding us […]

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Chelsea signs João Félix on short-term loan deal

João Félix has officially signed for Chelsea on loan. The Portugal international will, however, just be at Stamford Bridge for the remainder of the current campaign. Chelsea snatched up Felix in a $11.8 million move, while also covering his salary during his time with the Premier League club. This brings the total cost of the […]

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/ 1231 days ago

Rashford on fire as United reaches Carabao Cup semifinal

Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 3-0 at Old Trafford on Tuesday night to advance to the Carabao Cup semifinal. Goals from Antony and Marcus Rashford (two) propelled the Red Devils passed a lackluster Charlton club. The victory was the team's eighth-consecutive win in all competitions. Ten Hag made eight changes to the team that last […]