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If An Overhead Kick Is Scored In Paris, Does It Make A Sound?
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Billy Haisley
August 10, 2022
Soccer
Is Women’s Soccer Leaving Home?
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Billy Haisley
August 3, 2022
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Soccer
He Doesn’t Want To Come To Your Sorry-Ass Club, Gary
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Billy Haisley
July 29, 2022
Soccer
This Is England?
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Billy Haisley
July 27, 2022
Soccer
Barcelona Is Back, For Better And For Worse
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Billy Haisley
July 18, 2022
Rays Week
Relegated Watford Pretends That Everybody Loves Rey Manaj
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Billy Haisley
July 12, 2022
Soccer
Mapi León Is One Of A Kind
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Billy Haisley
July 10, 2022
Soccer
Inter Is Giving Us Our Romelu Lukaku Back
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Billy Haisley
July 1, 2022
Soccer
It Doesn’t Get Better Than That
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Billy Haisley
May 20, 2022
Soccer
To Get True Equal Pay, The USWNT And USMNT Had To Break The Mold
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Billy Haisley
May 18, 2022
Soccer
It’s Still A Little Too Early For Arsenal
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Billy Haisley
May 17, 2022
Soccer
The Premier League Relegation War Is The Best Show In Town
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Billy Haisley
May 9, 2022
Soccer
The Champions League Is For Mentality Monsters
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Billy Haisley
May 5, 2022
Soccer
Long Live Real Betis, Kings Of The Cup
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Billy Haisley
April 25, 2022
Soccer
Real Madrid Will Not Go Gently Into That Good Night
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Billy Haisley
April 14, 2022
Soccer
PSG Is Such A Waste
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Billy Haisley
April 12, 2022
Soccer
The Players Make The Game
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Billy Haisley
April 6, 2022
Soccer
The USMNT Is Going To The World Cup
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Billy Haisley
March 28, 2022
Soccer
Gio Reyna Is Taking Us Where We Need To Go
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Billy Haisley
March 25, 2022
Soccer
Manchester City’s Lack Is Our Gain
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Billy Haisley
March 21, 2022
Soccer
The World No Longer Belongs To Ronaldo And Messi
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Billy Haisley
March 16, 2022
Soccer
Raphinha Showeth And Raphinha Taketh Away
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Billy Haisley
March 14, 2022
Soccer
Arsenal Is On The Assault
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Billy Haisley
March 9, 2022
Soccer
This Is What Juventus Paid All That Money For
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Billy Haisley
February 23, 2022
Soccer
Poor New Zealand Defender Scores A Devil’s Hat-Trick For The USWNT
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Billy Haisley
February 20, 2022
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