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Real Madrid Must Learn How To Walk Before It Can Run
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Billy Haisley
September 19, 2024
Soccer
Brutally Late Goalie Boner Costs Girona In Champions League Debut
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Luis Paez-Pumar
September 19, 2024
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Real Madrid Is Bulletproof
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Luis Paez-Pumar
June 2, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Did It Again
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Billy Haisley
May 9, 2024
Soccer
Borussia Dortmund Knocked PSG Out By The Grace Of Millimeters
77
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Luis Paez-Pumar
May 8, 2024
Soccer
Real Madrid Goes Where Toni Kroos Leads
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Billy Haisley
May 2, 2024
Soccer
PSG And Barcelona Turned A Champions League Feast Into A Soggy Appetizer
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Billy Haisley
April 18, 2024
Soccer
Borussia Dortmund Broke Atlético Madrid’s Spirit
39
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 17, 2024
Soccer
This Was The Champions League At Its Dramatic Best
73
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Luis Paez-Pumar
April 10, 2024
Soccer
Caroline Graham Hansen Is The Best In The World
14
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Billy Haisley
March 31, 2024
Soccer
Memphis Depay Was Ready For His Closeup
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Billy Haisley
March 15, 2024
Soccer
Don’t Forget About Arsenal
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Luis Paez-Pumar
March 13, 2024
Soccer
Kylian Mbappé Is Taking The Champions League One On One
44
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Billy Haisley
March 6, 2024
Soccer
More Like Barcelimbo
56
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Albert Burneko
February 22, 2024
Soccer
Atlético Madrid Reverts To Type
7
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Billy Haisley
February 22, 2024
Soccer
Bayern Munich Is Face-To-Face With Its Own Mortality
58
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Luis Paez-Pumar
February 15, 2024
Soccer
Everybody’s A Star At Real Madrid
12
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Billy Haisley
February 15, 2024
Soccer
The European Super League Is Undead
68
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Billy Haisley
December 22, 2023
Soccer
Will Kylian Mbappé’s PSG Have Enough Time?
27
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Billy Haisley
December 15, 2023
Soccer
Barcelona Loses Match, Wins UCL Group, Possibly Dooms Xavi
22
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Albert Burneko
December 14, 2023
Soccer
Group F’s Final Matchday Was A Chaotic Grindhouse
40
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 14, 2023
Soccer
Manchester United Couldn’t Even Manage A Whimper
49
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Luis Paez-Pumar
December 13, 2023
Soccer
André Onana Makes Manchester United Schadenfreude Taste A Little Less Delicious
52
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Billy Haisley
December 1, 2023
Soccer
Xavi Is Not The Manager He Was Supposed To Be
29
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Billy Haisley
November 29, 2023
Soccer
Atlético Madrid Is Enjoying Life In Bizarro World
6
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Billy Haisley
November 9, 2023
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