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Luis Paez-Pumar
August 22, 2024
Soccer
Old Man Jamie Vardy Is Back Scoring Goals And Chatting Shit
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Patrick Redford
August 20, 2024
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Luis Paez-Pumar
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Soccer
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Albert Burneko
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Soccer
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Tom Ley
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Soccer
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180
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,
Patrick Redford
,
Ray Ratto
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Tom Ley
August 16, 2024
Soccer
With Mauricio Pochettino, USMNT Aims High And Scores For Once
185
Comments
Ray Ratto
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Olympics
The USWNT Is As Golden As Ever
93
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Lauren Theisen
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Olympics
Marta’s Last Chance
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Comments
Abigail Segel
August 9, 2024
Olympics
The USWNT Is Grinding Its Way Toward A Better Future
67
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Billy Haisley
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Soccer
Brazil Was Fearless
22
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
August 7, 2024
Olympics
Even Perfection Isn’t Enough For Barbra Banda
10
Comments
Billy Haisley
August 1, 2024
Olympics
Canada Manager Did Not Realize Writing Emails About Her Drone Spying Plot Was A Bad Idea
150
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 31, 2024
Soccer
Barcelona’s Pursuit Of Nico Williams Is Yet Another Degrading Farce
43
Comments
Albert Burneko
July 29, 2024
Olympics
Canada Is Proving It Doesn’t Need Drones To Fly
26
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 29, 2024
Olympics
The USWNT Still Has Questions To Answer
59
Comments
Billy Haisley
July 28, 2024
Olympics
Canada, Untrustworthy Nation To The North, Accused Of Massive Soccer Cheating Plot
93
Comments
Billy Haisley
July 26, 2024
Soccer
Everything You Need To Know About The Women’s Olympic Soccer Tournament, While It’s Still Worth Knowing About
43
Comments
Billy Haisley
,
Tom Ley
, and
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 25, 2024
Olympics
No, Canada!
106
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Albert Burneko
July 24, 2024
Capital
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54
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Neil deMause
July 22, 2024
Wings Week
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27
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Billy Haisley
July 19, 2024
Wings Week
The Best Soccer Of The Summer Came From Colombia Just Winging It
34
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Billy Haisley
July 18, 2024
Soccer
Spain Was Unstoppable To The Very End
212
Comments
Luis Paez-Pumar
July 14, 2024
Soccer
The Era Of Low Expectations Is Over
158
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Patrick Redford
July 11, 2024
Soccer
The Legend Of Lamine Yamal Has Its First Chapter
33
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Billy Haisley
July 11, 2024
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