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Christian Pulisic’s dad is every U.S. soccer fan right now

Christian Pulisic is the closest thing to he who was promised for American soccer fans who have been pining for a legitimate star. I’m not sure what’s the equivalent to being brought onto Chelsea after a successful start to a career at Dortmund, but the closest approximation I can think of is going from a […]

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U. K. finally gets around to sanctioning Chelsea’s Roman Abramovich

Roman’s got to go. Hand in your keys to the club before you do more damage to those who don’t deserve it. As it turns out, plenty of people who said politics had no place in sports really meant politics that they don’t agree with experienced no room at the table. Loud banishment of policy […]

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Man City is running away with the Premier League title, so what can the rest of the EPL teams still win?

Slow starts, midseason swoons, and collapses are ways soccer clubs can blow a title race, but if you’re Man City, those don’t happen. Pep Guardiola’s team beat Chelsea for the second time Saturday, 1-0, plus are now 13 points clear of the second place Blues in addition to 14 points clear of third place Liverpool. […]

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Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving become eighth, ninth Nets players to enter COVID protocols

Kevin Durant and, yes, Kyrie Irving, have entered the chat, err, COVID protocols, becoming the eighth and ninth Nets player to do so, and Brooklyn seems to be going the way of the Chicago Bulls, who are on a break from action due to a similar rash of positive tests. Read more…

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Liverpool manager makes the case for not shutting down English Premier League — and he might be onto something

With seemingly every major sports league in “ This is fine ” mode, the prevailing logic on how to calm the spread of the virus is to take a break to allow the latest variant-induced wave to pass so COVID-ravaged teams don’t have to scramble to fill lineups. English Premier League clubs possess been hit […]

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Manchester United fans seem mad

During a planned protest of the Glazer Family, the owners of Manchester United, hundreds of MUFC fans stormed the pitch before the club’s match against Liverpool, the EPL version of Bears-Packers or Yankees-Red Sox. Read more…

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Manchester United fans seem mad [Updated]

During a planned protest of the Glazer Family, the owners of Manchester United, hundreds of MUFC fans stormed the pitch before the club’s match against Liverpool, the EPL version of Bears-Packers or Yankees-Red Sox. Read more…

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{So when did Manchester City get {} ? |}

Every narrative concerning the Premier League, also European football as a whole, must begin with how bizarre the conditions are. The preseason, the glut of games at a reduced window of the time, the accidents, the positive evaluations, zero audiences, all {} united for a few genuinely goofy results. Hell,… Read…

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Sergio Aguero Placing arm around Feminine ref is wrong and Also Premier League Should Measure in

But on Saturday, Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero dropped the sports-world to a debate it’s proven repeatedly it is not prepared to take care of. The episode happened in the first half City’s match with Arsenal, as Aguero contended a throw-in given to Arsenal using lineswoman Sian Massey-Ellis. Read…