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Olivia Moultrie could change how soccer works here

You probably haven’t heard of Olivia Moultrie. You’re going to, either on the field, or off, or both. And her name has a chance of being associated with massive change of the structure of soccer in the U.S. Read more…

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The problem with replay is it’s still run by people

I am not advocating sports being run by robots or AI. At least not intentionally. The expansion of video review in various sports hasn’t been the salve for controversial calls that we have all hoped. But it’s run by people, which means their faults are still in play. The issue is that whatever sport we’re […]

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Jose Mourinho has broken Tottenham, possibly for good

It’s not a surprise that Jose Mourinho’s tenure at Tottenham Hotspur has gone completely balls up. Anyone who watched the end of his stays at Chelsea (The Sequel) and Manchester United could have told you how this would go. An initial circling of the wagons that yields some promising early results, before giving way… Read […]

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Drew Brees’ legacy is secure, but what is it exactly?

Tampa Bay announced Brees’s retirement before he ever did. While someone with the career of Brees wouldn’t want to go out on his back like he did in the Divisional Round this past January, it was clear that he was past it that afternoon. Brees hadn’t been particularly good, or up to his usual standards, […]

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COVID could make next FIFA international window a bigger mess than usual

The club vs. country fight is a long and storied one in soccer, with clubs always more than a little peeved about releasing the players they’re paying millions to travel to different training schedules and medical staffs, for games they aren’t compensated for. Players getting hurt on national team duty always riles… Read more…

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Has boring-ass La Liga replaced previous snoozefest Serie A?

It wasn’t a terribly good couple of weeks for La Liga teams in the Champions League. Barcelona got ritually sacrificed by Kylian Mbappe and PSG. Sevilla got an even bigger foot in their ass from Dortmund. Atletico Madrid, the current leader in La Liga, were held at arm’s length by Chelsea and lost 1-0. Only […]

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Edinson Cavani does Not Know from history

Uruguayan striker bursts on the Premier League to get a group in red that performs at the northwest of the nation, has in hot water with the expression”negrito,” asserts it’s a word of endearment where he is from, then may get suspended anyhow while his team stands behind him. Read…

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The NFL is plowing Forward, despite logic

We understood when the NFL decided to proceed with all this year as scheduled, and it had hardly any flexibility. This is not baseball which could heap on double-headers or match up off-days. The NFL just has clubs’ bye months to bounce and that is what they have performed, on a restricted basis. That is […]