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Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?

Inter Miami, Messi and Martino are out: What went wrong and what comes next?

Fireworks shot out from the rafters of Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium on Saturday night, but there was nothing for the home team to celebrate. When the final whistle blew in Fort Lauderdale, Inter Miami had been beaten 3-2 by Atlanta United and eliminated from the MLS playoffs. Atlanta had taken the decisive Game 3 of […]

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What I learned from Netflix’s ‘The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football’ documentary

What I learned from Netflix’s ‘The Kiss That Changed Spanish Football’ documentary

From July-August last year, I was in Australia and New Zealand covering Spain’s Women’s World Cup win — and the scandal that followed when the country’s now-disgraced federation president Luis Rubiales gave striker Jenni Hermoso an unsolicited kiss. From months before the tournament to returning to my home in Barcelona, the experience was surreal. A

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Champions League Briefing: Does this make Amorim the new Fergie? Why did Vinicius Jr stand still?

Champions League Briefing: Does this make Amorim the new Fergie? Why did Vinicius Jr stand still?

Just when you thought the group stage was becoming predictable… Manchester City and Real Madrid, the two teams mostly likely to win this season’s Champions League, took two beatings on Tuesday night to shake the competition up. New Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim quite possibly saved his very best for last at Sporting, signing off

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Why Premier League games with two-goal comebacks are more common than ever this season

Why Premier League games with two-goal comebacks are more common than ever this season

“Two-nil is the most dangerous lead in football” is one of the game’s most familiar cliches. Known in his home country as Csaplar’s Trap, its origins are attributed to Czech football coach and football commentator Josef Csaplar. The phenomenon is more intangible than grounded in fact, relating to the horrible feeling, when your team go

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The minds behind EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, Madden soundtracks seek music from everywhere but the obvious

The minds behind EA Sports FC, NBA 2K, Madden soundtracks seek music from everywhere but the obvious

Steve Schnur can’t sleep. He calls it a blessing and a curse.  In pursuit of the next great sports video game soundtrack, Schnur scrolls social media in the middle of the night, discovering new music and sending it to his colleagues who have long gone to bed. That’s how he found Lola Young. Swiping through

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F1’s rising star Franco Colapinto has already been compared to Messi, but will the hype last?

F1’s rising star Franco Colapinto has already been compared to Messi, but will the hype last?

Stardom in Argentina is a unique cultural phenomenon, particularly for the country’s professional athletes. In a nation where sport is debated as passionately as politics and world affairs, one is more likely to be polarizing than universally admired. Which is why the story of rising Formula 1 star Franco Colapinto is unique. The 21-year-old Argentine

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Manchester United confirm Ruben Amorim as new head coach

Manchester United confirm Ruben Amorim as new head coach

Manchester United have confirmed Sporting Lisbon’s Ruben Amorim as their new head coach. The Portuguese will start officially on Monday, November 11 with Ruud van Nistelrooy, put in interim charge following Ten Hag’s departure on Monday, set to remain at the helm for upcoming games with Chelsea, PAOK and Leicester City. Amorim has signed a

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Emma Hayes struck balance between USWNT celebration and evaluation, winning the October window

Emma Hayes struck balance between USWNT celebration and evaluation, winning the October window

Center back Naomi Girma stole the show in Louisville as the U.S. women’s national team wrapped up the international window with its third win. But the real story of that October camp is the sheer amount of evaluation head coach Emma Hayes managed in addition to the celebratory nature of the team’s Olympics gold medal

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