Champions League: Real Madrid faces Braga in epic mountain stadium
La Liga giants Real Madrid head to Braga for the first time to play in one of the world's most unique stadiums: Braga Municipal Stadium. The 30,000-capacity stadium comes carved into a mountainside, incorporating natural landscape into its design. Renowned architect Eduardo Souto de Moura built the stadium in 2004...
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Barca’s Marc Guiu: Starter in El Clasico and Champions League?
He came, he saw, and he conquered. 17-year-old Spanish forward Marc Guiu scored the game-winner in Sunday's clash between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao. And he did it after a mere ten seconds coming on for Fermin Lopez. So, given Barca's continued injury woes, does the teenager deserve his first start...
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Premier League recap: What we learned from match day 9
From comeback drama to straight blowouts, let’s recap the highlights from the Premier League this past weekend, match day 9. Arsenal grateful to come back against Chelsea Chelsea staved off a late Arsenal surge to hang on to the draw in what was a mesmerizing game at Stamford Bridge. The...
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Premier League: 5 things to look out for this weekend
The Premier League gets back to business this weekend after a short international break. Here are five things to watch for, whether you’re watching in your kit on the sofa or hanging with the lads at the pub. 1. Chelsea’s continued revival tour? Four players could return for Chelsea in...
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Best reactions to leaked USMNT new 2024 Home kit
The USMNT’s new 2024 home kit has leaked. As always with passionate soccer fans, the reactions have been mixed. That’s because the forthcoming 2024 home kit is sleek, simple, and banal. At the root of the shirt is the 2022 World Cup USMNT home kit, which didn’t exactly win plaudits...
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Barcelona unveil new Rolling Stones shirt ahead of El Clásico
This season’s first El Clasico will feature an exclusive Barcelona shirt that will blow both music and football fans away. That’s because The Rolling Stones are taking over the Blaugrana kit as Barcelona’s $300 million Spotify partnership continues to blossom. Last season, the team linked up with Drake and Rosalia...
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Why Lionel Messi is not going on loan after all
Lionel Messi is not going anywhere after the MLS season, he says. Last week, speculation mounted that the Argentine would duly head back to a top European team on loan this winter. Xavi's Barcelona would've been the likeliest destination. But not this year; Messi is enjoying his time off in Argentina and...
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MLS top 5 highest paid players, 2023
The MLS Players Association released its updated salary guide for the 2023 season. Not surprisingly, newly acquired Lionel Messi tops the list. The World Cup champion takes home $20.4 million per season, the MLS's highest-paid player, followed by Toronto FC's Lorenzo Insigne at $15.4 million. Of course, Messi rakes in...
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When and where is the Euro 2024 group stage draw?
Eight teams have already qualified for Euro 2024 in Germany. Heavyweights Germany (qualified as host in Group A), France, Belgium, Portugal, and Spain are in, with minnows Scotland, Turkey, and Austria. 13 more teams will wrap up qualification by the end of the qualifying stage in November. With Euro 2024...
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Messi to start against Peru tonight in World Cup qualifying
Lionel Messi expects to start tonight in Argentina's CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying match against Peru. Messi's inclusion means that either Julián Álvarez or Lautaro Martínez will take the bench. Both players started in the 1-nil win against Paraguay last Thursday. In that match, Messi came off the bench early in...
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