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This NWSL Season Has Been Nuts. Here’s How We Forecast The Finish.

If at the start of the National Women’s Soccer League season you thought two-time defending champions FC Kansas City would be in third-to-last place just over halfway through the season or that two-time regular-season champions Seattle Reign FC would have almost as many losses as they did in their previous two seasons combined, you’re either […]

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Dear Lionel Messi, Please (Please!) Don’t Quit Argentina

To: Lionel Andres Messi From: Benjamin Morris, professional skeptic, sports researcher and Messi obsessive Dear Mr. Messi, Over the past half dozen years, you have been far and away the best player in the world’s most popular sport, but we know you’ve been having a bit of a rough time of late. You’ve been dealing […]

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Dear Lionel Messi, Please (Please!) Don’t Quit Argentina

To: Lionel Andres Messi From: Benjamin Morris, professional skeptic, sports researcher and Messi obsessive Dear Mr. Messi, Over the past half dozen years, you have been far and away the best player in the world’s most popular sport, but we know you’ve been having a bit of a rough time of late. You’ve been dealing […]

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U.S. Soccer Fans Click On Manchester United More Than Other, Better Teams

The Champions League features the very best club soccer teams in the world. The Premier League generally doesn’t: Saturday’s Champions League final, an all-Madrid affair between Real and Atlético, will be the fourth straight without a premiership team. The Champions League pits the best clubs in Europe against each other, including the four best Premier […]

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U.S. Soccer Fans Click On Manchester United More Than Other, Better Teams

The Champions League features the very best club soccer teams in the world. The Premier League generally doesn’t: Saturday’s Champions League final, an all-Madrid affair between Real and Atlético, will be the fourth straight without a premiership team. The Champions League pits the best clubs in Europe against each other, including the four best Premier […]

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