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Liverpool and Manchester City battle to 2-2 draw

Mo Salah blows past João Cancelo en route to scoring at will.Photo: Getty Images It’s rare that games between the top-table inhabitants of soccer can live up to the billing. […]

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USMNT to be without Pulisic, Reyna for upcoming qualifiers

Giovanni Reyna , left, and Christian Pulisic will miss three games for USMNT’s in the World Cup qualifiers.Image: Getty Images If it feels like World Cup qualifiers are boomeranging right […]

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Manchester City is still damn good

Jack Grealish and company handed it to Chelsea yesterday.Image: Getty Images It’s a little surprising, just a bit, how a team that cantered to the Premier League title and was […]

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USMNT’s Zack Steffen’s Wembley meltdown is latest in series of red flags

Manchester City goalkeeper Zack Steffen reacts after an error leads to Liverpool’s Sadio Mane scoring a goal during the Emirates FA Cup semi final match at Wembley Stadium.Image: Getty Images […]

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Is the USMNT midfield better off without Weston McKennie?

USMNT Midfielder Wes McKennie is helped off the pitch after injuring his foot playing for Juventus in February.Image: Getty Images On the surface, it’s a patently ridiculous question. Of course […]

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Barcelona continues to be hilarious at transfer window

Ousmane Dembélé would prefer not to take a pay cut, thanks.Image: Getty Images The January transfer window is almost always chaos, in that there are usually 28-30 days of noise […]

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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?

Alexis SanchezImage: Getty Images Liverpool, Chelsea, Manchester United, and (of course) Man City are all alive and in the round of 16, which starts in about a month (Feb. 16). […]

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When it comes to the USMNT, it’s Mexico that needs to look in the mirror

Team USA defeated Mexico Friday in a 2-0 shutout.Photo: Getty Images The big story out of the US’s demolition (at least in the 2nd half) of Mexico was the US […]

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USMNT takes on Mexico tonight in World Cup Qualifier

The U.S. needs this win against Mexico.Illustration: Getty Images There isn’t one crescendo to World Cup qualifying, but the U.S. hosting Mexico tonight is just about as close it gets. […]

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