Harry Kane Is Very Greedy And Very Good

Harry Kane scored four goals in Tottenham’s 6-1 dismantling of Leicester today, moving two goals ahead of Everton’s Romelu Lukaku to take the spot as the league’s top scorer. The first goal came in the 25th minute when Son Heung-Min laid off the ball to the streaking Kane, who hammered it home. The second, a cleanup…

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José Mourinho Needs To Win The Europa League He Once Disdained 

José Mourinho, the manager who just a few seasons ago said, “I don’t want to win the Europa League. It would be a big disappointment for me. I don’t want my players to feel the Europa League is our competition,” is now desperate to win the Europa League. And after today’s 1-0 first-leg semifinal win over Celta Vigo,…

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English Soccer Fans Learn Their Club Will Be Promoted To Premier League, Lose Their Minds

Twenty years ago, English soccer club Brighton and Hove Albion were languishing in the fourth and lowest tier of the English Football League pyramid, at risk of losing their place in the league altogether. On Monday, they sealed their spot in the Premier League, and next season they’ll play in the top-flight of…

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Berlusconi's Long Reign As AC Milan Owner Ends As China Expands Its Global Soccer Reach

Nearly a year after the sale of storied soccer club AC Milan was first announced, and eight months after the purchase agreement was signed, a holding company controlled by former Italian Prime Minister and gross, criminal, proto-Trump Silvio Berlusconi finalized a deal with Chinese investors, represented by David Han…

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Barcelona Are In Trouble Yet Again After Getting Destroyed By Paulo Dybala And Juventus

Led by Paulo Dybala’s brilliant first-half brace, Juventus crushed Barcelona 3-0 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinal in Turin. Fresh off a wild comeback against Paris Saint Germain, the Catalan side will now have to clamber out of yet another steep goal deficit if they want to move on to the…

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Ireland's Seamus Coleman Gets His Leg Snapped By Welsh Defender In World Cup Qualifier 

Ireland defender Seamus Coleman was stretchered off the field during a World Cup qualifying match against Wales today, after a flying tackle by Welsh defender Neil Taylor appeared to snap his leg. Taylor was immediately issued a red card.

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Lukas Podolski's Last Goal For Germany Was A Poetic Banger

In Lukas Podolski’s last appearance for Germany’s national team, the former Arsenal man, corner kick extraordinaire, and guy known for absolutely crushing the ball, launched a rocket into the top right corner in the 69th minute to beat England 1-0 in the friendly. It was the perfect final goal for the 31-year-old…

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Italian Soccer Guy Playing In England Misses Pasta And The Sun

Italy’s Andrea Ranocchia joined Premier League stragglers Hull City this season, hoping to work his way back on to the Italian national team. In the meantime, he’s doing his best to adjust to life in England, but there a couple things from Italy he really misses. Namely, pasta and sunshine.

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Would You Eat A Peeled Banana That Other People Touched?

Manchester United’s Marcos Rojo brought a glimmer of excitement to an otherwise dull afternoon of Europa League soccer by eating a banana. United was up 1-0 over Rostov in the second leg of the round of 16, when Rojo, apparently, felt like he was cramping up and requested a nanner.

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Jose Mourinho Talks More Shit, Says "Judas Is No. 1"

Nothing—not losing, not winning, and certainly not cascading jeers from fans of his former club—will stop Jose Mourinho from talking heaps of trash. The man simply cannot help himself. On Monday, the fighting words came after Manchester United’s 1-0 loss to Chelsea in the FA Cup quarterfinal, during which Chelsea…

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Mud Pit Makes Big Save Against Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain, one of the best teams in the world, who, you’ll remember, just trounced Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg of the Champions League Round of 16, were forced to play the so-called beautiful game on a pitch that resembles the vacant lot next to the shopping center in your hometown.

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