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The Fire's Best Night

The Lakeside 11 (the other one) clinch a spot in the MLS Playoffs proper. The last time I was fully invested in the Chicago Fire, it was during the Great Bettman Lockout III, which knocked out half the 2012-2013 NHL season and left me with not much to do.

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3 Things From The Champions League: Juventus Are A Bad Old Lady

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3 Things From Premier League Round 8: Arne Slot Doesn't Work As Dr. Weird

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I Can See England Waving - Premier League Round 8 Preview: We're Both Sh*te Right Now

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God Help Me I Think England Might Kick The Football

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The USMNT Starts To Take Shape

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Are Manchester City Really More Direct?

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5 Things From Premier League Round 7: Too Cute By Half

Arne Slot got a little too cute with his team Saturday, and could Forest get relegated? 1. Arne Slot Got Too Cute By Half It's always startling how fast a team can go from "hallmark of champions!" to "total collapse!" but that's

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Three Things From The Champions League: I Hate What's Beautiful

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Always Diagnosing What's Wrong With A Wirtz

It's my life sentence. When Liverpool signed Florian Wirtz back in June, we Chicago-based Reds could make a lot of jokes about "a Wirtz we can finally like!" That group might only be like, 12 strong, but we didn't miss the chance. That&

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I Can See England Waving - 5 Things From Premier League Round 6: Howe's Limit

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3 Things From The Champions League

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Three Is The Magic Number For The USMNT

A new formation for the US makes everyone feel better. Who could have predicted it? I'll tell ya who! It seems like only a short while ago, because it was, that a very charming, handsome, and insightful writer suggested the USMNT should switch their formation to a 3-

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There Is No Cliff For The USMNT

It hasn't been encouraging from the national team of late, but it also isn't all that different. As I've commented before, the US is in a unique position in that most of its fans and media care about the national team first, or more

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What To Watch For With The USMNT

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I See England Waving - 5 Things From Premier League Round 3: Timing Is Everything

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You Have To Listen To The Notes Mauricio Pochettino's Not Playing

There's a lot of shpilkes about the US's September roster. There really shouldn't be. I was listening to a podcast not so long ago, and one of the hosts was talking about how European fans find it strange just how much American soccer fans

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When The Champions League Isn't Enough

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I See England Waving - 5 Things From Premier League Round 2: It's Not Finished

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Two Knee Injuries, Two North London Clubs, Too Long To Wait For Eze

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We've Reached The Isak Endgame

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I See England Waving - And We're Off!

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The Weekender: The Boys Are Back

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I See England Waving - Premier League Preview: The Business End

We're at the top of the table now, as we wrap up and get you ready for tomorrow's kickoff of this nine month sojourn of cold and dark mornings watching footy from cold and dark afternoons. Newcastle There's two ways Newcastle's season

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I See England Waving - Premier League Preview: The Killer Bs