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Why all 16 playoff teams will (and won't) win MLS Cup

Look at the MLS playoff field long enough and you can make a case that all 16 teams have what it takes to be contenders -- or that they're pretenders.

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PREMIER LEAGUE ROUNDUP

Why we know Arsenal will win the Premier League (and how they could still be stopped)

We're not even a quarter of the way through the Premier League season, but we're ready to call it: Arsenal are winning it all. Well, unless ...

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Arne Slot's biggest test yet as Liverpool head coach: Ending this mini-crisis

After the dizzying highs of a league title, Liverpool's slump this term under Arne Slot has become a crisis.

MLS PLAYOFFS

Alonso Martínez scores stunning goal to win Game 1 for NYCFC

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Powerhouses Spain, Germany set up mouthwatering Nations League final

Reigning world champions Spain will take on perennial European powerhouse Germany to decide the winner of the UEFA Women's Nations League.

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GLOBAL SOCCER SCOREBOARD

TOUGH TIME FOR JUVENTUS

It might get worse for Juventus before it gets better as club moves on from Igor Tudor

The problems plaguing Juventus this season -- which led to the firing of coach Igor Tudor on Monday -- are years in the making. It also means it'll take the club time to get to a better place.

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ENGLAND, U.S. GET BIG WINS

Agyemang injury worry, Lionesses return to form, Matildas outclassed

The Lionesses rediscovered their top gear but might have suffered a major blow, while the Matildas must flip the script in this burgeoning rivalry.

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Moultrie & Co. get Hayes' team back playing 'the USA way'

For a team that prides itself on playing "the USA way," Sunday's win was a good response to Thursday's loss.

TRANSFER TALK

Transfer rumors, news: Vinícius Júnior eyes Real Madrid exit in January

Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior could seek an exit in the January transfer window. Transfer Talk has the latest news and rumors.

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BREAKING DOWN BARCELONA

Yamal paid for childish pre-Clásico comment, but others at Barça let him down

Lamine Yamal made a mistake with his pre-Clasico comments, but the real condemnation should be for the adults around him that arguably set him up to fail.

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Do Barcelona need to do more to protect Lamine Yamal?

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