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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 ...

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

GET READY FOR THE FINAL
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.

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.

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.

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.


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.

Do Barcelona need to do more to protect Lamine Yamal?

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- Sources: Madrid won't punish Vini over Clásico sub
- Arsenal don't fear rivals poaching prodigy Dowman
- Wrexham 'hugely disappointed' by meek cup exit
- Reyna: '26 WC with USMNT 'where I want to be'
- Leipzig fan dies after falling ill at German Cup game
- Jackson's slow Bayern start defended by Kompany
- Martínez lifts NYCFC to series lead over Charlotte
- Miami extends Bright deal, DP spot still open
- 👀 Bayern's Lennart Karl: A 17-year-old sensation
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