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Why is Barcelona still spending, signing players and selling off parts of itself?
Why sell off the future for a present that's so uncertain? And did Barca need to sign so many players? To understand the situation, you need to stop thinking of it as a soccer team.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is staying at Man United, and progress is being made with Sasa Kalajdzic and Adrien Rabiot. Transfer Talk has the latest.
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Man United's new third kit stands out from their home and away jerseys. How do some other clubs' third kits weigh up against the Red Devils?
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Can Messi's Argentina reach World Cup glory? Will Germany redeem themselves? Here's why your team will or won't win this winter in Qatar.
LALIGA IS BACK!
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- Liga MX match postponed amid cartel violence
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Why is Barcelona still spending, signing players and selling off parts of itself?
Why is Barcelona, a great club going through tough times, selling off its future for a present that's so uncertain? And did they need to sign all these players? To understand it, you need to stop thinking of them as a soccer team.
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Bayern Munich and the Bundesliga: Does German soccer's weirdness hurt its dominant team?
Bayern Munich are one of the world's best teams, but the totally unique style of play in their domestic league, the German Bundesliga, doesn't help prepare them for their European rivals. Is the Bundesliga too weird for the champions?
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Man United, Arsenal, Tottenham among Europe's worst warm-up kits of 2022-23 season
Why do clubs insist on their stars wearing such ghastly garb in their prematch warm-ups? Here's what Europe's top sides will be wearing this season.
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Predicting every game at the World Cup
Who will claim soccer's biggest prize in Qatar? Wonder no longer: Ryan O'Hanlon has picked every single game, from group stage to final.
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World Cup draw: Group-by-group previews
Finally, the groups have been drawn and we know who's playing whom in Qatar this November. We pick favorites, games to watch and X-Factors.
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