This season, you’ve seen exactly why Al Hilal was ready to pay a £100 million transfer fee to Manchester United for Bruno Fernandes. Last summer, the Saudi Pro League club was willing to sign the midfielder to a three-year contract worth, potentially up to £200 million, which would equal wages of about £700,000-per-week. The Portuguese […]
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For Manchester City Football Club tomorrow is of course, first and foremost about saying goodbye to Pep Guardiola, but there will be other farewells. This will also be the final game for defender John Stones and midfielder Bernardo Silva. Let’s start with the latter, who will be making his 460th appearance with the club on […]
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Outgoing Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reference Oasis guitarist/part-time singer Noel Gallagher in his goodbye message, because seriously, how could you not? Guardiola says farewell to Man City tomorrow, with his final game coming at home against Aston Villa. Guardiola will see both a statue made in his likeness and a stand at the Etihad […]
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Pep Guardiola has officially announced his departure from Manchester City, with his final game coming tomorrow at home to Aston Villa. Enzo Maresca is in line to succeed Pep, with reports circulating that the former Chelsea boss is already drawing up his summer transfer window plans for Man City. Despite all this, speculation still mounted […]
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Both Alexander Isak and Alisson face late fitness tests for Liverpool’s season finale, at home to Brentford FC. Alisson has been out for awhile, with an injury in the thigh/hamstring area, but he did train on Friday, so he should be good to go on Championship Sunday. “Ali will train with us today, so that’s […]
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Fulham FC hosts Newcastle United on Sunday in a match that really doesn’t mean much of anything for either side. Both Fulham and Newcastle are nowhere near qualifying for any UEFA competition, but at the same time, they’ve never been in any real danger of getting relegated either. During the past week, Newcastle manager Eddie […]
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With the Premier League title already decided in midweek, it’s now the relegation scrap that takes center stage on Championship Sunday. Tottenham Hotspur have the advantage right now over West Ham United. If they can just draw or better this weekend, they’ll stay up. That is unless said Tottenham-Everton draw also comes with the Hammers […]
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West Ham United have been blessed with the good fortune of a very healthy squad for nearly the entire season. It’s too bad they weren’t able to capitalize on it. The Hammers head into Championship Sunday with only one team news item of note, Adama Traore, who is 50/50 with a thigh muscle injury. The […]
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Chelsea FC travels to Sunderland AFC on Championship Sunday, in a match that will partially determine who gets eighth place in the table, and with it, a UEFA Europa League Conference berth for next season. Yes, it says a whole lot, right now, about 1. how much they have expanded continental competition in recent years […]
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The Illinois Fighting Illini will certainly lose player to the NBA Draft, in Keaton Wagler, who is likely to be selected in the top ten. The Illini will also see one of their players from the 2024-25 team, Morez Johnson, stay in the draft. He’ll likely be a late first round selection. Kylan Boswell and […]
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Championship Sunday, for Manchester City, will be all about saying goodbye to Pep Guardiola. Man City were eliminated from the Premier League title race on Tuesday night, via their score draw at AFC Bournemouth. So now their home match against Aston Villa is essentially dead rubber. Pep is on his way out, and Enzo Maresca […]
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With the 78th running of the Little 500 coming up this Saturday night, we now re-publish this classic piece from 2018. A decade ago, I attended my first Indy 500, sitting in the infield. I turned my people watching into an essay, which then became one of this site’s most all-time popular posts. Ten years […]
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Suddenly, Mongolia became prominent in the CS2 scene. Not luck, but forces of nature like discipline and teamwork, drove The MongolZ ever-forward to the top. They made the gradual move from local competitions to the global stage. The MongolZ demonstrate that talent transcends borders. If you’ve been paying attention to any of the global tournaments, […]
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Championship Sunday brings a London derby that is essentially dead rubber for both sides. Arsenal travels to Crystal Palace in a matchup of two sides preparing for European Cup Finals next week. Palace will play Rayo Vallecano for the UEFA Europa Conference League title a week from tonight while Arsenal will battle Paris Saint-Germain on […]
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Arsenal legend and Football Analyst Thierry Henry was a part of CBS Sports’ virtual media session previewing the upcoming UEFA Champions League Final, featuring Paris Saint-Germain vs. Arsenal, on Wednesday. Henry, who played eight seasons, featured 254 times and scored 174 goals for Arsenal, was asked how he celebrated Arsenal’s Premier League title triumph the […]
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Michael Carrick is expected to sign a two-year deal, with an option of one additional year, to become the permanent manager at Manchester United. Carrick, 44, absolutely impressed the club’s hierarchy (and the players) during his stint as interim boss this season. It has been widely reported that this deal will get done, but we’re […]
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With the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 comes this Sunday, and just a few minutes ago, we got official confirmation on the identity of the next Grand Marshal. Caitlin Clark will lead the sold out Indianapolis Motor Speedway crowd this holiday weekend, helping them get fired up for the start of the race. The […]
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Editor’s note: as it’s Indy 500 week, we’re re-running this piece, originally from 2017, on MAGA propaganda present at the race track. As has been well documented, especially so on this site, the patriotism gets ramped up to jingoism and then some at the Indianapolis 500 every year. Actually take that jingoism and square it, […]
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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery rejects the idea that he’s “king” of the UEFA Europa League competition. However, no manager has won the competition more times than he has (4). He’s won the UEL three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal. If leads Villa to a triumph over German side SC Freiburg in Istanbul […]
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The 22 year wait is over for Arsenal and their supporter base. After three straight second place finishes, Arsenal are Premier League champions. AFC Bournemouth held Manchester City to a draw, on Tuesday night, and that result eliminated the Cityzens from the league title race. Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, at least for today is as […]
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With the 110th running of the Indy 500 coming up on Sunday, we re-publish this piece from the 102nd running of the Indy 500, in 2018. Enjoy! You know what patriotism is. You’re familiar with nationalism. But you might not know what the term is for when patriotism and nationalism combine, get put on steroids […]
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Editor’s note: The following has been re-published every year since we first posted it, in 2008, during the run-up to the Indianapolis 500. Enjoy! The Indianapolis 500 is the world’s highest attended single day event. Its total capacity is approximately 400,000 with about 125,000 located in the cheapest and most “festive” seats- the infield. All […]
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The FIFA World Cup often follows the script for the first week or so. The big powers dominate headlines, attract most betting attention, and carry the highest expectations. Then an underdog changes the mood of the tournament. A smaller nation knocks out a favorite, reaches an unexpected stage, or forces elite teams into difficult matches. […]
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