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  US Men’s National Team faces Mexico in first significant test post-COPA America

  The USMNT takes on rival Mexico tonight in nippy Columbus, Ohio. Can the revamped Yanks get a win?

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  MLS Playoffs: Who has the best chance of getting out of the second leg alive?

  Sometime in the afternoon last Sunday, MLS was at its most predictable. Two home teams had sneaked by visiting favorites with 1-0 scores. In Los Angeles’ cas...

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  All you need to know about the MLS Conference Semifinals

  MLS playoffs roll on with a whole bucket of games this weekend.

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  Here’s why the West’s former best are now trying just not to lose

  Can Darlington Nagbe and the Portland Timbers rediscover their 2015 magic?

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  MLS: How the Red Bulls and NYC FC turned their seasons around

  Learn how NYC FC and the New York Red Bulls have turned their MLS seasons around.

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  USMNT’s toughest competition in Cuba/Kiwi friendlies is each other

  The US Men’s National Team competes against Cuba and New Zealand, but the real competition might be for roster slots.

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  What comes next for Clint Dempsey, Seattle and the USMNT?

  The USMNT and Seattle Sounders are fine without Clint Dempsey, but that doesn’t mean soccer isn’t done with Deuce. Asher Kohn breaks down what...

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  MLS: Can FC Dallas win every single thing in the USA in 2016? (Maybe!)

  Is F.C. Dallas the favorite to win the MLS Cup, the Supporters’ Shield and the US Open Cup this season?

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  MLS: What will be the impact of Landon Donovan’s return to the LA Galaxy?

  With Landon Donovan’s return to MLS what should Galaxy fans expect?

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  This week’s USMNT matches are a glimpse at the post-Dempsey future

  Clint Dempsey won’t be on the #USMNT forever and that’s okay. Jozy Altidore is ready to lead the red, white and blue into the future.

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  Everything you need to know about this year’s UEFA Champions League (and some things you don’t)

  UEFA announced the Champions League draw this week, Asher Kohn breaks down everything you need to know for the group stage.

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  Is Jozy Altidore back? Is he enough to push Toronto over the top?

  Toronto travels to Philly and the LA Galaxy venture out east to face NYCFC in the biggest MLS games of the weekend.

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  10 things that will happen in the Premier League this season less surprising than a Leicester City trophy run

  The Premier League is back, with a new name and a whole lot more money. The rich got richer over the offseason, with Manchester United grabbing two of the bi...

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  MLS Transfer window is closed, Colorado and Philly look to be the winners

  Find out the winners and losers at the close of the MLS transfer window!

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  Liverpool-Barcelona in London highlights International Champions Cup weekend matches

  The 2016 International Champions Cup continues the final stretch of its U.S.A./Europe leg, we already saw Real Madrid take down Bayern Munich and AC Milan fa...

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  The All-Entertainment Team for the MLS All-Star Game

  The roster of MLS All-Stars who are going to take on Arsenal is set. It is largely who anyone predicted. They will be wearing very blue uniforms. They will l...

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  Jordan Hamilton, Wil Trapp, and all the other reasons to watch MLS in the second half

  When a stateside soccer fan is coming down from the high of Portugal’s improbable run to European domination, or Chile gleefully chomp their way through the ...

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  Les Bleus’ Paul Pogba could be enough to topple Portugal in Euro 2016 finale

  France was able to withstand an hour of German pressure – insert your own Maginot Line joke here– and come out the Euro semifinal with a 2-0 victory and a da...

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  If Iceland can be successful in the Euro Cup, why can’t #USMNT compete in Copa?

  As Karni Arnason leapt over Wayne Rooney and headed the ball onto Ragnar Sigurdsson’s foot, he didn’t just get the game-tying assist. He also made American h...

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  USMNT tries to frustrate Argentina, ends up frustrating themselves

  It is not like the United States stood much of a chance against Argentina in the Copa America semifinals. The safest thing to do was to keep men behind the b...

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  USMNT advances in Copa America, but not like they drew it up

  It was less than two weeks ago when I wrote that the US Men’s National Team was relying on hope and completely hopeless. Five goals, none conceded, and a man...

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  Copa America: Colombia proves USMNT can’t rely on hope alone

  SANTA CLARA, California— There was an air of optimism in the light rail car. Part of this was because there is always an air of optimism in Silicon Valley, a...

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  Is this Copa America the #USMNT’s best chance at winning?

  The United States kicks off the Copa America Centenario this weekend in the Bay Area and every true-blooded American will be hoping for a draw. This is, to b...

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  Copa America has MLS players (and fans) partying like it’s 1994

  It’s a week before the Copa America kicks off in Levi’s Stadium and America’s biggest soccer summer since 1994 hits. The rosters are set, the players are in ...

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  Most people are asking the wrong question on the USWNT wage gap issue

  The US Women’s soccer players have a case against the soccer federation. I mean this both legally, in that they are literally filing a claim against the Fede...

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  Kei Kamara from Columbus to New England could change the balance in the MLS East

  Apparently the cause for Columbus’ woes was their all-everything goalscorer. Kei Kamara being shipped to New England this past week for the MLS equivalent of...

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  MLS: Columbus Crew gasping for air, RLS and Colorado on a collision course

  It’s remarkable that Columbus Crew have been so bad this year that jokes about John Kasich’s presidential campaign have (almost) gone by the wayside. T...

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  WYWS: Leicester claims EPL title, Spurs fall to OKC in bizarre finish, Cavs draw first blood, Penguins outlast Caps

  Welcome to another segment of While You Were Sleeping. A lot happens in sports, even when you’re busy doing other non-sports-y stuff. So here are the top hea...

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  Why Real Salt Lake is better than your favorite team

  Two facts. The first is that, statistically speaking, you are not a Real Salt Lake fan. Second; RSL has yet to lose this season. We can conclude, from this t...

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  Tommy McNamara Is Quietly Taking New York (and the MLS) by Storm

  McNamara has become a star in a system made for other people.

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