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It Was A Big Week For Soccer Fans Who Own A Nintendo Switch

If you’re like our dear friend and colleague David Moore, you’re still playing Wii Sports every week on your dilapidated Wii, reliving the glory days of motion-control gaming. Or maybe you’ve still got that old GameCube working so you can play Super Mario Strikers when you grow tired of the FIFA grind. 

Senegal Returns Home To Epic Celebrations After President Declares National Holiday

A triumphant Senegal team returned to the nation's capital of Dakar on Monday holding the trophy the country's populace has so long craved. 

After a series of near misses dating back to 1965 — including runners-up finishes in both 2002 and 2019 — the Lions of Teranga are finally able to call themselves champions of Africa after defeating Egypt in the AFCON final on Sunday. 

La Liga MX Se Va Del FIFA: Detalles De Su Acuerdo De Exclusividad Con eFootball

En el FIFA 23 (o como quiera que se llame el próximo videojuego de fútbol de EA Sports) no habrá Liga MX. O al menos no con los nombres oficiales de sus equipos y jugadores. 

¿Hora de un CDMX FC, un FC Guadalajara y un Guanajuato United? Vaya a saber uno. Lo que sí es una certeza es que el acuerdo que venía desde 2005 se termina y que los jefes del fútbol mexicano decidieron buscar otros horizontes.

USMNT Players’ Instagrams Tell Us How They Really Felt About That Cold Weather Game

After the USMNT beat Honduras 3-0 in frigid Minnesota, Christian Pulisic was visibly annoyed at having to answer questions from a Fox Sports reporter about scoring a brace when he only scored one goal (he had one disallowed by offside). He just wanted to get inside and warm up, and who can blame him when the weather was so miserable two Honduran players reportedly had to be treated for mild hypothermia. 

The Thoughts And Notes Of A Spectator From 'The Coldest Game Ever'

The USMNT is one step away from qualifying for the World Cup after taking care of business on Wednesday night against an already eliminated Honduras side in "the coldest game ever."

I was on hand in Saint Paul to watch Kellyn Acosta again demonstrate why those who mocked his nomination for 2021 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year deserve to be ostracized from our country and to see Christian Pulisic exorcise that lecherous demon known as Thomas Tuchel.

Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton And A Minion Join Andrés Cantor For An Epic Goooool! Call In New Telemundo Super Bowl Ad

The legendary Andrés Cantor is already warming up to bring you some World Cup gooooooooooooool calls this fall. The announcer will be the main voice of Telemundo in Qatar, and while he practices, he is also teaching America the right way to do it.

Or at least that's what I see in the 2022 World Cup Mic-Dropping Goal Call, the ad Telemundo will broadcast on Feb. 13 during Super Bowl LVI between Los Angeles Rams and Cincinnati Bengals.

Crystal Dunn’s Out There 6 Months Pregnant, Putting In That Work

Crystal Dunn is expecting her first child in May, but that’s not stopping her from getting in some touches. Video of Crystal Dunn training pregnant was posted to her social media accounts on Tuesday, and she’s still putting in that work six months pregnant.

Who Is The Tom Brady Of Soccer?

Tom Brady officially announced his retirement via a long social media post on Tuesday, confirming ESPN’s reports from Saturday that one of the NFL’s all-time greats was hanging up his cleats. Love him or hate him, he won seven Super Bowls, making him the most successful NFL player ever. It got us thinking at The18: Who is the Tom Brady of soccer?

Tim Akinola's Dundee Confusion And The Peculiar Link Between Scotland And Nigeria

A bit of confusion arose when Arsenal U-23 midfielder Tim Akinola received an offer for his first senior loan spell with Dundee United, and understandably so.

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