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Olympic Soccer Preview: USWNT Out Avenge 2016 Failure; Brazil Wants To Defend Men’s Title

The U.S. women's soccer team is determined to make up for its quarterfinal exit in Rio and reassert their dominance at the Tokyo Olympics, while Brazil will aim to repeat as champion in the men's event after ending its long wait for gold in 2016.

The United States has won four of the six gold medals since a women's tournament was introduced to the Olympic programme at the Atlanta Games in 1996 and as current world champion it starts as clear favorite again.

¡Tenemos Lista! Estos Son Los Convocados De México Para Los Juegos Olímpicos De Tokio

El Tricolor Olímpico está confirmado. La lista de 22 jugadores que viajará a Tokio 2020 ha sido finalmente anunciada este lunes por el Comité Olímpico Mexicano y no presenta mayores sorpresas de lo que se rumoraba. 

En ese sentido, más que un anuncio de convocatoria, fue una ratificación de la lista preliminar. La organización del evento, por Covid-19 o posibles lesiones, permitió hacer listas de 22 jugadores en vez de 18, facilitando el trabajo del técnico Jaime Lozano, así como del resto de selecciones que participarán en el torneo, que comienza a finales de este mes.

Did You Know That The Stadium Ads We’re Seeing On TV Aren’t Really There?

This is going to be old news for those who are so wise in the ways of science, but for the rest of us who read A Brief History of Time and felt their mind quickly passing the event horizon and falling into a black hole, get ready for a similar experience.

This video from Twitter user @UltraLinx was the genesis for our new way of looking at life, the universe and everything. There’s been a paradigm shift. 

Newcastle Legend Henri Saivet Finally Leaves The Club After Eight Appearances In Six Seasons

In football, as in life, sometimes it's better to be lucky than to be good. And if you were a decent French-speaking footballer in the first half of the 2010s, there was a chance that Newcastle United's bulging pocket book and obsession with Ligue 1 players would make you a very rich man.

The "French Revolution" began after Newcastle's Premier League promotion in 2010, as the club signed French winger Hatem Ben Arfa and Ivorian holding midfielder Cheick Tioté. Ben Arfa and Tioté were just two of the 20+ French-speaking players Newcastle signed over the next half-decade.

Denmark vs. Czech Republic Prediction & Preview: One Fairy Tale Run Comes To An End

This could be the most underrated quarterfinal game of Euro 2020. Denmark and the Czech Republic have surpassed all expectations and have nothing to lose. The Danes have outscored their opponents 8-0 in the past two games and are a runaway train that no one can stop. Meanwhile, the Czechs have become the dark horse of the tournament and have no intentions of bowing out anytime soon. Read on for our Denmark vs Czech Republic prediction, preview and guide.

Un Vikingo En Puebla: Con Un Espectacular Video, La Franja Anuncia A Fernando Aristeguieta

El Puebla anunció la contratación del delantero venezolano Fernando Aristeguieta, proveniente del Mazatlán FC. La llegada del Colorado es para sustituir la baja del ahora internacional peruano Santiago Ormeño, quien se marchó al León.

La presentación del jugador, por cierto, fue maravillosa. La Franja subió un video a sus redes sociales y que a muchos seguro les recordó la serie Vikings de Netflix. Obviamente, nada es al azar: uno de los apodos de Aristeguieta es El Vikingo.

USMNT Gold Cup Roster Features 19 MLS Players — But There’s Still Some Spice There

Nineteen MLS players made the 23-man roster for the U.S. men's national team for the upcoming CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Head coach Gregg Berhalter's squad is seeking its seventh confederation championship and first since 2017.

Team USA confirmed its roster on Thursday.

Biggest Transfer Of The 21-22 Season? Jadon Sancho To Manchester United Is Confirmed

The England winger Jadon Sancho, the great hope and star of British soccer, is leaving his club Borussia Dortmund to join Manchester United in the English Premier League. This was announced on Thursday by the German club, which revealed that the Jadon Sancho transfer fee was about $100 million, a record figure for this summer market.

Meet Ben, The Englishman Who Doesn’t Speak Spanish Playing For Chile In Copa América

When you look at the Chile national team, one player might appear out of place. Ben Brereton is not your usual Chilean; he doesn’t even speak Spanish, the primary language spoken by the rest of the team. The English-Chilean forward had played with England's U19 and U20 national teams for almost five years before switching to Chile's squad this year for the Copa América.

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