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Congrats, you made it through the week and it's time to forget about politics and global pandemics and gather around a true water-cooler topic: the Fantasy Premier League. I'm currently in the process of improving the current algorithm, and a fresh data-driven article about that will be out soon. I'm sure you're all thrilled with that news, so stay tuned. 

Tottenham’s Eric Dier shocked viewers during an intense EFL Cup tie with Chelsea when he abruptly departed the field to use the facilities. The moment only got more embarrassing when Jose Mourinho chased down the tunnel after Dier to encourage his player to finish his business faster.

On Tuesday the FIFA 21 soundtrack was revealed. Like the previous edition, there are separate tracklists for the regular mode and the Volta street mode, but we’ll be focusing on the 36 tracks that comprise the one that people actually play.

I’m happy to report that while I initially recognized some of the artists — LA Priest, Louis the Child and Tame Impala among them – I hadn’t yet heard a single track off this playlist, which amounts to roughly two hours of listening time.

I gagged on my toast when I Googled “epl scores” and saw Leicester City putting the hammer down on last season’s runner-up, Manchester City. The Foxes 5-2 demolition of City had me wondering what was the worse loss City had ever suffered.

The year 2020 has brought us horrible nightmares that will plague us for some time. On the bright side, this span of 366 days — I forgot this year was a leap year — has produced some amazing goals thus far. Sporting Lisbon’s U-23 prodigy Loide Augusto scored one of the best goals of 2020 in a match against Benfica on Thursday.

This isn’t your standard bicycle kick. Bask in the glory of this Puskás-worthy gem.

Do you ever find yourself browsing through old Facebook photos late at night wondering why you chose to post some of the photos you did? I recently came across some old gems from my youth soccer days, and as I tried not to cringe at that chunk of hair I purposely left out of my ponytail I realized some moments from those days are worth remembering. Here are 10 things every soccer girl will *hopefully* remember from the good old days.