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MLS opens its 30th season today as the biggest soccer league in the world. Its vastness is an emblem of its success ... and also a problem. The league is way too large to digest. So here, I hope, is a digestible preview: sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

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Lily Yohannes. Difference-maker. Ceiling-lifter. Game-changer. sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

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Yes, Lionel Messi can do it on a freezing cold night in Kansas. (or Stoke, or Antarctica, etc.) sports.yahoo.com/soccer/artic...

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Welcome to Dangerously Cold Soccer season. 4°F for Colorado-LAFC tonight, 4°F for Sporting KC-Inter Miami tomorrow, wind chills below zero. They'll be two of the coldest soccer games ever. And there's no room on the calendar for further postponements... sports.yahoo.com/inter-miami-...

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The story of Man United's humiliating season is, of course, a story about Man United's decay. But it's also a story about the Premier League. The EPL now has as much $£€ and talent as the rest of the Big 5 leagues combined. So, its middle punishes mediocrity. sports.yahoo.com/why-manchest...

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Change is always on the American soccer horizon. But the next couple years are especially full of possibility — and uncertainty. A piece on how 2025 and 2026 (and beyond) could shape the sport in the U.S. forever: sports.yahoo.com/how-the-next...

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BREAKING: The USL intends to launch a 12- to 14-team Division One league in 2027-28. USL believes the U.S. is more than capable of accommodating more D1 teams. “If soccer in the country is truly going to grow, it's going to grow outside of 30 or 32 markets." www.nytimes.com/athletic/612...

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“The president is openly violating the law and Constitution on a daily basis" www.nytimes.com/2025/02/07/b...

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How Emma Hayes hopes to revolutionize U.S. women's soccer — far beyond the USWNT. “I want people to be uncomfortable,” she says. And she wants you to consider “how [you]'ve been viewing the women's game through [a] male lens.” sports.yahoo.com/how-emma-hay...

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The NWSL has agreed to pay $5 million in restitution to players who've suffered abuse. In a settlement with three Attorneys General, it also agreed to ongoing oversight by the AGs. More here, and to come: sports.yahoo.com/nwsl-will-pa...

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In famine-stricken Sudan, soup kitchens that feed hundreds of thousands have shut down. In Thailand, refugees with life-threatening diseases have been turned away by hospitals. In Ukraine, residents on the frontlines may go without firewood in mid-winter. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/31/w...

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If you took everyone saved by USAid's immunization work and put them in the Superdome, it would be full. And require 37 more Superdomes. Each year. A look at what's at risk when Musk and Trump blindly rip through the government for applause. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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new Champions League format = same (Western) European Champions League. All 24 knockout round teams come from within the circle.

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The Champions League knockout round bracket, pending Friday's draw, for those still confused. (Essentially, each playoff team has two possible opponents. Each top-8 team has four possible opponents in the Round of 16.) sports.yahoo.com/live/champio...

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Interview with, and feature on, Weston McKennie. We chatted about... ⚽ being "out of the project," then back in, again, at Juve ⚔️ "double-edged sword" of playing every position (even left back!) 📅 "overwhelming" schedules 🇺🇸 Club World Cup or Gold Cup this summer? sports.yahoo.com/weston-mcken...

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The new Champions League format is so damn forgiving that, after all that — multiple collapses, only 2 wins in 7 — Man City just has to beat Brugge at home to advance. sports.yahoo.com/champions-le...

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No, these LA wildfires probably won't impact the 2026 World Cup or 2028 Olympics. (And that's very far from the top concern right now.) But they will amplify debates about the merits, risks and true cost of hosting the Games: sports.yahoo.com/how-the-los-...

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The thorniest issue of the 2026 World Cup: visas. Will fans be able to get them? And players/staff? Will this massive global event really be "inclusive"? A deep dive on discussions between FIFA and the U.S. govt, festering concerns, + more: sports.yahoo.com/the-2026-wor...

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The thorniest issue of the 2026 World Cup: visas. Will fans be able to get them? And players/staff? Will this massive global event really be "inclusive"? A deep dive on discussions between FIFA and the U.S. govt, festering concerns, + more: sports.yahoo.com/the-2026-wor...

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The 2027 and 2031 Women's World Cups will be broadcast live in the U.S., in English and Spanish, exclusively by... Netflix. sports.yahoo.com/netflix-sign...

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Club World Cup tickets are on sale ... via Ticketmaster, and will be subject to what FIFA is calling "adaptive pricing." It's $379 for an upper-deck ticket to the opener. It's over $100 for any ticket to any Seattle group game. And those prices could change. More: sports.yahoo.com/fifas-us-bon...

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Today is the (terribly opaque) end of World Cup bidding as we know it. Quick 🧵, starting with a piece on how we got here: sports.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia...

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The soon-to-be-confirmed 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia is utterly, intricately scandalous. Qatar all over again? "The scope and scale of risk ... is much, much bigger." FIFA's process? "A sham from start to finish." "An elaborate fix." sports.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia...

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The soon-to-be-confirmed 2034 World Cup in Saudi Arabia is utterly, intricately scandalous. Qatar all over again? "The scope and scale of risk ... is much, much bigger." FIFA's process? "A sham from start to finish." "An elaborate fix." sports.yahoo.com/saudi-arabia...

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MLS is blessed with "unbelievable opportunity"... but still seems content with slow, methodical growth. When asked about changes to spending rules, Don Garber said: “I don't anticipate anything significant happening in the next couple years." sports.yahoo.com/as-messi-202...

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How the LA Galaxy, after a barren decade, surged back to the top of MLS by de-emphasizing celebrity: sports.yahoo.com/from-star-ta...

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Philly, Miami get 8 Club World Cup games apiece, Atlanta 6, MetLife 9 — including both semifinals + the final. Four weekday afternoon games at MetLife. Semis at 3pm ET. Attendance will be fascinating. Schedule seems to prioritize TV over in-stadium audience. More: sports.yahoo.com/live/club-wo...

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The 2025 Club World Cup schedule is here: - new start date: Saturday, June 14. (Inter Miami-Al Ahly kickoff is 8 p.m. ET) - Two groups entirely on the west coast, in LA and Seattle: Sounders group, + Group E (Inter Milan, River, Monterrey, Urawa Reds) - near-identical cadence to Qatar 2022 schedule

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Lionel Messi is the 2024 MLS MVP — despite only playing half the season. Unprecedented in major U.S. sports. (Also, tightest voting margin for MLS MVP in at least a decade. Cucho second with 33.7% to Messi's 38.4%) sports.yahoo.com/lionel-messi...

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The full Club World Cup draw: sports.yahoo.com/live/club-wo...

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Covering (and explaining) the Club World Cup draw live right here: sports.yahoo.com/live/club-wo... Feat. an explanation of why you should think of Pots 1 and 2 as four distinct pots: 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B

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