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Clint Dempsey’s Inspired Return From Heart Condition Wins Him MLS Comeback Player Of The Year

Clint Dempsey, the all-time leading goal scorer in USMNT history was named Comeback Player of the Year by Major League Soccer on Wednesday, just edging out Columbus’ Federico Higuain. Dempsey missed much of the second half of the 2016 season with an irregular heartbeat but returned in 2017 to score 12 goals. 

Viking Invasion: Three Nordic Teams Advance To The World Cup For The First Time In History

Denmark and Sweden World Cup qualification is historic. For the first time in history, three Nordic teams have qualified to the World Cup.

Iceland, Sweden and Denmark will be leading a full-on Viking invasion of Russia next summer. 

However, this is not the first time there has been a massive Scandinavian incursion into Russia. 

Interestingly, historians argue it was the Rus — an ancient Viking tribe of Swedish origin — who first came to modern Russia in the ninth century AD.

Cryptic Zlatan Tweet Kicks Off Excellent Game Of World Cup "Will He Or Won't He?"

Sweden National Team manager Janne Andersson would like all of you to know that there is NO WAY Sweden's all-time goalscorer and all-around entertainment generator Zlatan Ibrahimovic is going to play for Sweden at the World Cup, which they just qualified for, much to the chagrin of Italy. So just get that out of your heads. Zlatan, the man who once said "a World Cup without me is nothing to watch" is not going to play in the World Cup. He is retired from international football and currently rehabbing an awful knee injury. IT IS NOT HAPPENING.

Christian Pulisic Provides Thoughtful USMNT Commentary For A Pleasant Change Of Pace

Leave it to 19-year-old Christian Pulisic to provide some much-needed perspective on the USMNT’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. In a current political climate that does not often favor communicating thoughtful, introspective sentiments, Pulisic finally spoke up on the state of U.S. soccer with a thought-provoking, well-written article in The Player’s Tribune released on Monday.

Cristiano Ronaldo And Georgina Rodriguez Welcome Newborn Daughter, Alana Martina

Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed his fourth child into the world following the birth of Alana Martina as announced on Twitter. The mother is 22-year-old Spanish model Georgina Rodriguez, who’s been dating the Portuguese star since 2016.

“Alana Martina has just been born! Both Geo and Alana are fine! We are all very happy!” read the message accompanying the photo on Twitter. 

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