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MLS expansion fee enters the stratosphere — who can afford it?

Major League Soccer's ambition of being a true player in the world's club game by the 2026 World Cup is slowly being realized. 

The league's 28th season kicks off Saturday with a new team (St. Louis City SC), a new 10-year partnership with Apple TV (worth $250M per season) that's available in over 100 countries and Tuesday's announcement of a three-year extension with Audi that pays a multimillion-dollar fee annually.

Trabzonspor fans honor rescue workers before emotional victory in Turkey

Soccer in Turkey has been a distant afterthought after the Feb. 6 earthquake that's claimed the lives of over 42,000 people.

The domestic Süper Lig has been postponed while two clubs — Gaziantep and Hatayspor — have withdrawn from the league. Hatayspor's Christian Atsu is still missing while recovery efforts continue in both Turkey and Syria.

Dortmund fans unveil one of the greatest tifos ever seen ahead of Chelsea match

Take a bow Borussia Dortmund fans. The latest Dortmund tifo vs. Chelsea on Wednesday was an absolute masterpiece.

Signal Iduna Park is one of the cathedrals of European football. Its famous Yellow Wall holds 25,000 fans, always brings the noise and has a history of unveiling the best tifos you’ll ever see.

Wednesday was no exception as the Yellow Wall produced this.

Dortmund Tifo vs. Chelsea

FIFA Club World Cup begins this week — can the Seattle Sounders fight and win against Real Madrid?

RABAT - Real Madrid are favorites for a record-extending fifth success at the Club World Cup, and in the process keeping up European dominance over South America in the annual tournament, which kicks off in Morocco on Wednesday.

Real, who won previously in 2014 and then three successive tournaments from 2016 to 2018, are on course for a showdown with Flamengo of Brazil in the final but both must play a semifinal match first before they can set up an intriguing decider in Rabat on Feb. 11.

Incredible scenes as 37,000 women and children cheer on club in Brazil after men were banned

If you’re looking to find some videos that will give you goosebumps, then you’ve come to the right place. Videos of Athletico Paranaense fans have gone viral and for a special reason.

The Brazilian club is currently serving a ban on fans due to fights breaking out in the stadium. There was one loophole with the ban: only men were barred from attending the games.

Women and children were allowed to watch the team and so what the club did was make the entry fee for games one kilogram of non-perishable food. The turnout was spectacular.

Ranking the 10 best Major League Soccer stadiums

As Major League Soccer enters its 28th season, one example of the league's growing strength is just how difficult it is to determine which 10 stadiums you'd like to visit most. 

Chelsea-Liverpool WSL match lasts 5 minutes because the pitch is an ice rink

A match with big implications at both ends of the Women's Super League table between Chelsea and Liverpool was abandoned Sunday after parts of the Kingsmeadow pitch were quickly determined to be icy beyond playability.

With freezing weather gripping England, the contest only lasted five minutes before safety concerns ended the afternoon for players and spectators. A viral video showcasing those five minutes is all you need to see.

Lo estrenó el Bofo: ¿Qué diablos hace Chivas con este cuerno gigante en el Akron?

Chivas quiso armar una fiesta para su primer partido de local en el Clausura 2023. Para eso desplegó un atractivo espectáculo en el Estadio Akron, el cual incluyó un número artístico, un show de luces y una serie de fuegos de artificio. El plato central, sin embargo, fue el estreno de un cuerno gigante para llamar y prender a toda la afición rojiblanca.

Lamentablemente, al final del partido lo que menos hubo fue fiesta.

Here are the 2023 Women’s World Cup stadiums in AUS/NZ from smallest to biggest

Australia and New Zealand have a big summer ahead of them as the two neighbors will host the Women’s World Cup for the first time in history. Here’s a look at the 2023 Women’s World Cup stadiums that will host the 32 teams competing in the tournament.

New Zealand will have four stadiums while Australia gets six. Here’s how it looks on the map.

Premier League dominates latest list of the world's 20 richest clubs

Manchester City have topped the Deloitte Football Money League for the second year in a row as the world's highest revenue-generating club in the 2021-22 season in which fans returned to stadiums as COVID-19 restrictions were eased.

Abu Dhabi-owned City generated total revenue of $790.65 million, followed by Real Madrid ($771.42 million) and Liverpool ($758.45 million).

City's rivals Manchester United generated $744.41 million and Paris St Germain made $706.59 million.

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