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Taylor Twellman Questions Wayne Rooney’s Commitment After Boneheaded Red Card

With last night’s 2-1 defeat to the New York Red Bulls at Audi Field, D.C. United’s chances of hosting a Conference Quarterfinal playoff game took a massive blow. The Red Bulls leapfrogged United in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with the victory, and any chance of a United win was effectively damned by Wayne Rooney’s straight red card in the 24th minute. 

Wayne Rooney Red Card Vs. NYRB

Australia’s Olympic Hopes Hit After Star U23 Player Gives Up Football For Rap

In the penultimate match of the Newcastle Jets’ 2018-19 A-League season, 22-year-old right winger Joe Champness highlighted his potential with two goals and an assist in a 6-1 demolition of the Brisbane Roar. Standing at nearly 6-3 and with two goals in three appearances for Australia’s U-23 side, Champness clearly has all the tools of an exciting young professional.

Real Salt Lake’s Mike Petke Absolutely Deserved To Be Fired And Now He Needs To Shut Up

Late on Sunday night, Real Salt Lake announced an end to the tenure of controversial head coach Mike Petke. 

Arsenal’s Ozil, Kolasinac To Be Held Out Of Sunday’s Match For Security Concerns

A couple weeks ago, Arsenal’s Mesut Özil and Sead Kolasinac were held at knife-point in an attempted carjacking. Kolasinac became an instant legend when he fought the attackers off with only his beefy fists.

Now the two Gunners are reportedly at further risk and will be held out of Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Newcastle at St. James’ Park on Sunday. 

What If The Democratic Presidential Primaries Were Decided By Soccer?

Anyone who has watched the first four nights of Democratic presidential primaries debates this summer can attest: There are too many candidates, too little time for real dialogue and too many old white dudes. 

But we here at The18 have an idea to fix all of this. Instead of deciding the Democratic presidential candidate based on boring things like debates and voting, the DNC’s nominee should be picked based on something we can all agree is great: soccer.

We have a feeling it would go something like this:

These Zodiac Signs Are The Most Likely To Flop And Cheat On The Soccer Pitch

Oh no.

How did we get here? Why are there horoscopes on the hallowed pages of The18.com? Why aren’t there more extremely interesting transfer mongerings like the ones over at ESPN FC? (Sources: Man Utd pray Dybala arrives in transfer exchange for Phil Jones . . . Sources: Coutinho rejects Tottenham and mind-body dualism . . . Sources: We don't have any sources.) 

These astrological signs better at least be rooted in scientific fact, The18, or I’m going batshit crazy in the comments section. You're not ready to feel the wrath of my keyboard.

Workers In Qatar Go On Strike Due To Inhumane Conditions

Video footage has circulated around social media of construction workers in Qatar going on strike in response to the inhumane working conditions they have dealt with during stadium construction for the upcoming 2022 World Cup. The strike began on Sunday with thousands of workers protesting on the outskirts of one of their work-sites.

The Colorado Rapids Are Being Affected By The Plague — Yes, The Black Death

The Colorado Rapids are being affected by the plague. And we don’t mean a plague of poor play — we’re actually talking about the Black Death.

An outbreak of sylvatic plague among flea-infested black-tailed prairie dogs in areas of Adams County, home of the Rapids’ Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado, has led to the MLS club altering plans for its Saturday night match against the Montreal Impact.

New Wigan Mascot Is Truly The Stuff Of Nightmares

We here at The18 are all for clubs doing goofy, weird, absurd and just strange things in the spirit of differentiating themselves, so we were excited to see this new Wigan mascot unveiled Friday.

And yet, I can’t help but think this anthropomorphic pie will haunt my dreams for years to come. 

Former USMNT Star Jermaine Jones Criticizes Women's Equal Pay Suit, Tells Them To Stop 'Screaming'

Apparently not everyone is on board with the USWNT equal-pay suit. In an interview with the news site TooFab, former USMNT player Jermaine Jones openly criticized the action, stating that some women are making more money in the NWSL than men in MLS, while also claiming that the NWSL is league where “you can say that you suck” and you still get paid.

Jones' comments stem from the fact that members of the USWNT receive a guaranteed extra bonus of around $60,000 for playing in the NWSL, an incentive to draw American talent to the league.

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