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Mo Salah Left Out Of ESPN World Fame 100, ESPN Still Doesn't Get Soccer

The ESPN World Fame 100 has a glaring absence from its list this year, and it's a bit of a head scratcher. Last year's ESPN World Fame 100 list included Mo Salah as the 100th most famous athlete in the world.

FC Cincinnati To Join MLS And Begin Play In 2019

FC Cincinnati, the USL darlings that averaged over 21,000 spectators per game last season while also achieving a historic run to the 2017 U.S.

U.S. Could Have Widespread Legalized Sports Betting By The 2022 World Cup

Soccer fans in the U.S. will soon have an easier time placing bets on matches. The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn PASPA (Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act) means legalized sports betting is now a states' rights issue.

A Southampton Winner Would Be Worth More Than A Picasso Masterpiece

In today's fixture between Southampton and Swansea City, more than $100 million will be on the line. Largely based on TV revenue, that's a conservative estimate of the cost of relegation to the Championship. 

This Club Season Reeked Of An Unavoidable European Super League

“The world is changed. I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost; for none now live who remember it.” -What middle-aged soccer fans will be saying come 2040  

FIFA Gets $25 Billion Offer — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Let’s be honest, no one really watches the Club World Cup. If your team is in it, you might try to figure out what obscure channel is televising its matches, but in reality you’ll probably just try to catch the highlights on some cool soccer website like The18.com. 

Manchester City Turns Tinder Blue

Manchester City may not have been able to do much in its Champions League match against Liverpool on Wednesday, but on Thursday they found a match that more appropriately suits the club’s tactics — a match for financial gain. The Citizens turned Tinder blue on Thursday, announcing a multi-year partnership with the dating app with a giant, sky-blue Tinder blimp. 

Floyd Mayweather Talks Newcastle Takeover And Luring Cristiano Ronaldo To Tyneside

In an absurd twist of events with zero foundation in practicality, Floyd Mayweather was recently asked by British tabloid the Sunday Daily Star whether he’d ever consider investing in an English football club, and, given the fact that Mike Ashley publicly put Newcastle United up for sale last year, what about the Tyneside-based team in particular?

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