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Nike Kicks Off New Season With Air Zoom Mercurial And Tiempo Upgrades

We're entering the final bend before fall, that time of year synonymous with the start of the European season and the first cleat launches of the campaign. A lot is going to be happening over the next couple months with the World Cup fast approaching, but Nike is up first with the "Lucent Pack," which introduces new color ways for the Air Zoom Superfly, Air Zoom Vapor, Tiempo Legend IX and Phantom GT II.

Nothing Sings Quite Like A Left-Footed Volley Off A Cross From The Right Wing

Central Córdoba swept past Rosario Central 3-0 on Monday night in a match that featured a candidate for the Argentine Primera División's goal of the season.

In the 23rd minute, 25-year-old winger Francisco González Metilli opened the scoring off a driven cross-field switch from Renzo López. Metilli let the ball run across his body before unleashing a left-footed volley from 18 yards out that flew across the face of goal and inside the far post. 

The visual effect of Metilli's strike is basically just the Bundesliga logo — this is pure technique.

6 Players To Avoid In Fantasy Premier League While Building Your Lineup

The 2022-23 Premier League season is almost upon us, meaning Fantasy managers around the planet are tinkering with their squads more often than Pep Guardiola on a Champions League semifinal night. 

England’s Brandi Chastain Moment? Not Quite — Chloe Kelly Reveals Alternate Inspiration

A record crowd cheering on the home nation at an iconic stadium on a steamy summer day. A dramatic winning strike followed by a ripped off jersey revealing a Nike sports bra. Take your pick: Brandi Chastain after winning the 1999 Women’s World Cup or the Chloe Kelly celebration after lifting England to its first European championship. 

England finally had its Brandi Chastain moment, though it turns out Kelly’s celebration wasn’t an homage to the USWNT star but to a man with two England caps to his name.  

Five Bold Premier League Bets For 2022-23

We are one week away from kicking off the 2022-23 Premier League season. As champion Manchester City celebrates and gets ready to defend its title, a slew of competitors will seek to dethrone it, headlined by Liverpool and new striker Darwin Núñez. Newly promoted Bournemouth, Fulham and Nottingham Forest will be finalizing their survival tactics, hoping to send down an established side instead.

NWSL Players Fought Hard For In-Season Vacation — They’re Vacationing Even Harder

When the NWSL players and league agreed to a landmark first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement in February, most of the focus was on guaranteeing players a living wage, and for good reason. But among the other benefits NWSL players carved out for themselves was a mandatory seven-day break in the middle of the season — an NWSL summer vacation. 

Here’s Who Premier League Teams Would Be If They Raced In Formula One

Here in the good ol’ US of A, we’re in that terrible time of year where most sports are in the middle of their offseason. For action-starved Premier League fans, there's no NBA, no NFL and no NHL to turn to. Worst of all, there's no World Cup. On the soccer side of things, I would highly recommend giving the Women’s Euros, MLS and NWSL a chance if you haven’t already. But for fans looking to freshen things up, why not give Formula One a go?

Arsenal Teams Up With KSI And Logan Paul Owned Prime Hydration

Arsenal has found a new sponsor for the upcoming season after the Gunners announced a partnership between themselves and drink company Prime Hydration on social media.

Prime is a collaborative effort between American content creator Logan Paul and British YouTuber turned music artist KSI. The pair created Prime Hydration in early 2022 and its meteoric rise includes a recent NASCAR sponsorship. Arsenal is the next brand to partner with the famous internet duo, and for KSI, it's “a childhood dream.”

Sydney Leroux Just Destroyed Every Former Boys High School Soccer Player With One IG Post

Sydney Leroux’s Instagram page is a marvel. Posts typically come in three types: showing off her adorable kids, trying to sell you something and, my personal favorite, her being a badass.

We’ll file this latest post under that final category. 

Leaked Photo Of Potential Fines For Aston Villa Players Includes … Birthday Cake And Flip-Flop Fines?

A leaked photo has gone viral reportedly laying out the various Aston Villa fines players could face if they step out of line. The fines range from normal to bizarre, including some that come at a rate of $240 for each minute a player is late.

Aston Villa Fines For Players

Bad time to be late to a meeting according to these Aston Villa fines

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