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The W-League Semifinals Are Set In Australia

The ninth regular season of the W-League is coming to a close as the top teams will play in the W-League semifinals this weekend.

The 2016/17 playoffs will feature three former champions: Sydney FC, Canberra United and Melbourne City, as well as Perth Glory. The nine team league had a clinch breakaway top four as the season began to wind down, which ended with a five-point gap between fourth and fifth. At one point during the season all four of the top clubs held the first position in the table. 

Snapchat Releases Football-Inspired Selfie Lenses For European Fans

Snapchat knows how to keep us entertained. The popular social media platform recently paired up with Europe’s top football clubs to debut a series of lenses for fans to show their support. 

The new lenses are available for fans of Arsenal, Chelsea, Everton, Liverpool, Manchester City, PSG, Marseille, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Juventus, Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid and Barcelona. Those who are fans of these clubs will only be able to use the virtual face filters at each team’s respective stadium for the rest of the season. 

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Showed Up To An Awards Ceremony In Street Clothes Because His Luggage Got Lost

Borussia Dortmund and Gabon National Team striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dressed a little different from his contemporaries at the African Player of the Year gala. Aubameyang, who won the award last year, showed up in street clothes, apparently because his luggage got lost.

Mohd Faiz Subri Won The Puskas Award With This Incredible Free Kick

You might not have had much time to watch the Malaysian Super League this year, but you definitely have time to watch this goal scored by Mohd Faiz Subri, deemed by FIFA to be the best goal of 2016.

That's right, Subri's incredible strike has won him the Puskas Award.

We don't have much to say about the goal, which really speaks for itself. Look at that curve!

Rwanda FA Bans Witchcraft After Strange Mid-Game Ritual Yields Goal

A surreal occurrence in the Rwandan Premier League has led to a ban of all witchcraft by the country’s football association. While the following was one of a number of incidents which preceded the ban, none are more bizarre than what happened in a Rwandan Premier League match between Mukura Victory and Rayon Sports.

With Rayon Sports losing 1-0, one of their players, Moussa Camara, was captured on film appearing to place a small object against his opponent's goalpost. 

Should Video Replay Reviews Continue In Soccer?

Video replay made its first appearance in the world of football at the FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. We all appreciate FIFA for at least willing to experiment the replay system and see how it would work, but it’s fair to say that escalated quickly.

Your Weekend Guide To Soccer Online And On TV

Below is your full guide to every soccer match happening this weekend, December 2-5, 2016, including kickoff times, channels and online live streaming options.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Online Providers

beIN Sports Connect

go90

Fox Sports Go

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Your Weekend Guide To Soccer Online And On TV

Below is a full recap of every soccer match happening this weekend, November 25-28, 2016, including kickoff times, channels and online live streaming options.

All times listed are Eastern Standard Time.

Online Providers

beIN Sports Connect

go90

Fox Sports Go

foxsoccer2go.com

Oh Cool. The18 Got A New Website

Hi there.

If you're reading this, and you've read The18 in the past, you've probably noticed the website looks different. (If not, look around! Pretty cool, right?)

It looks different because we (and by "we" I mean upper management, not me) decided the old version of the website was not cutting the mustard. So we (and by "we" I now mean our web developers, not me) built a new version.

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