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Leicester get a first taste of League One Leicester City kick off their League One campaign away to Notts County on Saturday. The club were English champions ten years ago. They were still in the Premier League little more than a year ago. Two straight relegations later, the Foxes are back in the third tier…

MLS: Herrington’s $17m move to Hull sets a league record

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18 years old, 18 matches, $17 million Lucas Herrington has played 18 matches for the Colorado Rapids. That is over. The 18-year-old Australian defender leaves for Hull City in the Premier League for an initial $17 million, rising to $23 million with add-ons. No MLS club has ever sold a defender for more. Colorado had…

MLS: San Jose’s slide runs into an unbeaten St. Louis

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Eleven minutes that came at a cost August 1, Cincinnati. San Jose led 2-1 with 11 minutes left. The Earthquakes then shipped three goals and lost 4-2. From potential Western Conference leaders, they dropped to third, a point behind Vancouver and LAFC. Bruce Arena made no excuses. “We have to be a smarter team, communicate…

MLS: LAFC’s goals have dried up with San Diego in town

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One goal. Then another. Then another. Four straight matches, one goal each time. LAFC aren’t sinking, but they’re stuck in the mud, and it’s starting to show. A month ago it was the other way around. Ten goals in three MLS games in July, a side on the move, three wins and a draw since…

Football: Sam Kerr hits 80 NWSL goals in Gotham win

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Sam Kerr scored the winner and became the first player to reach 80 NWSL regular-season goals as Gotham came from behind to beat Kansas City 2-1.

LaLiga: Cristian Romero joins Atletico and Simeone gets his warrior

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Eighty-one goals conceded, and then this signing Atletico shipped 81 goals in 61 matches last season. For a club built on controlled suffering and ugly 1-0 wins, that number was closer to an identity crisis than a bad run. Cristian Romero is the answer. The 28-year-old Argentina centre-back has left Tottenham for Madrid, signing until…

MLS: Nashville host Miami with top spot on the line

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Two-week wait for a showdown Nashville SC host Inter Miami in the early hours of Saturday into Sunday. Top spot in the Eastern Conference is on the line. Both clubs come back from a 15-day break for the Leagues Cup. The record is the same and not much to brag about: one win, two defeats…

Ligue 1: Ciro Immobile retires at 36

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Immobile hangs up his boots at 36 Ciro Immobile ended his career on Friday night. The Italian striker announced the news on his social media accounts, and Paris FC confirmed it soon after. Few saw it coming. Immobile was under contract until 2027 and was due to spend a second season in the capital. He…

Ligue 2: Saint-Etienne see off Clermont and stay top

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