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Getty Images Liverpool have a chance to extend their lead atop the Premier League table to eight points on Sunday when they travel to Southampton with hopes of picking up another win. The Reds are still in the midst of a strong start to life under new manager Arne Slot, who has lost just once since taking over the job …

Manchester City’s poor run worsened on Saturday when a 4-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspur extended their losing streak and pointed out a string of underlying problems that have plagued them all season long. Pep Guardiola’s side were dominant throughout, having nearly 60% of the ball and posting 14 more shots than the opposition. Spurs, however, took the lead just 13 …

LONDON — A pretty simple sport this. Your team has hit a creative rut that coincided with the absence of your primary playmaker? Get him back and all your problems evaporate. So yes, the semi-frequent leaden-footed attacking, sterile possession and clumsy decision-making that reared its unfamiliar head at Arsenal over the last two months was nothing more than a team …

Happy Friday, everybody! Get set for a huge soccer weekend across CBS, CBS Sports Golazo Network and Paramount+ with championship games, huge European matches and more. 📺 Footy Fix All times U.S./Eastern Friday, November 22🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL Championship: Plymouth Argyle vs. Watford, 3 p.m. ➡️ CBS Sports Golazo Network Saturday, November 23🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 EFL League One: Wrexham vs. Exeter City, 10 a.m. …

The Premier League table might tell you otherwise, but Tottenham’s start to the new season has been really rather impressive. You just need to observe it through the right lens. No team in England’s top flight has more non-penalty expected goals (npxG) than Ange Postecoglou’s, their 21.69 hovering very close to the two npxG per game mark that is the …

Legacies are on the line as the Washington Spirit and Orlando Pride meet in Kansas City for the NWSL final. The Pride could win their first title in club history while the Spirit look to become only the fifth team in NWSL history to win multiple titles. Two of the best teams in the league this season, the Pride and …

Arsenal return to Premier League action with a simple task ahead of them in the coming weeks. If they are to close the nine point gap on Liverpool they are going to need to get on the sort of winning run that has eluded them over the first 11 games of the campaign. Their first attempt could well be a …

Getty Images As the Orlando Pride prepare to take the pitch in the NWSL final, it’s a full circle moment for Marta. The only remaining player from Orlando’s previous playoff run in 2017, the Brazilian is playing in her first NWSL final ever with a chance to cement her legacy. But at 38 and being out of contract at the …

Racing Club and Cruzeiro meet at General Pablo Rojas in Asuncion for the CONMEBOL Copa Sudamericana final on Saturday. The Argentines fought back to edge Corinthians 4-3 on aggregate in the semifinals while the Brazilians narrowly overcame Lanus 1-0 to advance 2-1 over two legs. Racing Club will make their first appearance at a continental final since the 1989 Recopa …

Less than two weeks removed from blowing out the candles and celebrating her 38th birthday, Marta, one of the most influential and decorated players in women’s soccer history, was back on the pitch whipping crosses to her teammates in search of a breakthrough and arguing with referees for fouls and yellow cards. As Orlando Pride midfielder Summer Yates would tell …