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How Set-Piece Planning Feels Like Red-Zone Installation

How Set-Piece Planning Feels Like Red-Zone Installation

An insightful comparison of how soccer set-pieces and football's red-zone offense rely on the same principles of meticulous planning and execution.
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5 Strikers Who Feel Like Closers in the Final Minutes

5 Strikers Who Feel Like Closers in the Final Minutes

A look at five modern strikers who, like baseball's best closers, bring a sense of inevitability and dread to opponents in the final minutes.
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How Group Stage Math Feels Like an NFL Playoff Race

How Group Stage Math Feels Like an NFL Playoff Race

Explaining the high-stakes, confusing, and dramatic scenarios of soccer's group stage by comparing it to the familiar chaos of the NFL playoffs.
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The Cinderella Team Idea, Translated From NFL to World Cup

The Cinderella Team Idea, Translated From NFL to World Cup

The concept of a 'Cinderella' team is a staple of American sports. Here's how that beloved underdog story translates—and changes—in the World Cup.
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Why World Cup Teams Study Tendencies Like NFL Teams Do

Why World Cup Teams Study Tendencies Like NFL Teams Do

World Cup and NFL teams seem worlds apart, but their obsessive preparation—from studying penalty kicks to 3rd-down plays—is strikingly similar.
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Strikers, Wingers, and Fullbacks, Explained for NFL Fans

Strikers, Wingers, and Fullbacks, Explained for NFL Fans

Confused by soccer terms? We explain strikers, wingers, and fullbacks using easy-to-understand comparisons from the world of the NFL.
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Why a “Group of Death” Feels Like a Brutal NFL Division

Why a “Group of Death” Feels Like a Brutal NFL Division

The 'Group of Death' is a famous soccer term, but its spirit of brutal competition lives on in the NFL's toughest divisions.
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Sky Sports Enlists Millie Bright, Michelle Agyemang, and Gemma Bonner for World Sevens Coverage

Sky Sports Enlists Millie Bright, Michelle Agyemang, and Gemma Bonner for World Sevens Coverage

Sky Sports Enlists Millie Bright, Michelle Agyemang, and Gemma Bonner for World Sevens Coverage
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Halftime Adjustments, Explained From NHL to World Cup

Halftime Adjustments, Explained From NHL to World Cup

From the NFL to the World Cup, we explain what really happens in the locker room during halftime, from tactical shifts to motivational speeches.
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The US is a two-time World Cup host. Without Lamar Hunt, it is likely neither would have happened

The US is a two-time World Cup host. Without Lamar Hunt, it is likely neither would have happened

Clark and Dan Hunt share fond memories of their late father, Lamar Hunt, beyond their World Cup adventures
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Dallas Cowboys Embrace APEX Defenders to Enhance Nickel Defense Strategy

Dallas Cowboys Embrace APEX Defenders to Enhance Nickel Defense Strategy

Dallas Cowboys Embrace APEX Defenders to Enhance Nickel Defense Strategy
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Cleveland Browns Adapt Defense to Counter NFL's Tight End Trend

Cleveland Browns Adapt Defense to Counter NFL's Tight End Trend

Cleveland Browns Adapt Defense to Counter NFL's Tight End Trend