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Regional rivals meet in a competition of questionable importance. The United States begin a title defense. A battle at the top of the NWSL. All of that is happening on TV this weekend, so here’s a quick guide to all of it.
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Christian Pulisic created a stir with his postgame comments after the U.S. national team’s friendly against Morocco last week. On Allocation Disorder last week, Sam Stejskal and Felipe Cárdenas discussed the comments, the context behind them, and more. This happened last week but I still think it’s an interesting discussion, so we’re playing it today.
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The Orlando Pride have placed head coach Amanda Cromwell and first assistant coach Sam Greene on administrative leave, all pending the results of an investigation into allegations of retaliation. It’s the latest in a long run of NWSL coaching suspensions, firings and the like. Meg Linehan is here to tell us why this one is important, and how a new policy is having its intended effect.
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The Canadian men’s national team was supposed to play Panama in a friendly on Sunday. Instead, the game was canceled thanks to a protest by the Canadian players against their own federation. Joshua Kloke is here to explain why Canada’s players held out of the game, and what could come next.
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64 years after their last appearance, Wales is in the World Cup. They defeated Ukraine 1-0 on Sunday to claim one of the final spots in the tournament. It’s a win that means they’ll face the United States men’s national team in both of their openers in Qatar. Sam Stejskal joins us today for a quick preview on how Wales will match up with the U.S., and how it might resemble some challenges the team faced through World Cup qualifying.
Who is Wales? An explainer: https://theathletic.com/3350376/2022/06/05/wales-usmnt-england-world-cup/
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The World Cup is coming up and several of Europe’s representatives are in action this weekend in the Nations League. Felipe Cardenas is here to run down which games to watch, all weekend long.
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Real Madrid are European champions. But the lasting image from this year’s UEFA Champions League final might be the throngs of fans caught outside, tear-gassed, and caught in a crush. The Athletic’s Dan Bardell leads the show today, speaking with Adam Crafton and Oli Kay about the scene at the Stade de France. But first, we’ll hear from two fans that were caught up in the trouble.
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Charlotte FC entered the 2022 MLS season with plenty of doubters, but Miguel Angel Ramirez had the team performing surprisingly well. However, Ramirez was fired on Tuesday. Sam Stejskal is here to explain what we know about why he was let go, and also previews another potentially interesting shift in American soccer: Brenden Aaronson playing in central midfield in the U.S. men’s friendly against Morocco tonight.
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Liverpool and Real Madrid meet on Saturday in the men’s Champions League final. My colleagues Ali Maxwell, Michael Cox and Mark Carey discussed team selection dilemmas for Liverpool defense, how Real Madrid’s midfield will match up, and what if anything can be done to defend against Karim Benzema.
All that, plus your guide to what games are worth watching on TV all weekend long in the United States.
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Atlas have a chance to win back-to-back titles, while Pachuca have the chance to finish off an incredible season. What is to come in the Liga MX final, which starts tonight? Felipe Cardenas is here to fill us in.
Felipe & Pablo Maurer’s story from Queretaro: https://theathletic.com/3191436/2022/03/17/queretaro-violence-liga-mx-atlas/
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