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Will the World Cup be full of tired stars? Assessing burnout, minutes played across top leagues If it seems like elite players like Virgil van Dijk look a little error-prone or rusty this season, could it be that they’re all just exhausted? How many players are facing burnout ahead of the World Cup?
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8:51 AM ET Arsenal‘s Ethan Nwaneri became the Premier League’s youngest-ever player on Sunday, making history when he came on as a substitute in their 3-0 win at Brentford. Nwaneri came on for Fabio Vieira in the 90th minute as Mikel Arteta’s men cruised to a 3-0 win at the Brentford Community Stadium. Vieira had
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10:05 AM ET Jean-Clair Todibo joined Nice from Barcelona in February 2021. Jonathan Moscrop/Getty Images Nice defender Jean-Clair Todibo was sent off after just nine seconds against Angers in Ligue 1 on Sunday. Angers kicked off the match at the Allianz Riviera and immediately pushed forward with the ball before Todibo brought down striker Abdallah Sima,
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12:41 AM ET The San Diego Wave has smashed the single-game attendance record for the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) after a sellout crowd of 32,000 was recorded for Saturday’s 1-0 win over southern California rivals Angel City FC. The game was the Wave’s first to be held at the new Snapdragon Stadium on the
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2:20 PM ET Son Heung-Min came off the bench and scored a quick-fire hat trick as Tottenham Hotspur rallied to a dominant 6-2 victory over bottom-place Leicester City in the Premier League on Saturday. The South Korean, the Premier League’s joint-top scorer last season, had not scored in Tottenham’s first eight games and had lost
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Will the World Cup be full of tired stars? Assessing burnout, minutes played across top leagues If it seems like elite players like Virgil van Dijk look a little error-prone or rusty this season, could it be that they’re all just exhausted? How many players are facing burnout ahead of the World Cup?
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4:09 PM ET Under-pressure Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers said he would respect any decision made about his future by the club’s owners after his side’s season hit a new low with a 6-2 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Saturday. Leicester had opened the scoring through Youri Tielemans penalty and were
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