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The Dos And Don’ts Of College Preseason

The best and worst time of year is approaching. The month of August is a time of heat waves, two practices a day, beep tests and a strange obsession with ice baths. Whether it is your first college preseason or your last, there is nothing that can truly prepare you for a month's worth of only seeing your teammates and taking power naps whenever you get the chance. Pushing your body to its limits and playing the game you love is bittersweet, even though you will probably dislike your life when you finish the beep test and go straight into small sided games.

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North Macedonia Gets Cone Of Shame After Obscure Training Routine

Looking at North Macedonia's obscure warmups heading into its match against Ukraine, there is no surprise it later lost. As fun as it looked, with the players racing up the pitch and passing the ball between each other using upturned cones, it didn't seem like the appropriate warmup for the Euro 2020 Group C match on Thursday. 

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"Drink Water!" Cristiano Ronaldo Rejects Coca-Cola Bottles At Press Conference

Cristiano Ronaldo caught the world's attention this Monday, off the field. The Portuguese superstar had a surprising gesture before Portugal's press conference at the Euros. Ronaldo took two bottles of the famous brand Coca-Cola off the table and put a bottle of water in their place. Then, he said, "drink water!" in front of the cameras.

Cristiano Ronaldo's Coca-Cola vs Water Video:

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The18’s Official Get-In-Shape Guide For Pickup Soccer

It's the first week back at pickup soccer after nearly a year off. Maybe you got some touches in at the local field or in your backyard, maybe you didn't. But whatever workouts you did (or didn't do) are no substitute for actual game play.

That first pickup session or game after the spring thaw is always painful after the lack of cardio in the winter. You come in expecting pain, but somehow the pain is always worse than you imagined.

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What The World Looked Like The Last Time The USMNT Beat Mexico

The U.S. men's national team defeated Mexico in a highly contested match on Sunday to win the CONCACAF Nations League, marking the country’s first competitive victory over its rivals since September 10th, 2013.

The fruitless streak continued so long that I personally graduated middle school, high school and was just one year away from graduating college before the U.S. was victorious again. Christian Pulisic, the American captain who scored the go-ahead goal, was just 14 years old when the U.S. last claimed victory. 

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What The World Looked Like the Last Time The USMNT Defeated Mexico

The U.S. National team defeated Mexico in a highly contested match to win the CONCACAF Nations League Championship, marking the country’s first competitive victory over their rivals since September 10th, 2013.

The defeated streak continued so long I personally graduated through middle school and high school, and was just one year away from graduating college before the team was victorious again. Christain Pulisic, the American captain who scored the game winning goal on June 6th would be just around 15 years old when the U.S. last claimed victory. 

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Wild Pick-Up Match Stories That Will Have You Itching To Get Back Out There

As nature heals from the pandemic, pick-up matches have come out of the shadows alongside it. After not being able to go out and get a match going for so long we don’t know who isn’t dying to get out on the pitch. Pick-up matches always bring a special type of competition to the match which amplifies all the best parts of soccer.

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