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Top-flight Argentina club face massive backlash after starting YouTuber with no soccer experience

Argentina side Deportivo Riestra are facing a tidal wave of backlash after they pulled a publicity stunt of starting a popular YouTube influencer in their Argentine Primera División game on Monday.

The club, who sit ninth in the table, named YouTuber and Twitch streamer “Spreen” as their starting striker. Spreen, whose real name is Ivan Buhajeruk, has no experience playing the sport but was put in a professional team’s starting XI.

Three key takeaways: USMNT Nations League quarterfinals roster

It’s time to take the real test under Pochettino.

The U.S. men’s national team has released their official roster for their upcoming Nations League quarterfinals bout against Jamaica.

USMNT roster for Nations League quarterfinals vs. Jamaica

This squad will embark Mauricio Pochettino’s first official set of games at the head of the USMNT, with the national team looking to seal their ticket for the tournament’s Final Four in 2025.

NBC’s Rebecca Lowe tears into ‘arrogant’ Vinicius Jr. and wants him disqualified from Ballon d’Or

Reactions of Vinícius Jr. missing out on the Ballon d’Or vary depending on who you ask. A Rebecca Lowe Vini Jr. rant on the “It’s Called Soccer” podcast showed exactly which camp she is in about the controversy. 

Lowe does not think highly of the Real Madrid star.

Real Madrid vs. Valencia postponed after major flooding in area kills at least 95 people

All soccer matches scheduled to be played in the Valencian region this weekend have been postponed, the Spanish football federation (RFEF) said on Thursday due to the deadly floods which have killed at least 95 people.

Saturday's clash between Real Madrid and Valencia as well as Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano are among the games postponed.

Real Madrid vs Valencia postponed due to flooding

ROBBERY? — Players, personalities and celebrities react to Vinicius Jr.’s Ballon d’Or 'snub'

Vini Jr. is the people’s 2024 Ballon d’Or champ. If that makes it any better.

Monday morning struck the world with some of the biggest news of the year as reports revealed that ‘clear’ Ballon d’Or favorite, Vinicius Jr., was to not travel to Paris, France, for the prestigious award’s ceremony — meaning the star Brazilian and Real Madrid forward was imminently snubbed from taking the golden ball home.

Lionel Messi rounds up over 125,000 match viewers in never-before-seen TikTok livestream

Lionel Messi’s MLS playoff debut was a success, with the Argentine star delivering on and off the pitch. This time, he took his stardom to the world of TikTok.

Inter Miami wins first-ever MLS playoff match; cruises past Atlanta United

Inter Miami defeated Atlanta United 2-1 to win their first-ever MLS playoff match in Fort Lauderdale's Chase Stadium on Friday.

The former FC Barcelona duo comprised of Luis Suárez and Jordi Alba delivered the pair of goals that put Miami closer to the next round. Messi also provided an assist.

Watch: Christian Pulisic shows off his language skills with interview entirely in Italian

Christian Pulisic’s second season in Italy is off to a flying start with goals and assists basically every game. The American is impressing off the field too as he demonstrated his Italian during an interview following AC Milan’s win vs. Club Brugge. So, how many languages does Pulisic speak?

Italian is Pulisic’s latest addition to his language collection. He obviously speaks English, knows German from his time with Borussia Dortmund and is said to have decent Spanish.

Four languages for an American player is pretty solid if you ask us.

It's a girl! USWNT legend Carli Lloyd shares first photos of newborn girl

Get prepared for another Lloyd in the U.S. women’s national team, folks.

USWNT legend Carli Lloyd, two-time FIFA World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist, recently took to social media to share the first photos of her newborn. 

The Instagram post, filled with heartwarming photos and a heartfelt caption, marks a special chapter in Lloyd’s life as she continues to transition from her legendary soccer career to now motherhood.

Paul Pogba wants to play for Juventus and says USMNT duo McKennie/Weah have reached out

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba is eager to return to football after having his doping ban reduced from four years to 18 months and said he dreams of playing at the 2026 World Cup with France.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport cut the 31-year-old's ban earlier this month after he was provisionally suspended by Italy's National Anti-Doping Agency (NADO Italia) in September 2023 following a positive test for DHEA, a banned substance that boosts testosterone levels.

Kylian Mbappé’s lawyer says Madrid star has done ‘nothing wrong’ amid rape allegations

STOCKHOLM/PARIS — Allegations of rape against French footballer Kylian Mbappé are "totally false" and "a slanderous rumour", his representatives said, and his lawyer said he was beyond reproach, following media reports that Mbappé was the subject of an investigation over an incident in a Stockholm hotel on Oct. 10.

Mbappé rape rumors

Swedish prosecutors confirmed in a statement in response to the media coverage that a probe into an alleged rape at a hotel in central Stockholm had been opened, but they did not identify a suspect.

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