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Is Christian Pulisic actually dating Sydney Sweeney? Here's what we know

These are not the kind of 'transfer' rumors we were expecting for Pulisic...

UPDATE: Christian Pulisic has put an end to the rumors on social media, commenting on an Instagram post regarding the rumored and now "fake" relationship between the USMNT forward and Sydney Sweeney.

"Fake news guys, let's stop with the silly rumor," commented Pulisic on motivatingsport's post.

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List: 2026 World Cup countries facing travel bans in the United States

Travel for the 2026 World Cup could pose a huge headache for some fans as travel bans will impact several teams participating. The number of countries banned from traveling to the World Cup who are also competing in the tournament is currently four.

More specifically — Iran, Ivory Coast, Haiti and Senegal — all have travel bans imposed from the United States.

World Cup travel bans

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Most-viewed soccer teams by state 2025: Liverpool and Arsenal battle for first place

Our favorite time of the year is when Football Reference (Fbref.com) releases the map of the most-viewed soccer teams by state. In 2025 the two most popular teams were Liverpool and Arsenal.

American soccer fans were most interested in 10 MLS clubs, six Premier League clubs, three NWSL teams, Real Madrid and for some reason Ligue 1’s Paris FC.

FBref soccer map of U.S. 2025

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The18 and National Peanut Board’s ‘Sleeper Strikers’ unveiled! Behold the winners of The 2025 Fuel Zone

This fall The18 and the National Peanut Board toured six different college campuses to present students with exciting soccer challenges and celebrate the role peanuts play in fueling performance and recovery.

The Fuel Zone challenged students with soccer darts as well as vert jump. The goal was to find which campus had all the makings of a quality striker. Two events, all comers, highest aggregate score wins. Check out what happened.

Fuel Zone Tour 2025

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Here’s what happened on Lionel Messi’s surprise midnight visit to Camp Nou

Lionel Messi shocked his fans over the weekend when he made a secret trip to Barcelona and posted a photo of himself in the club’s Camp Nou stadium. The Messi Barcelona trip wasn’t on anyone’s radar, not even the club’s, as the Inter Miami star visited the place he called home for decades.

Following his brace on Saturday during Inter Miami’s 4-0 playoff victory vs. Nashville SC, Messi and Rodrigo de Paul took a brief trip to Barcelona to see the progress on the Camp Nou which has been under construction for three years.

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Watch: Lionel Messi’s finishing skills have clearly rubbed off on his bodyguard Yassine Cheuko

An incredible Lionel Messi bodyguard goal has gone viral as the Inter Miami star’s personal security man shared a video of his finishing abilities.

Cheuko posted the clip of his outside-the-box volley to his Instagram. We’re still trying to determine if the finish or the celebration is better.

Lionel Messi bodyguard goal

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Lamine Yamal’s father calls 2025 Ballon d’Or ‘biggest moral damage done to a human being’

Ousmane Dembélé winning the 2025 Ballon d’Or didn’t sit right with everyone with the father of runner-up Lamine Yamal being one of the most vocal.

Mounir Nasraou, Yamal’s father, was irate that his 18-year-old son didn’t become the award’s youngest winner in history on Monday. Nasraou went as far as to say that Yamal not winning the award was incredibly disrespectful.

Lamine Yamal father reaction to Ballon d’Or

Nasraou didn’t want to say that Dembélé’s triumph was a robbery, but he may as well have said it with his fiery tirade about the 2025 award.

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Cristiano Ronaldo earns ‘Best of All Time’ award from Liga Portugal

Cristiano Ronaldo has a new piece of silverware to add to his gargantuan trophy cabinet as Liga Portugal named him the “Best of All Time” on Wednesday.

The GOAT debate between Ronaldo and Lionel Messi continues to rage on as the two superstars show no signs of slowing, however Liga Portugal have made their decision on the greatest.

Ronaldo’s home country unsurprisingly backed their greatest-ever play and highest international goal scorer in history as the “Best of All Time.”

Cristiano Ronaldo Best of All Time award

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NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani TORCHES FIFA over dynamic pricing

Ticket sales for the 2026 FIFA World Cup officially began on Wednesday with VISA cardholders able to apply for a chance to purchase tickets. There’s plenty of controversy around the sales process and New York City mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is taking a firm stand.

One of the chief complaints about FIFA’s World Cup tickets is the “dynamic pricing” set to be implemented. While FIFA were proud to announce that fans could attend group stage games for as low as $60, that number could change based on demand.

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