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2024 MLS awards: Lucho or Cucho for MVP? Is the Shield Miami's?

With just a month remaining in the 2024 MLS regular season, it's time to think about end-of-year awards, and ESPN's analysts make their selections.

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PLAYER FRUSTRATION & BURNOUT

Could star players really go on strike over soccer's packed schedule?

Why are elite footballers threatening strike action and how likely is it to happen? Football's calendar is overheating and something's got to give.

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Burley: Players at tipping point over workload

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CHASING GREATNESS

Messi once scored 50 league goals in a season, but can Haaland do better?

It's absurd to predict anyone to score 50 goals in a single season because it's only happened once ... and that was Lionel Messi. But Haaland is on the right track.

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SUPER LEAGUE RETURNS!

Kaneryd's stunning strike proves enough for Chelsea

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Champions League matchday 1: Top players, ranking best teams

The Champions League returned with a ton of fun in Matchday 1, but what have we learned after seeing all 36 teams in action? Let's break down the best players best matches, and which teams are rising/falling.

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Which Americans impressed, best and worst teams, more

Our writers answer the burning questions, provide analysis and break down performances.

TRANSFER TALK

Transfer Talk: Real Madrid eye Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold

Real Madrid still retain their interest in Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold, whose contract expires in the summer. Transfer Talk has the latest.

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Ogden: Arsenal have to be brave vs. Man City if they want to win the league

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'EVERYWHERE I GO, IT HAS GONE TO ANOTHER LEVEL'

Carro's outspoken ambition takes Leverkusen to unimaginable heights

Bayer Leverkusen CEO Fernando Carro didn't grow up in football, but his outside-the-box thinking is turning the club into the Bundesliga's best.

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