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Arsenal's 22-year wait is over

May 22, 2026

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6 min read

Arsenal's 22-year wait is over

Arsenal are champions, Ronaldo's Saudi dream has come true and Brazil's best ever player has defied the odds to be selected for his nation's World Cup squad

The 8 different trophies in English soccer (and the ones that actually matter)

May 18, 2026

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6 min read

The 8 different trophies in English soccer (and the ones that actually matter)

Plus: FA Cup Final recap, a US legend turns 55, and the best jerseys at the 2026 World Cup

The oldest trophy in soccer (and who's gonna win it tomorrow)

May 15, 2026

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6 min read

The oldest trophy in soccer (and who's gonna win it tomorrow)

The FA Cup explained. Plus: Messi's big payday, the 2026 World Cup's biggest underdogs (that actually have a chance) and who's getting relegated from the Premier League?

The six best forwards at the 2026 World Cup

May 11, 2026

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5 min read

The six best forwards at the 2026 World Cup

Plus: Help me pour a better pint, a coach in England has just been caught spying on opposition training sessions while hiding in a bush, and the quickest goal in World Cup history

The best (and worst) penalty of all time?

May 8, 2026

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6 min read

The best (and worst) penalty of all time?

Penalties explained. Real Madrid's dressing room civil war. Mexico's World Cup meltdown. From the most dramatic 12 yards in soccer to training ground punch-ups that landed players in the hospital, today's edition has it all.

How many games does a soccer team actually play a year?

May 4, 2026

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6 min read

How many games does a soccer team actually play a year?

Plus: It's Champions League semi-final time, the two USMNT players who really (really) can't get injured before the World Cup, and the tragic story of the Torino plane crash in 1949

The single most valuable game in sports

May 1, 2026

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5 min read

The single most valuable game in sports

English soccer's promotion and relegation system produces the Championship playoff final — a game worth $136 to the winner — and this Saturday Wrexham find if they'll qualify for it. Meanwhile, the Champions League served up NINE goals in Paris and one England fan is selling his house to attend the World Cup.

Who are the best teams in each European league?

Apr 27, 2026

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6 min read

Who are the best teams in each European league?

Plus: the stadium serving 13 million million beers and what horses have to do with soccer

Promotion and relegation: explained

Apr 24, 2026

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6 min read

Promotion and relegation: explained

Yes, teams do actually get kicked out of the league

So who's going to win the Premier League?

Apr 20, 2026

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5 min read

So who's going to win the Premier League?

What Manchester City beating Arsenal means for the title race

VAR: soccer's CCTV system, explained

Apr 17, 2026

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6 min read

VAR: soccer's CCTV system, explained

Plus: Arsenal face their biggest game in years and someone just abandoned the USMNT ship

Nike just stole soccer's crown jewel

Apr 13, 2026

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13 min read

Nike just stole soccer's crown jewel

Plus: Rory, relegation battles and a workers' strike at the World Cup

Soccer's five newest rules explained

Apr 10, 2026

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12 min read

Soccer's five newest rules explained

Plus: the USMNT's best striker, Wrexham get thumped, and a 66-year wait for a trophy

The Champions League explained

Apr 6, 2026

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11 min read

The Champions League explained

Plus: the competition's most successful ever club, coach and player

Why World Cup 2026 will be unlike any other

Apr 3, 2026

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5 min read

Why World Cup 2026 will be unlike any other

Plus: the first-ever World Cup, an Irishman in Buenes Aires and LEGO breaks the internet

The worst thing about international soccer

Mar 30, 2026

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12 min read

The worst thing about international soccer

Plus: where Turkey is on a map, Pulisic's crisis and 30 red cards

Soccer jersey numbers explained

Mar 27, 2026

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11 min read

Soccer jersey numbers explained

Plus: The old fashioned #9, a wrong knee, and a very (very) sad Irishman

The Carabao Cup explained

Mar 23, 2026

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10 min read

The Carabao Cup explained

The trophy nobody cares about (until they're in the final)

A bar crawl through Messi's 900 career goals

Mar 20, 2026

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13 min read

A bar crawl through Messi's 900 career goals

On tap: Famous Messi goals, red cards and handballs

Happy St Patrick's Day from The Tap-Inn

Mar 17, 2026

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10 min read

Happy St Patrick's Day from The Tap-Inn

Our most Irish edition ever and why there's no better day to bring someone new to the bar.

The art of the set-piece

Mar 16, 2026

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12 min read

The art of the set-piece

Plus: Bruno Fernandes breaking records and Champions League preview

Soccer's unbroken record is about to be broken

Mar 13, 2026

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13 min read

Soccer's unbroken record is about to be broken

Plus: Champions League records, USMNT World Cup news, and why The Tap-Inn needs your help

Aguerrroooooooo

Mar 9, 2026

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12 min read

Aguerrroooooooo

Why soccer loves a late goal, Wrexham in the FA Cup, Messi vs Ronaldo: the last dance?

The EPL run-in

Mar 6, 2026

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12 min read

The EPL run-in

And why Boston may not be hosting games in the World Cup this summer

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