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Chelsea deserves early exit from Champions League

Last Wednesday, a rare bit of poetic justice prevailed on the world stage of soccer. Paris Saint-Germain fully deserves the Champions League Quarter-Final spot it earned over Chelsea after grinding out a 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

The U.S. Men's National Team hasn't looked sharp since last summer's World Cup, but this part of the team's cycle is not about winning, columnist Nik Samaras writes. Right now, the team is figuring who can contribute in the near and more distant future. Pictured: midfielder Kyle Beckerman.

Watch and learn

There seems to be a sense of panic spreading across U.S. Soccer circles. On the tail end of consecutive losses in international friendlies to Colombia and the Republic of Ireland, the team is winless since a post-World Cup friendly with the Czech Republic.

The Icemen Cometh

You’d be forgiven for not expecting much from the Icelandic people on the global stage. That being said, perhaps nothing embodies the contemporary Icelandic spirit quite like its athletes

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