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The Zubimendi deal is getting a lot of attention, even though it was all but agreed last summer. The 25-year-old Spanish 6 is an excellent addition to the squad—made even better if Thomas Partey can ...

IT’S JUST EXCUSES’ I really can’t stand this way of looking at managerial commentary, like the only acceptable analysis after ...

Champions League semi-finals don’t play by the same rules as normal games. Individual talent trumps everything. xG doesn’t really apply because the law of averages narrows. A 10% chance has 40% value ...

Cut through all of the bullshit, the table banging, the whining, the injuries, the PGMOL, the searing pain of losing out on the Premier League after two years of monstrous progress… and put it to one ...

Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. The AOP crew is back in the booth with a surprise drop ahead of Arsenal’s massive second leg ...

The beauty of this new membership model is I save my angry/spicy takes—the reactionary, knee-jerk stuff—for the members (read). Today, to LG casuals, I can pretend I’m Mr. Balance, calmly considering ...

The wrong thing to do right now would be to weigh in on Mikel Arteta before finding out what happens against PSG. But if you think I’m going to do the right thing and hedge, you’d best find another ...