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Football Without Fans Is Suffering

The Dave Bowler archives / firsttouchonline

A couple of months of watching football in empty stadia has made it very apparent that without fans, football dies.

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Lewandowski Scores Big In The Bundesliga

Lethal Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski scored twice on Saturday to become the highest-scoring foreigner in a season.

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MLS Juggle Expansion With Losses

MLS Archives / firsttouchonline

MLS got its start twenty-three years ago. While it grew in fits and starts over its first twenty years, the pace of recent expansion has been dizzying.

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Christian Fuchs Meets Michael Holzer

Classic First Touch Articles / firsttouchonline

Christian Fuchs met Michael Holzer when he was playing for NY Cosmos B team. Read how the local coach ended up on a trip to Leicester City.

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seattle sounders fans celebrate winning MLS cup 2019

Seattle Sounders Win MLS Cup 2019

MLS Archives / firsttouchonline

Seattle Sounders FC won the second championship in the club’s Major League Soccer history, defeating Toronto FC 3-1 in MLS Cup 2019

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Racism is a Big Problem in British Football

Classic First Touch Articles / firsttouchonline

The crisis facing the game in Europe is the rise of the ugly spectre of racism once again, such that it threatens the fabric of the game itself.

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Mexico players celebrate winning the 2019 Gold Cup

Mexico Win 2019 Gold Cup In Chicago

US Men's National Team Archives / firsttouchonline

On a cool evening at Soldier Field, the USMNT fell at the final hurdle to dos Santos\’ 73rd-minute goal that gave Mexico a 1-0 win in the 2019 Gold Cup Final.

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