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Fan Ownership
Bundesliga Fan Protests Escalate, Delaying Bayern-Leverkusen Match Over $1 Billion Media Rights Deal
4 sources · 63d ago
Trade
Benfica Signs Australian Defender Alessandro Circati From Parma in €20 Million Transfer
6 sources · 63d ago
MLS 2028
MLS Plans Radical Playoff Overhaul for 2028, Introducing Double-Elimination and 20-Team Field
5 sources · 63d ago
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