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Agathe Vanmassenhove || Sports Reporter The Champions League was back last Tuesday and Wednesday for the third matchday of the group stage. With only three more group stage matches before…
By Agathe Vanmassenhove || Sports Reporter The Champions League Matchday 2 was held on October 3rd and 4th and did not disappoint with an explosion of goals. The group stage…
By Ella Peeples || Contributing Writer August 20th, 2023. The final match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Spain vs. England. Both teams had never made it to the Women’s…
By Alex Wintz || Contributing Writer For the past week, sports from archery to weightlifting have imposed punishments on Russian and Belarussian athletes in their respective competitions. However, many are…
By Jamie Belfer || Sports Editor The past weekend of October 25th through October 27th marked F&M’s annual homecoming weekend. Many Diplomat teams competed both home and away in their…
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor This past Wednesday evening, the Franklin & Marshall Men’s Soccer team hosted their annual Smith-Herr Boot game against Elizabethtown on Tylus field, clenching a…
By Anna Goorevich || Op-Eds Editor As promised, the Champions League quarterfinals that were held the past two weeks have been nothing short of thrilling. There has been surprising wins,…
By Anna Goorevich || Op-Eds Editor After a two-month hiatus, the competition in the UEFA Champions League has finally started to heat up again as the first leg of the…
By Anna Goorevich || Layout Assistant Last Friday morning, all eyes were on Russia. However, at the same time as US investigations into Russia for influence in the 2016 election,…
By Anna Goorevich || Contributing Writer The United States is in a time of crisis. And no, I’m not talking about the current political or economic situation, but more importantly,…
By Anna Goorevich || Contributing Writer This past week brought another frenzy of European soccer drama as star-studded teams from all over Europe participated in the second week of group…
By Anna Goorevich || Contributing Writer Each year, soccer fans all over the world are entertained through mid-week competition where 32 of the biggest soccer clubs in Europe square off…
By Riley Brook || Contributing Writer I remember the first time I saw Anna’s mom. She stood nervously in the corner of the gym where high school girls and their…
By Gabby Goodwin || Sports Editor As the F&M Women’s Soccer team found out two Saturdays ago, anything can happen on any given day. First-years can score goals. We can…
By Anna Goorechev || Contributing Writer For most international soccer fans, the three years in between each World Cup tournament can be agonizing. Luckily, in June this tedious cycle will…