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Kristian Lin

Kristian Lin

Joined: Jan 16, 2025

A new contributor to FanSided in 2025, Kristian Lin has been following world soccer for more than 20 years. He has published articles on the men's and women's World Cups, transfer window activity and soccer video games for Fort Worth Weekly. He has also written about football, basketball, hockey, baseball, and the Olympics, as well as other avenues of pop culture. He continues to hold out hope for the Phoenix Suns winning an NBA title.

Leah Williamson and Keira Walsh hoist the Euro 2025 trophy for England.

Women's Euro 2025 final winners and losers: England's comeback queens

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Aitana Bonmatí provided the difference in Spain's win over Germany.

Women's Euro 2025 semifinal winners and losers: Bonmatí breaks Germany

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Chloe Kelly (18) provided her share of the heroics in England's penalty shootout win over Sweden.

Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinal winners and losers: England somehow hold their nerve

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Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain to win the Club World Cup.

Club World Cup final winners and losers: Chelsea get a shock trophy

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Riola Xhemaili's last-minute goal kept the host country alive.

Women's Euro 2025 winners and losers from Matchday 3: Switzerland qualifies at the death

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Diana Gomes' last-minute goal saved Portugal from elimination.

Women's Euro 2025 winners and losers from Matchday 2: Early eliminations galore

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João Pedro didn't take long to contribute at Chelsea.

Club World Cup semifinal winners and losers: PSG are just scary

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Vivianne Miedema celebrates a century of goals for the Netherlands.

Women's Euro 2025 winners and losers from Matchday 1: Finland make history

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Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois came up huge at the very end against Borussia Dortmund.

Club World Cup quarterfinal winners and losers: Real Madrid squeak through

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Yassine Bounou and Malcolm congratulate each other after Al-Hilal's historic win over Manchester City.

Club World Cup winners and losers from the round of 16: The tournament heats up (literally)

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Christian Gray (4) scored an incredible equalizer in Auckland City's draw with Boca Juniors.

Club World Cup group stage winners and losers: Al-Hilal shines, Argentina flops

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Inter Miami CF v FC Porto: Group A - FIFA Club World Cup 2025

Club World Cup winners and losers from Matchday 2: Inter Miami carries flag for MLS

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Paris Saint-Germain v Borussia Dortmund: Semi-final Second Leg - UEFA Champions League 2023/24

Club World Cup winners and losers: PSG dominate, Mbappé hospitalized

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PSG's players hoist Luis Enrique while he hoists the European Cup for the first time.

Champions League Final winners and losers: PSG make history with epic blowout

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Luka Modrić says goodbye to Real Madrid's fans after a storied career.

La Liga winners and losers from Matchday 38: So long, Luka!

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Ilkay Gundogan's overhead kick past Fulham's defense helped seal Champions League play for Manchester City.

Premier League winners and losers from Matchday 38: City make it look easy

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