Kellen Becoats

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Fact Checker and Researcher at The Ringer

Fact checking/constantly googling for @Ringer and @RingerUnion | Ohio U and @SJI_Update alum | I don’t know what I’m running from but I’m running still | He/Him

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Champions League Game Tiers and Best Bets. Plus, City Problems and Cole Palmer Vs. Phil Foden.

Oct 1, 2024 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats |Steve Ceruti |Anthony Dabbundo

Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images Steve Ceruti, Paul Carr, and Anthony Dabbundo start with some observations from the weekend, including Manchester City’s troubles, where to rank Cole Palmer, and more. Then the Champions League tiers are back. Paul picks the tiers this week as they preview the best games from match week 2 (19:19) before giving their three points for the road. Hosts: Steve Ceruti, Paul Carr, and Anthony DabbondoProducer: Isaiah BlakelySubscribe: Spotify
Alex Morgan Walks Away From Soccer Having Totally Transformed It

Sep 5, 2024 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Ringer illustration When Alex Morgan tweeted a four-and-a-half minute video accompanied by the words “Thank you” and a heart hands emoji on Thursday morning, I think we all knew what time it was. It’s fitting that, after a career of stunning goals, mesmerizing runs, and iconic celebrations, Morgan tearfully dropped three massive bombs on the women’s soccer community.
The Premier League Title Race Hasn’t Been This Thrilling in Years

Mar 8, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Kellen Becoats

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The Premier League Title Race Hasn’t Been This Thrilling in Years

Mar 8, 2024 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Ringer illustration There’s a saying in Spanish soccer when a title race is neck-and-neck heading into the final months: Hay Liga. “There’s a league.” Or, in colloquial English, “It’s coming down to the wire and Manchester City might not actually win this thing for once.”We’ve had a handful of Hay Liga scenarios in the past.
Is ‘Madame Web’ a Good Bad Movie or an Irredeemable Bad Movie?

Feb 16, 2024 | theringer.com | Daniel Chin |Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Columbia Pictures/Ringer illustration On Valentine’s Day, Sony Pictures released its latest superhero movie set in the Spiderverse: Madame Web. Directed by S.J. Clarkson and starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, and Tahar Rahim, Madame Web is set in New York City in 2003, before Spider-Man became the city’s protector. After nearly drowning, paramedic Cassandra Webb (Johnson) gains the ability to see into her immediate future.
Megan Rapinoe’s and Ali Krieger’s Legacies Go Beyond the USWNT

Nov 13, 2023 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Ringer Illustration Gotham FC’s 2-1 win over OL Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League Championship on Saturday meant a lot of things to a lot of different people. For Gotham, it was the perfect ending to a miracle turnaround story; last year, the Bats had finished last in the league—by some distance—before winning it all in 2023. For fans, it was proof of the league’s unpredictable and irrational nature.
Kelly Burton and the Decade of Black Innovation

Sep 7, 2023 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Photo By Carlos Osorio/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images ‌Bakari Sellers is joined by Kelly Burton, an author, entrepreneur, and founder of the Black Innovation Alliance, to discuss closing the racial wealth gap (2:55), break down the art of investing (6:45), and react to the discrimination lawsuit faced by Fearless Fund (11:45). ‌Host: Bakari SellersGuest: Kelly BurtonProducer: Donnie Beacham Jr.Executive Producer: Jarrod LoadholtSubscribe: Spotify / Apple Podcasts
Where Did It All Go Wrong for the USWNT at the Women’s World Cup?

Aug 7, 2023 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Ringer Illustration Whenever a team falls short of expectations, there is always a chorus of opinions about what went wrong. A section of the fans thinks the players have suddenly lost their talent, while some analysts argue it was purely tactical, and that the coach was too strident in their beliefs.
The USWNT’s World Cup Hopes Are Hanging by a Thread

Aug 1, 2023 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Ringer illustration For about half a second after the shot left Ana Capeta’s foot, the U.S. women’s national team was out of the World Cup. The Portuguese sub had run onto a ball flicked ahead by Francisca Nazareth and smashed a strike toward goal. Emily Fox’s last-ditch challenge had been evaded, Alyssa Naeher was beaten, and Julie Ertz and Naomi Girma—and every other person with a vested interest in the USWNT—held their breath as the shot rebounded off the outside of the post.
The USWNT-Netherlands Draw Is a Warning Sign for the Americans

Jul 27, 2023 | theringer.com | Kellen Becoats

Getty Images/Ringer Illustration For the first 58 minutes of Wednesday’s match between the Netherlands and the U.S. women’s national team, you’d be forgiven for thinking the former was the no. 1 team in the world, not the latter. The Dutch looked composed, unbothered, and generally superior as they regularly bypassed the Americans’ midfield on the counterattack.