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20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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not political
takes no side on a contested political question
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It was an error that rivaled Matt Freese’s World Cup error.
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that → rival → error
And it cost New York City FC in a massive way on Saturday afternoon.
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it → cost → afternoon
Freese made an ugly pass attempt near the net that was easily intercepted by Chicago Fire midfielder Maren Haile-Selassie, leading to the decisive goal in NYCFC’s 2-1 loss as the club desperately tries to cling to a playoff spot.
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club → make → spot
The goal came in the 87th minute with the Fire and NYCFC tied at 1-1.
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Fire → come → 1
NYCFC defender Raul Gustavo made a pass to Freese from the goalkeeper’s left side, but Freese looked like he wasn’t expecting it.
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he → make → it
Freese scrambled to get to the ball before underhitting an attempt to move it to teammate Thiago Martins.
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Freese → scramble → Martins
It allowed Haile-Selassie to easily steal the ball and fire a shot past Freese.
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Selassie → allow → Freese
“The second goal is something I don’t understand, because just prior to the moment of conceding this second goal there’s a brilliant save from Matty Freese inside the box,” NYCFC head coach Pascal Jansen said following the match.
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Jansen → understand → match
“For Matty to make this call in this moment during the game is a strange one for me and that is something we have to discuss, because obviously something that backfired to us.”
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that → make → us
Freese did not speak to the media after the loss.
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Freese → speak → loss
It’s the second error Freese has made in 2026 that has raised eyebrows about his decision-making.
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that → ’ → making
He faced criticism during the World Cup after a glaring error in the U.S. men’s national team’s 4-1 loss to Belgium in the Round of 16, when he misplayed a ball and allowed an easy, open-net goal that gave Belgium a 3-1 lead.
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that → face → lead
The goal Freese conceded to the Fire is sure to reignite the conversation surrounding that moment.
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Freese → concede → moment
Saturday’s loss — arguably one of the worst NYCFC has suffered this season — extended the club’s winless streak to three games.
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NYCFC → suffer → games
The team now has just one win over its last 10 matches, raising serious questions about whether New York City FC will even make the postseason.
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FC → have → postseason
Jansen was highly critical of the way his team played overall, noting the “terrible” second half that NYCFC played despite leading at halftime.
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NYCFC → play → halftime
On top of that, New York held a man advantage after Chicago’s Dje D’Avilla was sent off in the 43rd minute.
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D’Avilla → hold → minute
“You see a pattern on pitch where people back down, they don’t challenge maximum, they don’t go for full-intensity press,” Jansen said.
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Jansen → see → press
“We get done in on the right side on [the Fire’s first goal], and that is, for me, the example of what happened in the second half, because we challenged that ball with no intensity.
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we → do → intensity
Hannes Wolf scored for NYCFC in the 19th minute to give them the lead before Chicago’s Anton Salétros answered 10 minutes into the second half.
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Salétros → score → half
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