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Gambling, tax fraud, and Steve Birnbaum: Freedom Kicks for Thursday, April 27

Hello! From ESPN layoffs to tax fraud investigations, there was a lot of soccer news yesterday. Today, Washington Spirit midfielder Joanna Lohman will undergo ACL surgery.

Tax fraud investigations are a bit too common with West Ham board - Brace The Hammer
West Ham owners Karren Brady and David Sullivan are getting investigated for tax fraud but there’s a good chance this ends in nothing.

Joey Barton banned 18 months for gambling, effectively forced to retire - SBNation.com
Joey Barton is the subject of another controversy but this one looks like the one that will finish his career.