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Why James Rodríguez signed in Minnesota amid a federal occupation

The Colombian icon joined the MLS side in a short-term deal with an eye toward fitness for the 2026 World Cup Two weeks ago, few could’ve expected that the most notable international acquisition of the MLS offseason would be made by Minnesota United. The team’s marquee import until last week was Finland striker Teemu Pukki, […]

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MLR leaders hail players union deal as US league heads for six-team season

Long-sought collective bargaining agreement sealed after multiple franchise exits and with World Cups looming Leaders on both sides of the ball hailed a new collective bargaining agreement between Major League Rugby and its players, the union chief welcoming “a new standard” for US professional men’s rugby after a traumatic off-season in which four teams exited

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Olympic chiefs have got it badly wrong over Heraskevych ban and owe him an apology | Lizzy Yarnold

As athletes we try to focus on our event and the task at hand, but our lives do not take place in a vacuum I’m deeply saddened by the IOC banning skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Winter Olympics. His helmet depicting images of athletes and children who died in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, some

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