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NFL players attack ‘fraud’ Jon Gruden after racist and homophobic emails
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There was little sympathy from NFL players past and present on Tuesday for Jon Gruden after his resignation from the Las Vegas Raiders. Gruden quit his post after the release of emails in which he used racist, homopho...
‘They set out to do it’: Michigan school angry after opposing player’s 16-goal game
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A school board in northern Michigan plans to send a protest over sportsmanship following a soccer player’s 16-goal record-setting game against a winless team. Kevin Hubbell, one of the best players in Michigan, scored...
‘There to help’: the ageing players signed to guide Premier League wannabes
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For Brighton, the seed was planted a couple of years ago when Bayern Munich fielded Nicolas Feldhahn, a strapping 32-year-old defender signed solely to help develop the Bundesliga club’s next generation, in an under-2...
NWSL players halt play mid-game to protest against alleged abuse in league
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Players stopped on the field in the sixth minute of Wednesday night’s National Women’s Soccer League games and linked arms in a circle to demonstrate solidarity with two former players who came forward with allegation...
Players’ stand over Ashes shows shift in attitudes since Marcus Trescothick’s day
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Time flies. It’s been 15 years since Marcus Trescothick last played for England, in a warmup match against New South Wales in November 2006. He broke down in the dressing room on the last day of the game – “All the sa...
Ashes will only go ahead if enough leading England players tour
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The future of this winter’s Ashes remains in the balance after the England and Wales Cricket Board insisted it will only proceed with the tour if the team’s head coach, Chris Silverwood, can select a squad “befitting ...
Europe’s players will wear Ryder Cup roll numbers on kit for first time
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Europe’s Ryder Cup players have expressed gratitude towards Pádraig Harrington after the captain made a point of emphasising their place in history. Having gathered in Wisconsin on Monday evening, the European team we...
Hungary ordered to play game without fans for racist abuse of England players
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Hungary must play their next home World Cup qualifier behind closed doors and pay a fine of 200,000 Swiss francs (£158,000) as punishment for the racist abuse aimed by their fans at England players in Budapest this mo...
USWNT players’ union says US Soccer’s identical deals proposal is a ‘PR stunt’
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The United States Women’s National Team Players Association (USWNTPA) on Wednesday labelled the US Soccer Federation’s offer of identical contract proposals for both the men’s and women’s teams as a nothing more than ...
Landon Donovan: ‘Soccer means nothing when my players suffer’
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On a warm September afternoon in southern California, Landon Donovan stands where he has so often stood before: on a pitch with the ball at his feet. Now manager for San Diego Loyal in the USL Championship, the USMNT’...
Rugby authorities urge Premiership players to get Covid-19 vaccination
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Premiership players are being “strongly encouraged” to become fully vaccinated by rugby authorities in England with clubs offered incentives in an effort to boost uptake. Clubs in the Premiership, the Championship and...
Emma Raducanu’s US Open heroics inspire young British players
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To most of the UK, Emma Raducanu is an emerging young tennis star. But to one 14-year-old prodigious talent, she has been an inspiration for years. Lois Newberry, an elite player in her age group who trains at the sou...
Brazilian police investigate Argentina’s four Premier League players
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Brazilian federal police have opened an inquiry to investigate the four Argentina players whose presence at Sunday’s World Cup qualifier in Brazil caused the match to be abandoned. Aston Villa’s Emiliano Martínez and...
Southgate tells players to stay humble as England prepare for Andorra
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Gareth Southgate has stressed the importance of humility in victory to his England squad and of not angering rival players or crowds as he urged them to seize every moment in the countdown to the Qatar World Cup, begi...
Fifa promises action after England players racially abused in Hungary
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Fifa has said it will take “adequate actions” on racist abuse directed at England players once it has received match reports from Thursday’s World Cup qualifier against Hungary in Budapest. The statement from world fo...
‘I couldn’t keep quiet’: The college coach exiled after standing up for players’ rights
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Every evening, in the dying twilight, a football coach without a team to call his own yanks on his boots and heads to the stable. He shovels Chief and Traveler’s manure, changes their water and restocks their hay. He ...