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Subjected to racist abuse, AC Milan star Mike Maignan now finds himself being kicked around like a political football

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A leading soccer goalkeeper, who is Black and was subjected to racist abuse during a match in Italy’s top league last month, now finds himself being kicked around like a political football. AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan, who also plays for the French national team, led his team off

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Governing body backs one of world’s top referees amid fallout from controversial Asian Cup red card

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Football Australia says it is providing an Iranian-Australian referee and his family with “all the support they require” over the fallout from an Asian Cup match. Alireza Faghani, an experienced referee who has officiated multiple men’s World Cup matches, sent off Iraq striker Aymen Hussein after showing him a second yellow card

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Manchester United’s teenage sensation Kobbie Mainoo shows the way forward in rollercoaster season

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — No matter how successful – or lately, unsuccessful – Manchester United has been on the pitch, the club has always prided itself on an uncanny ability to generate the game’s brightest young stars. The latest breakthrough talent, it seems, is 18-year-old midfielder Kobbie Mainoo. The teenager’s emergence from the

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Jim Harbaugh is feeling like Morgan Freeman’s character in ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ as he takes over at the LA Chargers

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 1994 movie ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ is widely considered one of the best films ever made and it’s clearly made an impact on Jim Harbaugh. In Harbaugh’s introductory press conference after he was named the new Los Angeles Chargers head coach, the 60-year-old described his excitement by drawing a

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Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark tallies 35 points to move up to second all-time on NCAA scoring leaderboard

By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — College basketball superstar Caitlin Clark continues to make history with each passing game. The reigning consensus National Player of the Year moved up to second place on the all-time NCAA Division I women’s basketball scoring leaderboard on Wednesday night, as her Iowa Hawkeyes eased past the Northwestern Wildcats, 110-74.

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Kamila Valieva’s coach still has ‘concerns’ after four-year doping ban ruling

By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The coach of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has said that “there are still many questions” after the teenager was handed a four-year ban for an anti-doping violation. In an Instagram post on Wednesday, Eteri Tutberidze said that, for two years, “undeserved and endless hate and accusations” have been thrown her

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