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☆ Louis Rees-Zammit: Getting a foothold in the NFL is almost impossible – even if you’re a professional athlete
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-21 | by ( Thomas Schlachter | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

‘Big NFL fan’Rees-Zammit is a Welsh international rugby union player and one of the sport’s biggest talents. Gray recalls being amazed when he first learned of the off-field work NFL players and coaches were doing. He imitates holding a chunky playbook – staggered by the sheer number of plays that NFL players need to become fluent in. According to the NFL, 37 international players have joined teams – allocated, drafted or signed as a free agent – since the IPP’s inception. “He’s a big NFL fan, he’s young … he’s right at the beginning of his journey.

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☆ Lionel Messi: Inter Miami loses as Argentinian superstar rested
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( Issy Ronald | Jacob Lev | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Since Lionel Messi’s arrival at Inter Miami, the club has experienced a turnaround in its fortunes, going unbeaten in 11 games after a nine-game winless streak. But that all changed on Saturday as Inter Miami sunk to a 5-2 defeat against Atlanta United, after taking to the field without Messi who was rested for the first time since signing for the club in July. Inter Miami scored first following a superb Leonardo Campana goal in the 25th minute, as he controlled the ball with his chest, chipped it over a defender, and volleyed it into the net. Inter Miami conceded five goals, including an own goal. “Honestly, I told the players, there are a lot of things out there in the atmosphere and everything seems to be about Inter Miami,” he said, according to ESPN.

Persons: Lionel Messi’s, Messi, Leonardo Campana, Tristan Muyumba, Brooks Lennon, Campana, Giorgos Giakoumakis, Tyler Wolff, Geoff Burke, CNN’s Don Riddell, “, Gonzalo Pineda, ” Organizations: CNN, Inter Miami, Atlanta United, USA, Network, Reuters, Mercedes, Benz, ESPN, “, ” Inter Miami’s, Toronto FC, D.C, United, Audi Field Locations: Miami, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale , Florida, Washington

☆ Doddie Weir: Scottish rugby favorite dead at 52
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Kevin Dotson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Rugby great Doddie Weir has died at age 52, according to a statement from the Weir family that was released through the Scottish Rugby Union. Weir died six years after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND). “Doddie was an inspirational force of nature,” the Weir family wrote. His name graces the Doddie Weir Cup, the annual trophy given to the winner of a match between Scotland and Wales. “Life has to be a bit of laughter and a bit of a smile, because you’re only here once and you’ve got to enjoy yourself,” Weir told CNN’s Don Riddell in 2021 interview.

☆ For Iranians, this World Cup is about more than football
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-21 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

In the buildup to the World Cup in Qatar, there were calls for Iran to be thrown out of the tournament. Protesting at the World Cup, on the biggest stage of all for football, carries potentially huge risks for the current players in the national team. Nonetheless, players will be free to protest at the World Cup so long as they do not break FIFA rules, their manager Queiroz has said. Iran’s football authorities vowed that “people who have not followed professional and sports ethics … will be dealt with according to the regulations,” a statement published by Iran’s Football Federation after the beach soccer game said. “While this is happening, I cannot see people being overly excited [about the World Cup] when they’re out on the street fighting for freedom,” Mossavat says.

☆ Oleksandr Usyk: Boxing world champion shares images from family home in Ukrainian area previously held by Russians
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-14 | by ( Matt Foster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Usyk posted photos of himself in front of the house on his verified Instagram account’s story along with a location tag for Vorzel on Tuesday. Usyk posted the photos of his house in an Instagram story. From Oleksandr Usyk/InstagramOne of Usyk's photos in his Instagram story was with his wife Yekaterina. From Oleksandr Usyk/InstagramThe photos show Usyk, 35, standing near a Ukrainian flag outside the fence of the house. When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, Usyk traveled to Ukraine and joined the territorial defense battalion.

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