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☆ College Football Playoff will feature Georgia vs. Ohio State and Michigan vs. TCU
  + stars: | 2022-12-04 | by ( Wayne Sterling | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
CNN —The Georgia Bulldogs will step up their pursuit of back-to-back national titles when they compete in the upcoming College Football Playoff. The Michigan Wolverines, Texas Christian University (TCU) Horned Frogs and the Ohio State Buckeyes join the Bulldogs in the playoff, the selection committee announced on Sunday. 3 TCU (12-1) in the Fiesta Bowl at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. This week, it was agreed that the College Football Playoff will expand from four to 12 teams starting with the 2024/25 season. The decision was made with the promise of “more excitement for fans, alumni, students and student-athletes,” according to Bill Hancock, executive director of the College Football Playoff.
☆ Former Japan international Kudo dies after brain surgery, aged 32
  + stars: | 2022-10-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
Oct 22 (Reuters) - Former Japan international forward Masato Kudo, who also played for Kashiwa Reysol, Vancouver Whitecaps and Brisbane Roar, died aged 32 following brain surgery, his club Tegevajaro Miyazaki has announced. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterHe played for the national team in four matches in 2013 and scored two goals. "He made a significant impact in the first division," third division side Tegevajaro Miyazaki, who Kudo had joined from Roar this year, said in a statement. We are devastated that such a great player has passed away so early." Kudo, who also represented Sanfrecce Hiroshima, scored 60 goals in Japan's first division during his career.
☆ Brazilian federation demands strict punishment after fan violence
  + stars: | 2022-10-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
Oct 17 (Reuters) - The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) has condemned the fan violence that occurred at two league games this weekend, demanding that the courts mete out strict punishments as the trouble had tarnished the sport in the country. "Brazilian football has no more room for violence and setbacks." "The Prosecutor's Office will act strictly in all cases of violence in football stadiums," said Attorney General Ronaldo Piacente. "Parents and all right-minded people need to feel safe in any football game in Brazil and we will fight to make this a reality." Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Janina Nuno Rios in Mexico City; Editing by Ken FerrisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Racism in soccer world to be probed in ‘Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench’ documentary
  + stars: | 2022-10-10 | by ( ) www.nbcnews.com   time to read: +2 min
Federation Studios, the outfit behind the international Emmy award-nominated documentary “Nadia,” is set to co-produce “Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench,” a social-impact documentary shedding light on racism in the world of soccer and beyond. Federation Studios, whose documentary unit is headed by veteran journalist Myriam Weil, is partnering up with SlugNews, an award-winning production outfit, to develop and produce “Patrick Vieira — Off the Bench.” The documentary feature will soon start shooting in the U.K. and France. A well-respected figure within the sports landscape who went from player to coach for one of the world’s most prestigious soccer teams, Vieira says he has witnessed and experienced structural racism. “In 2022, Black players continue to be insulted on the field and on social media,” says Vieira. Weil says Vieira has been wanting to make a social impact documentary for a long time to spark a discussion and hopefully change the status quo a world scale.
☆ MLB roundup: Guardians clinch AL Central title for first time since 2018
  + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +13 min
Hunter Dozier capped the Royals' scoring with an RBI single to make it 13-11 following Ryan O'Hearn's two-run double. Astros 6, Orioles 3 (11 innings)Christian Vazquez's two-run single capped a four-run 11th inning and visiting Houston defeated Baltimore. Jeimer Candelario followed Schoop's RBI single with a run-scoring single of his own. The White Sox's loss allowed the Cleveland Guardians to clinch their first American League Central title since 2018. Yadier Molina had an RBI single for the NL Central-leading Cardinals, who dropped consecutive games to the Dodgers after winning Friday.
☆ The far-right is expected to win Italy's election in Rome's biggest political shift for decades
  + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +7 min
The Brothers of Italy party stands out from the crowd and is expected to gain the largest share of the vote for a single party. Giorgia Meloni, leader of the right-wing party Fratelli d'Italia (Brothers of Italy) holds a giant Italian national flag during a political rally on February 24, 2018 in Milan, Italy. The snap election follows the resignation of Prime Minister Mario Draghi in July, after he failed to unite a fractious political coalition behind his economic policies. An election win by Fratelli d'Italia could see the party's leader, Giorgia Meloni, become Italy's first female prime minister. Fratelli d'Italia has been pro-NATO and pro-Ukraine and supports sanctions against Russia, unlike Lega which is ambivalent about those measures.
☆ In pictures: Soccer legend Diego Maradona
  + stars: | 2020-11-25 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +1 min
Diego Maradona is carried around the field after leading Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup final. Maradona is best known for captaining Argentina to victory at the 1986 World Cup, where he was named the tournament's best player and scored two of its most famous goals. In 2008, Maradona became Argentina's manager and led the team at the 2010 World Cup, where it was eliminated in the quarterfinals. At the time of his death, he was in charge of Gimnasia y Esgrima, a club in Argentina's first division. Earlier this month, Maradona underwent successful surgery for a subdural hematoma — more commonly known as a blood clot on the brain.
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