Neymar dives. But what’s new? Football players have always tried to find the line and cross it. To place the blame over the antics of the most egregious violators on the whole sport is just a bit unfair. As unfair as Neymar throwing himself to the ground, looking for attention.
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The World Is Not Enough
There was a time when calling Paul Pogba one of the best players in the world was not controversial. How much changes in two years. In the midst of an uncertain future with Manchester United, Pogba leads France into the World Cup with the most talented squad in the world. Will taking home the biggest prize in the sport be enough to stave off the doubters?
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It was a stark image for fans of the CFL. Fewer than 12,500 filled the stands at newly renovated BMO Field in Toronto for a match between the Argos and their Ontario rivals, the Grey Cup champion Ottawa Redblacks. For years the contention had been that all the raggamuffin Argos needed was their own smaller space away from the cavernous Rogers Centre. A venue that seats under 30,000, a stadium that can create scarcity for tickets— always a desirable promotional gambit.
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