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The World Cup is here, and it is massive. A record forty-eight teams, sixteen stadiums, one hundred and four matches spread across thirty-nine days in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Mexico opens the tournament Thursday as a heavy favorite against South Africa in Mexico City, and the world is watching.
Shifting to the Premier League, where a remarkable story just took a stunning turn. Kieran McKenna has resigned as Ipswich Town manager just weeks after securing their return to the top flight. The forty-year-old built something special at Ipswich, delivering three promotions in four seasons, but he's walking away at the peak of it all, leaving the club searching for answers right before their elite return.
And in the NFL, the Miami Dolphins are facing some hard truths heading into two thousand twenty-six. Analysts are painting a bleak picture for Miami's Super Bowl window, with the franchise in the middle of a rebuild and expectations sitting somewhere between cautious and pessimistic. For a team with the talent they've had, that is a tough place to be.
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