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Cristiano Ronaldo kept his eyes on the scoreboard in Portugal's friendly against DR Congo, and with Lionel Messi fresh off a massive night, the pressure was absolutely on. Ronaldo delivered, finding the net and reminding the world he is not done competing at the highest level heading into World Cup two thousand twenty six.
Shifting to a story with serious implications for the tournament, Ivory Coast forward Elye Wahi was arrested by French police on May twenty ninth on suspicion of match-fixing offenses. Investigators believe Wahi may have deliberately earned a yellow card during a Ligue one match between Nice and Metz on May seventeenth, with suspicious betting patterns triggering the probe. He is now under active investigation less than two weeks before the World Cup kicks off.
And on the domestic front, the WNBA is making a significant move, expanding its regular season schedule from forty four games to fifty beginning in two thousand twenty seven. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert called demand for the league greater than ever, and this expansion signals real institutional confidence in where women's basketball is headed.
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