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The World Cup final is set, and it's the matchup the planet has been waiting for — Lionel Messi and Argentina against Lamine Yamal and Spain. A nineteen-year-old phenom against the greatest to ever do it, and Sunday's stage doesn't get any bigger. But keep your eyes on Rodri. The Ballon d'Or winner operates in the shadows while Yamal dazzles, and Spain's ability to suffocate Messi's influence runs directly through that midfield engine.
Meanwhile in the WNBA, New York Tempo head coach Sandy Brondello is doing damage control after being overheard using a phrase directed at Angel Reese that officials described as sounding like "protected species." Brondello has since apologized publicly, but the comment landed hard, and the league is paying attention. This one isn't going away quietly.
And a tough blow out of Milwaukee — Brandon Woodruff is heading back under the knife. The Brewers starter, thirty-three years old, will undergo another anterior capsule surgery on his right shoulder, the same procedure he had in twenty twenty three. The Brewers were handing out his bobblehead that same day, which made the timing all the more painful for the fanbase.
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