- Newsweek
Manchester United: How Jose Mourinho Found Paul Pogba a Perfect Midfield Partner
First impressions can often be misleading. Against West Ham United, in Manchester United’s first Premier League game of the season, Matic did all the work Pogba is too creative to want to do on a consistent basis, cleaning up behind him and generally providing a sense of positional awareness that United lacked last season, especially when Marouane Fellaini played next to Pogba. Trending: Donald Trump's Base is Shrinking, Polls Show.
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Diego Costa has not been shy in the media as of late when it comes to voicing his displeasure with Chelsea. Over the weekend, he claimed to have been treated “like a criminal,” and, in between criticisms of manager Antonio Conte and airings of past grievances, explicitly stated his desire to leave the club. “I must return to Atlético Madrid.
- USA Today
Virginia football team responds to Charlottesville violence with resolve to inspire unity
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When the Virginia football team gathered Thursday morning for a brief meeting, the expectation was for another day in what, during preseason camp, becomes hot, fatiguing monotony. We’re talking about practice. But then Bronco Mendenhall announced a change of plans. “Guys,” the coach said, “we’re going to the river!” And that’s how 120-something inner tubes filled with football players, coaches and staff members came to be bobbing lazily down the James River. Mendenhall insists it was all about football, that the Cavaliers had been working hard, but after 17 practices he sensed they were tired and needed a break. But yeah, there was more. “I felt like it was a way to relax
