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Mayor Lori Lightfoot Aims to Make Soldier Field Year Round Destination

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On the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Chicago Fire Soccer Club, and the 148th anniversary of the beginning of the Great Chicago Fire, the club held a media and fan event at Soldier Field. The club will call the building home again next season, much like they did in 1998-2001 and 2003-2005. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in attendance yesterday, and she's excited … [Read more...] about Mayor Lori Lightfoot Aims to Make Soldier Field Year Round Destination

3 Things To Consider When Enrolling Children in Sports

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Playing sports may offer children several lifelong learning tools: working as a team, accepting failure and learning to improve. These skills are beneficial in childhood development and learning to work with adults, yet, it doesn't develop overnight. Rather, it relies on parent support throughout the emotional ups and downs as well as patience and time. As you enter the world … [Read more...] about 3 Things To Consider When Enrolling Children in Sports

Marcus Rashford Slams Twitter’s Attempt to Combat Online Racism

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Manchester United and England striker Marcus Rashford is one of a handful of footballers who has been racially abused online in the past few weeks. Rashford, as well as teammate Paul Pogba, have been victimized by racist trolls on Twitter since the season started. Twitter, in an effort to combat racism on social media, made a pledge to monitor the account of the top 50 black … [Read more...] about Marcus Rashford Slams Twitter’s Attempt to Combat Online Racism

United Players Condemn “disgusting,” “pathetic” Racial Abuse of Paul Pogba

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Manchester United have issued a club statement condemning the racist abuse perpetrated against midfielder Paul Pogba on social media. Additionally, some of the team's star players have taken to Twitter and voiced their disgust with these developments. United settled for a draw last night at Wolverhampton Wanderers, thanks in part (but obviously not thanks in full) to Pogba, … [Read more...] about United Players Condemn “disgusting,” “pathetic” Racial Abuse of Paul Pogba

Philadelphia Union Shred “Stick to Sports” Cliched Nonsense

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"Stick to Sports" is certainly in the same family as "go back to your country." Both seek to condescend and dehumanize. And the kind of people who use the former expression, often use the latter, and vice versa. It's odd because a.) no one ever says "stick to sports" when a sports figure opines on food, drink, movies, television, music, books etc. And no one ever a news … [Read more...] about Philadelphia Union Shred “Stick to Sports” Cliched Nonsense

10 Great Group Bonding Games to Form a Stronger Youth Sports Team

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Do you want a stronger, passionate youth sports team? Try spending some time with these group bonding games. We share our top picks in this roundup. What's the most important thing any team needs to have? We all know skills are not enough to win games without teamwork and trust. Consider using a team maker to help foster stronger connections and collaboration among your … [Read more...] about 10 Great Group Bonding Games to Form a Stronger Youth Sports Team

Nelson Rodriguez Praises Chicago Fire Fans for Not Doing Anti-Gay Chant

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Chicago Fire General Manager Nelson Rodriguez just completed the second of his three media roundtable Q&A sessions this year, and unfortunately, there wasn't any real hard breaking news to emerge from it. Rodriguez was evasive on the topics of Head Coach Veljko Paunovic's job security and the potential long term home for the team. He didn't offer much insight or … [Read more...] about Nelson Rodriguez Praises Chicago Fire Fans for Not Doing Anti-Gay Chant

Potential Progress Against Homophobic Chant at Mexico Soccer Games?

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Today marked the first day that FIFA's updated disciplinary code went into effect and along with it harsher punishments for discrimination on the pitch, whether it’s from supporters or players. The global federation is seeking to stamp out the ugliness of racism and homophobia that exists within the beautiful game, and one of the main targets is a certain chant that you’re … [Read more...] about Potential Progress Against Homophobic Chant at Mexico Soccer Games?

Animal Instagram Accounts: Better than All Other Social Media Combined

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Every time I say this to people I expect them to look at me like I'm a complete nut bar and totally disagree, but instead they verify my thesis: Animal Instagram accounts are by far the best types of social media accounts going these days. I have used the best private Instagram viewer tool and found out that animal Instagram accounts are better than all types of social media … [Read more...] about Animal Instagram Accounts: Better than All Other Social Media Combined