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Khaled El-Ahmad named Austin FC Sporting Director
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— Aug 25, 2026
Austin FC appointed Khaled El-Ahmad as chief soccer officer and sporting director to lead roster construction, scouting, and player development during a season of rebuilding. The hire follows the club’s dismissal of Rodolfo Borrell and coincides with plans for a stable sporting vision, leveraging El-Ahmad’s MLS and international experience from Minnesota United, NYCFC, Barnsley, and City Football Group.
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Mertesacker to become DFB sporting director January 2027
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— Jul 24, 2026
Per Mertesacker is set to become the DFB’s managing director of sport, taking up the role on January 1, 2027, with a contract through the 2030 World Cup and replacing Andreas Rettig. The appointment comes as part of a broader DFB overhaul that includes Jürgen Klopp as national team coach, with a focus on strengthening ties between the senior team and youth development, leveraging Mertesacker’s Arsenal academy experience.
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ESPN Panelist: US Can't Criticize China's Ongoing Genocide Because of Voter Security Laws
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— Feb 6, 2022
ESPN star J.A. Adande apparently thinks no one in America should criticize China over its outrageous human rights abuses because the U.S. is somehow just as bad. Adande, the director of sports journalism at Northwestern…
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Tayvon Gray extends contract with NYCFC through 2028-29
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— Aug 26, 2026
New York City FC extended homegrown defender Tayvon Gray through the 2028-29 MLS season with an option for 2029-30, reaffirming the club’s reliance on a Bronx native who has 175 appearances, 3 goals and 15 assists since 2020 and helped NYCFC win the 2021 MLS Cup and 2022 Campeones Cup. Sporting director Todd Dunivant lauded Gray as a key right back with a lockdown defensive mentality, expressing excitement for him to continue contributing to the club’s next chapter.
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Iranian Strikes On US Military Bases Took Massive Toll, Pentagon Watchdog Reveals
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SEC Media Days Spotlight Highlights Record SEC Success
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— Jul 23, 2026
Vanderbilt’s Clark Lea lauded Athletic Director Candice Storey Lee, who was named the Sports Business Journal’s Athletic Director of the Year for 2025-26, as the Commodores capped a historic season and extended coaching contracts under her leadership. Ole Miss coverage highlighted quarterback Trinidad Chambliss’s candid remarks about his Heisman bid and the Egg Bowl, plus head coach Pete Golding’s praise of leadership and his comments on tampering amid SEC scrutiny.
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