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Marta’s Olympic career just ended in the worst way imaginable

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Brazilian legend Marta received a red card in what’s said to be the final game of her international career in Olympic play against Spain on Wednesday. | Photo by Alex Gottschalk/DeFodi Images via Getty Images
The Brazilian women’s soccer legend received a red card for a challenge that shut her and her nation out of medal contention
Anyone who knows women’s soccer knows that Marta is the legend who defines it.
Playing in what’s said to be her final Olympic Games, the 38-year-old Brazilian forward received a straight red card after a high boot on an attempted clearance.

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The NFL’s chaotic new kickoff rules could lead to 2 different strategies

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Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK
The NFL’s new kickoff rule and strategy, explained
The NFL’s new kickoff rules were the buzz of the league’s spring meetings, when the league decided to opt into an XFL-style approach for a play that has devolved into a ceremonial fair catch. In 2023, less than 20 percent of the league’s kickoff attempts were returned at all. On top of that, league studies also showed that the play was dangerous when returners decided to field the ball, as concussion rates nearly doubled on kickoffs that weren’t fair caught.

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