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Sport today is becoming more and more of a joke
KADEEM SIMMONDS looks at two ‘news‘ stories over the last week in football and baseball

Sometimes I look at sports news and just laugh to myself. It seems it is becoming less about the action on the pitch and more about trivial dramas which are better suited to an episode of Eastenders.

Take the recent “argument” between Anthony Martial and Manchester United, which is a total farce.

For those that missed it, United released their provisional squad numbers for the upcoming season at the tail-end of last week.

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