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Kellyn Acosta eyes another MLS Cup title with LAFC

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LAFC are now just one game away from retaining MLS Cup . If they beat Columbus Crew on Saturday they will become just the fourth team, and the first in more than a decade, to go back-to-back. All-action midfielder Kellyn Acosta scored the opening goal in the 2022 final and will be key if LAFC are to emerge victorious again this year. The 28-year-old is well aware of what another success could mean for soccer in Los Angeles and further afield. Delivering another title would not only reiterate LAFC’s status as the best in the league but could also bring mainstream attention and legions of new fans to the Game . Ahead of Saturday’s MLS Cup clash, Acosta spoke about the potential impact of an LAFC victory. “People like winners. If you look at other Sports , people might not know much about the Patriots but they like them. The Warriors, the Lakers; we’re trying to keep that tradition alive here in LA . This is a beautiful opportunity for us to bring new supporters into the Game .” “It’s ...

Bagnaia admits MotoGP sprints helping his title defence after three DNFs

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Bagnaia was wiped out in a collision with Maverick Vinales while the pair battled for third on the fifth lap of last Sunday's grand prix at Le Mans. The incident marked Bagnaia's third Sunday DNF in the first five rounds, having crashed out of second in Argentina and the lead in America. But the Ducati rider still holds a one-point championship lead, thanks in large part to his strong sprint showings. Of the 96 points Bagnaia has scored, 44 of those have come from sprint results, with the Italian winning two, scoring podiums in two and sixth in the other. "For sure the sprint race helps, because without the sprint race, I would be so far behind," Bagnaia conceded after the French GP. "I have 50 points [from grands prix]. I have 44 points just from the sprint, so this for sure helps. "But this year it's quite clear that we are always in the front, we are always there leading, and the other riders are circulating in terms of performance, which ...