In February, I wrote a piece questioning whether Jean-Philippe Mateta deserved to play for Crystal Palace again. When he returned to the Selhurst Park pitch on 12 March in a 0-0 draw against AEK Larnaca, the reaction from the crowd said plenty - a chorus of boos echoed the stands, showing just how frustrated fans were with January's off-field drama. In what I would argue was Palace's best performance of the Conference League campaign, Mateta reminded us exactly what he offers.
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Shohei Ohtani on-base streak: How Dodgers star can continue eye-popping stretch of hitting dominance
Here is more on Shohei Ohtani's active on-base streak.
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Real Madrid defender José Emilio Santamaría, a member of its golden generation, dies at age 96
Real Madrid defender José Emilio Santamaría, a Uruguayan who won four European Cups as part of the club's golden generation of players from the 1950s and 1960s before becoming coach of Spain, has died at age 96. “Santamaría will always be remembered as one of the great symbols of our club,” Madrid president Florentino Pérez said in a statement on Wednesday. Born on July 31, 1929 in Montevideo, Santamaría joined Madrid in 1957.
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