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Alan Pulido interview: “Winning a title is the most important thing”

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Sporting Kansas City striker Alan Pulido has been one of the revelations of the season in MLS, firing a struggling team to the brink of the playoffs. The Mexican striker missed the entirety of the 2022 campaign as he recovered from knee surgery. With Pulido still absent at the start of 2023 Sporting failed to win any of their opening five matches but his comeback goal against Seattle Sounders helped the team to their first victory of the season. Since that moment the 32-year-old has transformed the team’s fortunes. Pulido has struck 14 MLS goals since his return and was named the league’s Player of the Month for June. His incredible form has seen him shortlisted for the Landon Donovan MLS MVP award and he is one of the favourites to be crowned MLS Comeback Player of the Year . ⚽️ 15 goals 🤝 3 assists 🌟 June's Player of the Month 📈 Leads the League with 13 goals since the start of June The 2023 @MLS Comeback Player of the Year is a lock in our opinion 😤 #SportingKC | @alanpuli...

10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix

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Francesco Bagnaia bounced back to prove critics wrong with victory in the MotoGP Spanish Grand Prix. Back-to-back grand prix crashes for Bagnaia had resumed doubts about his ability to handle pressure, but the Ducati rider brushed those aside at Jerez with his second main race victory of the season. He now leads the championship again by 22 points heading to France, while KTM emerged from Jerez celebrating double podiums in the grand prix and the sprint to perhaps begin a genuine title challenge in 2023. Yamaha and Honda continued to battle their inferior machinery, while FIM stewarding overshadowed everything as several penalty calls drew unified criticism. Elsewhere, an old star returned to remind the world just why he is one of MotoGP’s best, while a new initiative from the FIM and Dorna Sports aims to improve gender equality in motorcycle racing. With four rounds now in the history books, it’s time to look at the 10 things we learned from the 2023 MotoGP Spanish Grand Pr...