<p>It's a huge year for football fans here in North America with the World Cup starting in less than 2 months from now. And before we know it, the men's Rugby World Cup will be taking place in the United States in 2031, for the very first time. Domestically, Major League Rugby has a new CBA in hand - the first for professional rugby in the U.S. - as the league looks to advance the state of play for the top young players in the U.S. Will Hooley, the former MLR star, who played for the USA at the 2019 World Cup, and now hosts Sunday Night Rugby on ESPN+, joined CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell</p>
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It's a huge year for football fans here in North America with the World Cup starting in less than 2 months from now. And before we know it, the men's Rugby World Cup will be taking place in the United States in 2031, for the very first time. Domestically, Major League Rugby has a new CBA in hand - the first for professional rugby in the U.S. - as the league looks to advance the state of play for the top young players in the U.S. Will Hooley, the former MLR star, who played for the USA at the 2019 World Cup, and now hosts Sunday Night Rugby on ESPN+, joined CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell

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<p>It's a huge year for football fans here in North America with the World Cup starting in less than 2 months from now. And before we know it, the men's Rugby World Cup will be taking place in the United States in 2031, for the very first time. Domestically, Major League Rugby has a new CBA in hand - the first for professional rugby in the U.S. - as the league looks to advance the state of play for the top young players in the U.S. Will Hooley, the former MLR star, who played for the USA at the 2019 World Cup, and now hosts Sunday Night Rugby on ESPN+, joined CNN World Sport's Patrick Snell</p>
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<p>2025 was a dream year for Ousmane Dembélé. An astonishing six trophies with Paris Saint-Germain, including a much feted inaugural Champions League crown, and individually reaching the summit of world football by being recognized as the best player in the world. Not just on one occasions but three times, the most recent of which was at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai.</p><p>But as he's been telling CNN's Amanda Davies he has his sights set on the big footballing prize of 2026: World Cup. </p>
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