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“That’s a really cool thing that’s happening,” said Thomas Honda as his young daughter, clad in an oversized Galaxy jersey, excitedly asked defenders Miki Yamane and Maya Yoshida for autographs after a preseason game earlier this year.

I was shocked and upset to learn recently that Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” was, under orders of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, pulled from the shelves of Nimitz Library on the campus of the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

The freedom to engage with books like Richard Wright’s “Native Son,” Maya Angelou’s “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” and Nathan McCall’s “Manchild in the Promised Land.” offered a connection to our personal stories and collective histories while augmenting our official instruction which emphasized the histories and accomplishments of white men.

There are four Lionesses in the Manchester United squad - Ella Toone, Grace Clinton, Maya Le Tissier and Millie Turner - and Jacobs said he expects them to come to Portugal and take part in some form.

Maya Joseph-Hussain, who is chief executive at the Safety Centre in Milton Keynes, said "every young child should have access to this education".