Ronnie Stanley talks Salute to Service, commitment to pairing service dogs with veterans
Stanley is focused on bring awareness to K9s for Warriors, an organization that pairs service dogs with veterans in the Baltimore community, and the Ronnie Stanley Foundation
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Leila blames Palmeiras' slip-ups on "incompetence", not Abel
The president of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, opposed the position of coach Abel Ferreira following criticisms of the refereeing.The coach blamed the refereeing for the five games without a win, leaving ...
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🧐 No breakthrough yet: how Boniface is annoying Werder bosses
Werder Bremen and Victor Boniface still aren’t seeing eye to eye. Three months after his signing, the Nigerian star striker is neither in form nor gaining momentum.According to a recent 'Bild' repor...
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![](/<p>Week 13 is here, which means the NFL's My Cause My Cleats initiative will be in full force, and Ronnie Stanley is taking the lead for Baltimore. My Cause My Cleats will raise awareness of hundreds of causes players across the league chose to support through customized cleats worn on game day.</p><p>Salute to service activities are going on all across the league, and Stanley is doing his part to help military veterans.</p><p>The Ravens' All-Pro left tackle <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ravens-ronnie-stanley-unveiled-custom-172114938.html" data-3p-content-referrer="https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/ravens/2025/11/26/ronnie-stanley-unveiled-custom-cleats-honoring-k9s-for-warriors/87481148007/" data-original-link="https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/ravens/2025/11/26/ronnie-stanley-unveiled-custom-cleats-honoring-k9s-for-warriors/87481148007/">unveiled his custom cleats for this year’s My Cause My Cleats</a> campaign, partnering with USAA for his <em>My Paws My Cleats</em> content to bring awareness to K9 for Warriors. Stanley wore the specially designed cleats on Sunday when the Ravens defeated the New York Jets.</p><p><img alt="Ronnie Stanley USAA My Paws My Cleats" height="4032" src="https://blackamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-11/ad01428647.jpeg" width="3024" data-uuid="83cf2f78-d077-31fe-bf61-877c7d756050"></p><p><img alt="Ronnie Stanley USAA My Paws My Cleats" height="4032" src="https://blackamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-11/24025f5d33.jpeg" width="3024" data-uuid="1c22e52d-f8b1-3932-9eae-14583ff057ec"></p><p><img alt="Ronnie Stanley USAA My Paws My Cleats" height="4032" src="https://blackamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-11/db7eb01a2b.jpeg" width="3024" data-uuid="e0ab3cc8-7c56-3771-983e-3cf12a11e1d5"></p><p>Stanley's cleats have brought awareness to <a href="https://www.google.com/aclk?sa=L&pf=1&ai=DChsSEwj6_fWq1vyQAxVYL0QIHXQeKKMYACICCAEQABoCZHo&co=1&ase=2&gclid=CjwKCAiAz_DIBhBJEiwAVH2XwKzHHBRba0gjqfO29HpcHTOHKBfDgxSS_qxFRQPtuzCB9-GPQOThUhoCW_YQAvD_BwE&cid=CAASWeRolbU1QfGLAS6uetMTjxVW5wVLfpmEPFLHr3sEJVJXREEv4ulkwy83I9jk4qXm5cDG3uIwMvQdISjTUduK1HbhUH43jXRm39QJ4I4raAJdSiTbt_n19R9_&cce=2&category=acrcp_v1_32&sig=AOD64_3R17dmA_6_5c92Plc8DqMA5sCMyw&q&nis=4&adurl=https://donate.k9sforwarriors.org/site/Donation2?df_id%3D4060%26mfc_pref%3DT%264060.donation%3Dform1%26s_src%3DTSM-25XAIXPXXXXX1-08GSNPAIDSEARCH%26utm_source%3Dtsm-google%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26utm_campaign%3Dk9fy25evergreen%26utm_content%3DGoogleSEM%26autologin%3Dtrue%26gad_source%3D1%26gad_campaignid%3D18350859051%26gbraid%3D0AAAAAoMeVvbZsm8oqlAvuPJnC-a4_fImA%26gclid%3DCjwKCAiAz_DIBhBJEiwAVH2XwKzHHBRba0gjqfO29HpcHTOHKBfDgxSS_qxFRQPtuzCB9-GPQOThUhoCW_YQAvD_BwE&ved=2ahUKEwjWnO-q1vyQAxVRIEQIHXjxMowQ0Qx6BAgOEAE" target="_blank">K9s for Warriors</a>, an organization that pairs service dogs with veterans in the Baltimore community, and the <a href="https://www.ronniesfoundation.org/about-us" target="_blank">Ronnie Stanley Foundation</a>, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for rescue dogs and individuals in need<strong>.</strong> Stanley partnered with <strong>USAA, an Official Salute to Service Partner of the <a href="https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/football/nfl/teams/baltimore-ravens/366" target="_blank">Baltimore Ravens</a></strong>, to spotlight the organizations and the life-changing support these service dogs provide to veterans in the Baltimore community. Stanley even spent time with three local veterans at the Ravens training facility to hear their personal stories and learn firsthand how their service dogs have supported their mental health and overall well-being following their years in service. Stanley has spoken often about the impact his own dogs have had on his life, and this experience deeply resonated with him. </p><p>Through the <em>My Paws My Cleats</em> USAA partnership, Stanley used his massive platform to champion causes important to him and support the military community. He hopes sharing these stories will inspire others to show appreciation in their own ways. </p><p></p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRe08ySDkAn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRe08ySDkAn/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank"><div><div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div>View this post on Instagram</div></div><div></div><div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div><div></div><div></div></div></a></div></blockquote><h2 class="presto-h2 wp-block-heading">Stanley on his partnership with USAA</h2><blockquote><p>"Yeah, so we partnered with K9s for Warriors, and they provide service dogs to veterans, and it just had a lot of similarities with what I do with my foundation, which is take dogs from shelters, give them house training and provide them to people in the community who happen to be vets as well. You know, they also do a lot of work with, you know, military members across the country. I'm from a military family, so the partnership made sense."</p></blockquote><p><em>This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: <a href="https://ravenswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/ravens/2025/11/26/ronnie-stanley-works-to-pair-service-dogs-with-military-veterans/87482716007/">Ronnie Stanley works to pair service dogs with military veterans</a></em></p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Leila blames Palmeiras" slip-ups on " src="https://blackamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-11/39c7fb87b9.jpeg" data-uuid="e587d0de-5d51-3d64-9673-4585679a57bf"><figcaption>Leila blames Palmeiras' slip-ups on "incompetence", not Abel</figcaption></figure><p>The president of Palmeiras, Leila Pereira, opposed the position of coach Abel Ferreira following criticisms of the refereeing.</p><p>The coach blamed the refereeing for the five games without a win, leaving the team far from a title in the Brasileirão.</p><p>However, Leila downplayed these refereeing errors and spoke of Palmeiras' own "inability" for this drop in performance.</p><p>– I don't believe that these last five games of Palmeiras that we couldn't win were due to refereeing - said Leila in a press conference this Wednesday (26)</p><p>- I cannot outsource responsibility that is ours. We didn't win due to our own responsibility, our own incapacity - completed the president.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="pt">A LEILA PEREIRA CONTRARIOU O ABEL FERREIRA E FALOU EM INCOMPETÊNCIA DO PALMEIRAS! 😳 Declaração muito forte da presidente do Palmeiras, que respondeu sobre a fala de Abel Ferreira que reclamou de "perseguição" da arbitragem ao Verdão. Para a mandatária, a arbitragem brasileira… <a href="https://t.co/xFLGdN42NI">pic.twitter.com/xFLGdN42NI</a></p>— TNT Sports BR (@TNTSportsBR) <a href="https://twitter.com/TNTSportsBR/status/1993731378429526357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 26, 2025</a></blockquote><p>This TENSION behind the scenes occurs on the eve of the Libertadores final.</p><p>Palmeiras vs. Flamengo will be on Saturday (29), at 6 p.m., in Lima, Peru.</p><div class="onefootball-match-scores-data"><br></div><p>"We will try to correct these problems that occurred in the last five games. I don't agree, I don't like (complaining)," said Leila Pereira.</p><p>"You see me very rarely talking about refereeing and the calendar. It's the reality we have. The refereeing mistakes are not just with Palmeiras," she concluded.</p><p><strong>So, who is right, Abel or Leila? And who will win the Libertadores final? Leave your comment!</strong></p><p><em>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. <a href="https://onefootball.com/pt-br/noticias/leila-contraria-abel-ferreira-e-ve-incompetencia-do-palmeiras-em-tropecos-42008584">You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.</a></em></p><hr><p>📸 JUAN MABROMATA - AFP or licensors</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="�� No breakthrough yet: how Boniface is annoying Werder bosses" src="https://blackamericans.com/images/joomgrabber/2025-11/c07418cb1e.jpeg" data-uuid="4b12a979-a400-3c07-b2c3-fd1f47fedc7a"><figcaption>🧐 No breakthrough yet: how Boniface is annoying Werder bosses</figcaption></figure><p>Werder Bremen and Victor Boniface still aren’t seeing eye to eye. Three months after his signing, the Nigerian star striker is neither in form nor gaining momentum.</p><p>According to a recent 'Bild' report, those in charge are particularly critical of his lack of training intensity. Despite putting in extra sessions, there is a visible lack of drive, with other professionals reportedly showing much more hunger.</p><div></div><p>Boniface’s technical abilities do flash through from time to time, but he is far from being an undisputed regular starter. </p><p>And even though Bremen are by no means considering ending the loan early, coach Horst Steffen faces a dilemma: Should he rely on young talents like Keke Topp, or hope for a breakthrough from Boniface?</p><p><em>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. <a href="https://onefootball.com/de/news/weiter-kein-durchbruch-in-sicht-so-veraergert-boniface-die-werder-bosse-42008588">You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.</a></em></p><hr><p>📸 Christian Kaspar-Bartke - 2025 Getty Images</p>)