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Saido Berahino is making good progress as he bids to prove he is fit to return to action, according to West Brom boss Tony Pulis. Berahino has not featured for the Baggies since September 10 and was sent to train in France by Pulis earlier this month in an effort to get him match fit.The striker is now back with the club and Pulis is keen to get him involved in games. Speaking at his press conference on Thursday morning, Pulis said: I had a good chat with Saido yesterday, he looks brighter and sharper. Six months half price Upgrade to Sky Sports to watch Man Utd-Arsenal on Saturday and get the first six months half price Fitness-wise were pleased, hes getting there. The next step is to get him some games, which well try and do over the next two weeks.Hes trained this week and hes trained well but he needs games. Well take every game as it comes. Hes looked sharper, mentally a lot clearer, and lets hope he stays that way.Pulis has questioned Berahinos advisers in the past after potential transfers to Tottenham and Stoke came to nothing. Theres lots of good people who have spoken to him, he said on Thursday. The most important thing is Saido unravels who has given him good advice and bad advice.The demands and stresses on players are there for all to see. Sometimes players get caught out, but were all human beings, we all make mistakes.Saidos been a player in demand ever since Ive been here from other clubs and speculation has run with it. Its been a saga. W Brom vs Burnley November 21, 2016, 7:00pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass The most important thing is his football, hes got a God-given gift, hes got a lot of talent, and hes got to exploit that and get the best out of his talent. Over the past year or so thats not happened.Hes got to work out why that hasnt happened and get back to playing again and enjoying football.Salomon Rondon remains Albions first-choice striker and he will be available for Mondays Premier League match against Burnley at The Hawthorns, live on Sky Sports.The 27-year-old was ruled out of Venezuelas World Cup Qualifiers against Bolivia and Ecuador after the Baggies informed the Venezuelan FA that he was not fit to travel. Salomon Rondon is set to start against Burnley on Monday Rondon, who played the full 90 minutes of the Baggies last game as they won 2-1 at Leicester City, has since been undergoing treatment and is now back to fill fitness.Midfielder Nacer Chadli, however, faces a battle to prove his fitness ahead of the visit of the Clarets after missing the clash with the Foxes and Belgiums games against the Netherlands and Estonia with a knee injury.Pulis said: Chadli will be a late one. 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Whether being a student athlete is a job is at the centre of a national debate over whether college athletes should unionize. The Wildcats resumed spring practice Tuesday for the first time after a decision from a regional labour official that cleared the way for the formation of a union, setting up Northwestern as ground zero for the effort to organize athletes. The school is appealing. Former Wildcats quarterback Kain Colter has been serving as the face of the movement. Former UCLA linebacker Ramogi Huma, the designated president of the would-be union, said last week that the scholarship players would vote within 30 days on whether to authorize the College Athletes Players Association to represent them. The pair will be in Washington on Wednesday to meet with members of Congress. For now, theres a long list of unanswered questions before the team, such as when exactly the vote would be held, whether scholarships would be counted as taxable income and how it would affect the training schedule in a "work week" for those who play on the team. Could there be a division between players who signed union cards and those who did not? And what about the teams relationship with coach Pat Fitzgerald? "It doesnt threaten anything," said Mark, who would not say whether or not he signed a union card. "Northwestern has treated us all well and we know that. And we know that it is a privilege to be here so at the end of the day were all going to support our former teammate, bbut we also know were here to get a degree and were also here to play football.ddddddddddddquot; If Fitzgerald felt he was in an awkward spot, he wasnt about to say so on Tuesday. "No. Any football questions?" he said. Fitzgerald had not addressed the ruling from a regional director of the National Labor Relations Board with the team as of Tuesday morning. He and athletic administrators had an afternoon meeting with the schools lawyers. "You know theres a lot of things that well discuss here (with the team), but from the standpoint of the way that weve operated here, Ive got full confidence in the way we run our program and the guys have been terrific and I think theyve shown the commitment to the program," Fitzgerald said. "So its no change for us." Unionization would be a huge change to the landscape. Colter believes athletes lack basic protections, such as the guarantee of medical coverage and the promise of a four-year scholarship at most institutions. Scholarships are often renewed on an annual basis, and athletes feel vulnerable as a result, particularly if theres a change in coaches or philosophy. Colter has also testified about abandoning the idea of entering a pre-med program because of the time demands Northwestern places on its football players. He has also stressed that he enjoyed his time there and has praised Fitzgerald. Defensive lineman Chance Carter said he signed a union card. But he doesnt know how the team would vote if they have to make a decision this month to form a union. "I dont know," Carter said. "Im not sure what everyones reaction is. ... A lot of us just got back in town (after spring break). Were trying to figure things out." Carter said he only read the first and last parts of an email message from Colter addressing the ruling. He did say that Colter would answer players questions and address their concerns face-to-face when he returns to campus. Carter wasnt sure exactly when that will happen. ' ' '