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CONCACAF president and FIFA vice president Victor Montagliani speaks in Toronto Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Security personnel stand guard on the pitch, after the football match between Chile's Colo Colo and Brazil's Fortaleza was suspended, at the Monumental David Arellano stadium in Santiago, Chile, on Thursday.
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Mohamed Salah of Liverpool signs a new contract extension at Anfield on April 11, 2025 in Liverpool, England.
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TOPSHOT - Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (R) is congratulated by Real Madrid's Brazilian forward #07 Vinicius Junior after scoring the 2-0 goal during the UEFA Super Cup football match between Real Madrid and Atalanta BC in Warsaw on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Soccer Football - Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti faces tax trial - Madrid, Spain - April 2, 2025 Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti arrives at court REUTERS/Ana Beltran
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TOPSHOT - Brazilian footballer Dani Alves looks on at the start of his trial at the High Court of Justice of Catalonia in Barcelona, on February 5, 2024. Brazilian footballer Dani Alves, a former star at Barca and PSG, goes on trial in Barcelona accused of raping a woman in a local nightclub. Prosecutors are asking for a nine-year prison sentence, followed by 10 years of conditional liberty. They are also asking he pay 150,000 euros ($162,000) in compensation to the woman. (Photo by Jordi BORRAS / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JORDI BORRAS/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Luciano Gonzalez/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (15222849a) Vinicius Junior of Brazil reacts during a CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier soccer match between Argentina and Brazil at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina 25 March 2025. FIFA World Cup qualification - Argentina vs Brazil, Buenos Aires - 25 Mar 2025
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Soccer Football - FIFA expected to confirm Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup hosts - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - December 11, 2024 A model of the proposed Aramco Stadium is seen inside the Saudi Arabia World Cup bid exhibition REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed
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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrives at the courthouse for the verdict of an appeal by Swiss Attorney General's office against former UEFA and FIFA presidents over a suspected fraudulent payment, in Muttenz near Basel, on March 25, 2025. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
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