SAN SEBASTIAN, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 26: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid reacts following an incident with fans during the Copa del Rey Semi Final match between Real Sociedad and Real Madrid at Reale Arena on February 26, 2025 in San Sebastian, Spain. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)
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England's head coach Thomas Tuchel, right, speaks to midfielder Jude Bellingham as he prepares to enter the pitch during the international friendly football match between England and Senegal at the City Ground stadium, in Nottingham, England, on June 10, 2025.
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BODO, NORWAY - MAY 08: Ange Postecoglou, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, looks on during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between FK Bodo/Glimt and Tottenham Hotspur at Aspmyra Stadion on May 08, 2025 in Bodo, Norway. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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Tottenham Hotspur sacks manager Ange Postecoglou, 16 days after famous Europa League victory
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 03: Jay Emmanuel Thomas of Aberdeen is seen prior the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Aberdeen and Celtic at Pittodrie Stadium on October 03, 2021 in Aberdeen, Scotland. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
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Former soccer player sentenced to four years in prison after orchestrating the smuggling of around $800,000 worth of cannabis
Lyon's Serbian midfielder Nemanja Matic runs on the pitch during the French L1 football match between Lyon (Olympique Lyonnais) and Sco Angers at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais Groupama stadium in Decines Charpieu,central-eastern France on May 17, 2025.
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Soccer players given two-game bans after concealing anti-homophobia badge
STUTTGART, GERMANY - JUNE 5: Lamine Yamal of Spain celebrates his goal during the UEFA Nations League 2025 semifinal match between Spain and France at Stuttgart Arena on June 5, 2025 in Stuttgart, Germany. (Photo by Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/Getty Images)
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Uzbekistan's players celebrate after their 2026 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier football match against the United Arab Emirates ended in a draw, qualifying them for the World Cup for the first time, at Al-Nahyan Stadium in Abu Dhabi on June 5, 2025.
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Rising Uzbekistan secure soccer World Cup debut, first ever Central Asian nation to qualify
Aberdeen's Oday Dabbagh during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Aberdeen at Celtic Park, on February 25, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland.
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Nanne Ruuskanen (pictured) was mistakenly left out of Finland's women's national soccer team instead of 51-year-old
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PSG's Marquinhos holds up the trophy as he celebrates with his teammates after winning the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
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Chelsea's Reece James lifts the trophy after winning the Conference League.
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Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates after the teams 4-3 victory in the LaLiga match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on May 11, 2025 in Barcelona, Spain.
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17-year-old superstar Lamine Yamal signs contract extension with Barcelona until 2031
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