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  • Afghan women soccer players line up during training.
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    As Afghan women’s soccer squad is announced, players’ fight for recognition goes on
  • Real Madrid's French forward #10 Kylian Mbappe (C) and Real Madrid players take part in a training session on the eve of the team's UEFA Champions League first round day 2 football match between Real Madrid (ESP) and Kairat Almaty (KAZ), at Almaty Ortalyk stadion in Almaty on September 29, 2025.
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    Why one of the world’s biggest soccer teams traveled 4,000 miles to play a Champions League match in Asia
  • Billy Vigar of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Everton FC at Meadow Park on September 03, 2022 in Borehamwood, England.
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    English soccer player Billy Vigar dies aged 21 after sustaining ‘significant brain injury’
  • Lionel Messi #10 of Inter Miami CF celebrates after scoring the team's fourth goal during the MLS match between New York City FC and Inter Miami CF at Citi Field in New York, on September 24, 2025.
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    Lionel Messi rolls back the years to fire Inter Miami into MLS playoffs
  • MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 08: Nani, former Manchester United player acknowledges the fans prior to the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Semi Final Second Leg match between Manchester United and Athletic Club at Old Trafford on May 08, 2025 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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    Manchester United will return to being ‘one of the best teams in the Premier League,’ says former star Nani
  • Stadium before the Womens Super League game between Chelsea and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge in London, on September 5, 2025.
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    Chelsea hit with 74 charges for breaches during Roman Abramovich ownership
  • The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be hosted in the US, Mexico and Canada.
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    Everything you need to know about how to buy 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets
  • SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - AUGUST 31: Head of security Gene Ramirez of the Seattle Sounders and Luis Suárez #9 of Inter Miami CF interact after the Leagues Cup Final match between Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami CF at Lumen Field on August 31, 2025 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Sounders won 3-0.  (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
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    MLS hands Luis Suárez extra three-match ban after spitting incident
  • Sudan's Al-Merrikh players attend a training session at the Atbara Stadium, north of Khartoum, on July 17, 2025. Away from the frontlines of war, modest stadiums seem to shake with the roars of football fans jumping to their feet as football tournaments return to the war-torn country for the first time since April 2023, when fighting between Sudan's regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces broke out, killing tens of thousands and turning Sudan to the scene of the world's largest hunger and displacement crisis.
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    A team uniting a divided nation: War-torn Sudan’s remarkable rise to the precipice of World Cup history
  • 10 May 2025, Bavaria, Munich: Soccer: Bundesliga, Bayern Munich - Bor. Mönchengladbach, matchday 33, Allianz Arena. A TV camera is in the stadium during the match. Photo: Tom Weller/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series. (Photo by Tom Weller/picture alliance via Getty Images)
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    World’s ‘largest illegal live sports’ piracy network shut down, antipiracy group says
  • Manchester United fan Frank Ilett talks to CNN from his home in Spain.
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    ‘I didn’t expect it to be so difficult’: Why this Manchester United fan is regretting a viral bet on his team
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  • Bayer Leverkusen coach Erik ten Hag at the Bundesliga match between Bayer Leverkusen and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in Leverkusen, Germany, on August 23, 2025.
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    ‘Complete surprise’: Former Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag fired after just 3 games in charge of German club
  • GRIMSBY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 27: Matheus Cunha of Manchester United crosses the ball as rain falls during the Carabao Cup Second Round match between Grimsby Town and Manchester United at Blundell Park on August 27, 2025 in Grimsby, England.  (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images)
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    ‘Something has to change’: Manchester United plunges to new low against fourth-division Grimsby Town
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London, England, August 23rd, 2025 Mariona Caldentey in action during the preaseason friendly game between Arsenal Women and Tottenham Hotspur Women at Meadow Park in London, England (Unnati Naidu/SPP)
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    ‘Happy for them … sad for me’: Mariona Caldentey on going back to training with teammates who have just beaten you

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  • Jul 10, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Colorado Buffaloes quarterback Shedeur Sanders speaks to the media during the Big 12 Media Days at Allegiant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Candice Ward-USA TODAY Sports
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  • <p>The Afghan women’s soccer team hasn’t been able to play since the Taliban returned to power in 2021. Now, FIFA has announced the Afghan women’s refugee squad in an unprecedented step. CNN’s Amanda Davies met with several of the exiled players in the UK and learned about their years-long fight for recognition, and why football remains such a lifeline for them.</p>
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    Video As first Afghan women’s refugee squad is announced, soccer players’ fight for recognition goes on 5:18
  • CONMEBOL pledges strong sanctions following Copa Sudamericana fan violence
  • Why is a Spanish soccer match set to be held in the US so controversial?
  • LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15: Antoine Semenyo of AFC Bournemouth during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield on August 15, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)
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    Stadium ban for man arrested for racially abusing Premier League star Antoine Semenyo
  • Man arrested after Premier League opener halted due to alleged racist abuse
  • ‘Scandalous’ banner displayed by Maccabi Haifi soccer fans receives widespread condemnation from Polish officials
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Football news

  • Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez at the MTV European Music Awards 2019 in Spain.
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    Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez announce their engagement
  • Liverpool and Crystal Palace players line up ahead of kick off as fans display a banner in memory of Liverpool's Diogo Jota.
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    Liverpool pays seemingly otherwordly tribute to Diogo Jota in first competitive match since the forward’s death aged 28
  • Tempers flare between Ipswich Town's Conor Chaplin and Birmingham City's Christoph Klarer, after Chaplin kicked the ball into the crowd following George Hirst's penalty goal during the Sky Bet Championship match in Birmingham, England, on Friday, August 8, 2025.
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    Altercation between player and fan mars return of Tom Brady’s Birmingham City to English soccer’s second tier
  • Former Arsenal player Thomas Partey, who has been charged with five counts of rape and one count of sexual assault, walks outside Westminster Magistrates' Court, in London, Britain, August 5, 2025.
    Hannah McKay/Reuters
    Soccer player Thomas Partey, bailed on rape charges, signs for Spanish club Villarreal
  • Son Heung-min and Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass hold a plaque during the unveiling of the South Korean star with MLS club LAFC.
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    LAFC welcomes South Korean soccer superstar Son Heung-min

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