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MLS announces competitive gaming league with EA Sports

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FILE - In this Oct. 10, 2017, file photo, former soccer star George Weah, presidential candidate for the Coalition for Democratic Change, casts his vote during the presidential election in Monrovia, Liberia. Raised in a poor neighborhood on the neglected outskirts of the capital Monrovia, Weah was elected president of his country last week, his victory a lesson in how sports fame can help propel figures with humble beginnings to positions of great importance. (AP Photo/Abbas Dulleh, File)

George Weah: Slum to soccer stardom and now president

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

FILE In this Tuesday, May 24, 2016 file photo an employee of the Russia's national drug-testing laboratory holds a vial in Moscow, Russia. A Russian doping whistleblower’s lawyer says FIFA has made no attempt to gain information about “many” footballers embroiled in the widespread conspiracy. Lawyer Jim Walden told The Associated Press that Grigory Rodchenkov’s has “information about Russian footballers being protected by the state sponsored doping system.” (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

Lawyer: FIFA not seeking whistleblower’s Russia doping info

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)

The Latest: Lawyer thought FIFA conviction was imminent

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FILE - This is a Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 file photo of the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. As the first FIFA trial concludes in New York, and a former vice president is sent to jail, the governing body is still far from showing the corrupt culture that infected soccer has been eradicated, it was reported Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. (Walter Bieri/Keystone File via AP)

Column: Infantino must prove FIFA commitment to cleaning up

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)

2 officials convicted at FIFA trial; 3rd awaits verdict

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Manuel Burga, left, the former president of Peru's soccer federation, leaves federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Friday, Dec. 22, 2017. Two former South American soccer officials have been convicted of corruption charges at a U.S. trial stemming from the FIFA bribery scandal. Jurors remain undecided on Manuel Burga, of Peru, and will resume considering his case next week. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

FIFA trial exposes bribes culture; WCup, Olympic cases loom

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)

The Latest: FIFA says it will seek restitution in bribe case

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A-League’s video review system tweaked after complaints

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FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017 file photo, Peru's Paolo Guerrero trains for his upcoming World Cup qualifying match in Lima, Peru. Peru captain Paolo Guerrero will be eligible for next year's World Cup after FIFA reduced his suspension for doping from one year to six months. FIFA announced Wednesday, Dec. 20 that its disciplinary committee considered the six-month ban a proportionate sanction &quot;after taking into account all circumstances of the case.&quot; (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, file)

Peru’s Guerrero set for World Cup after doping ban gets cut

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FIFA says Chinese dairy producer a 2018 World Cup sponsor

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FILE - A Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 file photo of Atletico's Antoine Griezmann greeting fans after the 1-1 draw in the Champions League Group C soccer match between Chelsea and Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge stadium in London. Griezmann has apologized after posting an image of himself on social media in blackface as part of an NBA party costume on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)

Atletico files FIFA case against Barcelona over Griezmann

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FILE - In this file photo dated Monday, June 9, 2014, the goal-line monitoring device is shown during a media presentation at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, announcing the first time in a World Cup, goal-line technology will be used to determine whether a ball crosses the goal line. Soccer's governing body FIFA said on Tuesday Dec. 19, 2017, it has not yet decided whether Goal-line technology will be used in upcoming 2018 World Cup in Russia. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, FILE)

Problems with goal-line technology system in French league

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FIFA worried about government interference in Spain

By JOSEPH WILSON - Associated Press

Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil, arrives to federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Closing arguments are set to take place in the New York trial of three former South American soccer officials charged in the bribery scandal engulfing the sport's governing body. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Soccer bribery case deliberations set for Friday

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Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil, arrives to federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Closing arguments are set to take place in the New York trial of three former South American soccer officials charged in the bribery scandal engulfing the sport's governing body. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Prosecutor says 3 soccer officials made fortune off bribes

By TOM HAYS - Associated Press

Gulati: 2026 North American World Cup would reap big profits

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 1, 2017 file photo FIFA president Gianni Infantino, right, and Vitaly Mutko, Russian Federation Deputy Prime Minister &amp; Local Organising Committee Chairman attend the 2018 soccer World Cup draw in the Kremlin in Moscow. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017 IOC imposed a lifetime Olympic ban on Mutko. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, file)

FIFA awaits new evidence next week on Russian doping cases

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE- In this Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017 file photo, Peru's Paolo Guerrero arrives for a national soccer team practice session in Lima, Peru. FIFA banned Peru captain Paolo Guerrero for one year after a positive test for cocaine, on Friday, Dec. 8, 2017, forcing the striker to miss the World Cup. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

Peru captain Paolo Guerrero to miss World Cup, banned 1 year

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Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing a chance to score during the Champions League Group H soccer match between Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Madrid could face coach who says he was better than Ronaldo

By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press