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International pickup soccer for decades in Mississippi yard

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Vanderbilt's Sarah Fuller, right, kicks off as Ryan McCord (27) holds to start the second half of an NCAA college football game against Missouri Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020, in Columbia, Mo. With the kick, Fuller became the first female to play in a Southeastern Conference football game. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson) **FILE**

Sarah Fuller sticking with Vanderbilt football after historic kick

By Teresa M. Walker - Associated Press

In this image provided by Vanderbilt Athletics, Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller, right, slaps hands with a teammate during NCAA college football practice, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, in Nashville, Tenn. Fuller, a goalkeeper on the Commodores' women's soccer team, will don a football uniform on Vanderbilt's sideline and she is poised to become the first woman to play in a Power 5 game when the Commodores take on Missouri. (Vanderbilt Athletics via AP)

Sarah Fuller, Vanderbilt kicker, set to make college football history

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FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2020, file photo, Vanderbilt head coach Derek Mason looks on from the sideline during an NCAA college football game against Mississippi in Nashville, Tenn. Vanderbilt women's soccer goalkeeper Sarah Fuller has practiced with the football team, and coach Derek Mason says she's an option at kicker Saturday against Missouri. (AP Photo/Wade Payne, File)

Woman soccer player will dress, poised to play for Vandy

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Marcio Pereira, 57, who likes to go by the nickname &quot;Pele&quot; juggles a soccer ball next to a monument adorned with a national Argentine flag bearing the No. 10, placed there by a mourner as a tribute to Diego Maradona, outside the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. Maradona died on Wednesday at the age of 60 of a heart attack in a house outside Buenos Aires where he recovered from a brain operation. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Brazilians mourn death of Argentinian archrival Maradona

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2019 file photo, former soccer great Diego Maradona flashes victory signs to fans below at the Casa Rosada government house after meeting with Argentine President Alberto Fernandez in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Decades ago, Maradona held up his team's soccer trophy at this spot on the balcony after winning the World Cup in Mexico in 1986. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/Marcos Brindicci, File)

If you were there, you will never forget Maradona in Mexico

By BARRY WILNER - Associated Press

Mourners embrace as they wait to see Diego Maradona lying in state outside the presidential palace in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. The Argentine soccer great who led his country to the 1986 World Cup died Wednesday at the age of 60. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Argentines bid a raucous farewell to Maradona amid clashes

By Almudena Calatrava and Debora Rey - Associated Press

Diego Maradona blows a kiss to fans in Cannes, France, on May 20, 2008. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. He was 60. (Gian Mattia D'Alberto/LaPresse via AP)

Remembering Diego Maradona: ‘The world has lost a legend’

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Argentine soccer superstar Diego Armando Maradona cheers after the Napoli team clinched its first Italian major league title in Naples, Italy, on May 10, 1987. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. He was 60. (AP Photo/Massimo Sambucetti, File )

For Napoli fans, Maradona’s legend will always live on

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press

In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold &quot;Sports Oscar&quot; trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona dies at 60

By Debora Rey - Associated Press

FILE - In this Monday, Sept. 1, 2014 file photo, Diego Armando Maradona, left, greets Pope Francis in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, ahead of an inter-religious match for peace. Diego Maradona has died. The Argentine soccer great was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity. He was 60. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Vatican: Pope prays for Maradona, fondly recalls meeting him

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FILE - In this June 29, 1986 file photo, Diego Maradona holds up his team's trophy after Argentina's 3-2 victory over West Germany at the World Cup final soccer match at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/Carlo Fumagalli, File)

AP PHOTOS: Maradona a genius on the field, a character off

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In this March 1987 file photo, Pele, left, and Maradona hold &quot;Sports Oscar&quot; trophies in Milan, Rome. The Argentine soccer great who was among the best players ever and who led his country to the 1986 World Cup title before later struggling with cocaine use and obesity, died from a heart attack on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020, at his home in Buenos Aires. He was 60. (AP Photo/File) **FILE**

Feuding no more, Pelé joins world in mourning Diego Maradona

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday March 16, 2017 file photo, new president of the African soccer confederation Ahmad of Madagascar, speaks at a press conference after being chosen at the general assembly of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. On Monday, Nov. 23, 2020 FIFA banned the president of African soccer’s governing body, Ahmad Ahmad, for five years for financial misconduct. (AP Photo/File)

African soccer president Ahmad banned for 5 years by FIFA

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Spain's captain Sergio Ramos, center, celebrates with scorer Ferran Torres, left, during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Spain and Germany in Seville, Spain, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti)

National team soccer defies pandemic, fuels clubs tensions

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2019 file photo, Ryan Reynolds attends the premiere of Netflix's &quot;6 Underground&quot; at The Shed at Hudson Yards on in New York. Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney could be getting into the soccer business. Wrexham is a Welsh team which plays in the fifth tier of English soccer. It has revealed on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 that Reynolds and McElhenney are the “two extremely well-known individuals” the club has previously said are interested in investing 2 million pounds ($2.5 million). (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, file)

Hollywood stars complete takeover of Welsh club Wrexham

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

Scotland players celebrate their victory in the Euro 2020 playoff final soccer match between Serbia and Scotland, at the Rajko Mitic stadium in Belgrade, Serbia, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Scottish soccer team gives gift of a party to Euro 2020

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2013 file photo, British entrepreneur Richard Branson, left, speaks to South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe, centre, and his wife Precious Makgosi Moloi, right, before the funeral service for former South African President Nelson Mandela in Qunu, South Africa. South African businessman Patrice Motsepe entered the race to be president of the African soccer confederation on Monday Nov. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Felix Dlangamandla, Pool, File)

South African businessman Motsepe to stand for CAF president

By GERALD IMRAY - Associated Press

In this Nov. 1, 2020, file photo, specators wear a face masks to protect against COVID-19 during the first half of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers, in Baltimore. A new set of rules are coming in just about every sport, almost all with enhanced health and safety in mind. If they work, games could get out of bubbles and return to arenas and stadiums with some fans in attendance sometime soon. Perhaps more importantly, they could also provide some common-sense solutions to virus issues in the real world.(AP Photo/Gail Burton, File) **FILE**

The Latest: Dodgers organization has 5 positive virus cases

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WVa Supreme Court allows soccer tournament after legal fight

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