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In this Nov. 22, 2014, file photo, Lafayette wide receiver Matt Mrazek, left, catches a touchdown pass as Lehigh cornerback Oliver Riguad defends during the second half of an NCAA college football Patriot League game at Yankee Stadium in New York. The Patriot League joined the Ivy League on Monday, July 13, 2020, punting on a fall football season because of the coronavirus pandemic while holding out hope that it could be made up in the second academic semester. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) ** FILE **

Patriot League punts on fall football as SEC leaders meet

By Ralph D. Russo - Associated Press

List of college teams cut because of coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE - This Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 file photo shows the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. The FIFA ethics committee has 13 formal investigations ongoing, plus preliminary enquiries in 62 more cases, the soccer body's lawyers said Tuesday June 23, 2020, during a two-day online review. (Walter Bieri/Keystone via AP, File)

Banned for life by FIFA, soccer officials line up to appeal

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Men play soccer at a local club, Play Futbol 5, in Pergamino, Argentina, Wednesday, July 1, 2020. In order to continue playing amid government restrictions to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the club divided its soccer field into 12 rectangles to mark limited areas for each player, keeping them from making physical contact. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Human foosball: New form of soccer developed for pandemic

By ALMUDENA CALATRAVA - Associated Press

Players of Flamengo stand on the field prior to a Rio de Janeiro soccer league match against Bangu at the Maracana stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazi, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Rio de Janeiro's soccer league resumed after a three-month hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. The match is being played without spectators to curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Brazil network ends Rio soccer deal over new Bolsonaro rule

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Australia, New Zealand to co-host 2023 Women’s World Cup

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, May 24, 2019 file photo, Allie Long, a member of the United States women's national soccer team, speaks to reporters during a media day in New York. Allie Long is likely the only National Women’s Soccer League Player that launched a new career while sheltering at home. Long has been playing video games on Twitch and has built a solid reputation in the gaming world – so much so that she’s been able to raise some serious money for charities, while also educating fellow gamers about women’s soccer.(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Allie Long spent lockdown becoming a celebrity gamer

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

The Sydney Opera House is illuminated in support of Australia and New Zealand's joint bid to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023, in Sydney, Thursday, June 25, 2020. Australia and New Zealand will co-host the Women's World Cup in 2023, with the following edition possibly set to take place just two years later. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP)

Women’s World Cup heads to a welcome Down Under in 2023

By STEVE McMORRAN and DENNIS PASSA - Associated Press

List of college teams cut because of coronavirus pandemic

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo taken on Sunday, June 14, 2020, Serbia's Novak Djokovic, centre, poses with volunteers and players after the Adria Tour charity tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Djokovic’s charity tennis exhibition series combined with an overall softening of coronavirus restrictions in Serbia has led to a spike in the number the positive cases among professional athletes. Two tennis players ranked among the top 40 in the world and five players at Serbia’s biggest soccer club have tested positive for the virus after being involved in sporting events where fans packed into the stands and social distancing was not enforced. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

Virus cases at Djokovic’s event put sports under scrutiny

By DUSAN STOJANOVIC and JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Leicester's manager Brendan Rodgers talks to the team during the English Premier League soccer match between Watford and Leicester CITY at the Vicarage Road Stadium in Watford, England, Saturday, June 20, 2020. (Michael Regan/Pool via AP)

The Latest: NFLPA advises halt to private workouts together

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this photo taken June 15, 2020, Albuquerque Academy Football offensive coordinator coach Zachary Haas, left, works on drills with quarterback Mark McIntosh during practice in Albuquerque, N.M. New Mexico prep sports in slowly returning following restrictions from the novel coronavirus. (Adolphe Pierre-Louis/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

New Mexico prep sports take first steps in phased return

By JAMES YODICE - Associated Press

Flamengo's Gabriel Barbosa passes through a body scanner as he arrives at the Maracana stadium to play a Rio de Janeiro soccer league match against Bangu in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, June 18, 2020. Rio de Janeiro's soccer league resumed after a three-month hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic. The match is being played without spectators to curb the spread of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Rio restarts soccer league next to field hospital for COVID

By FILIPE de ALMEIDA and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

A colourful evening sky can be seen during a German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Freiburg and Hertha BSC Berlin in Freiburg , Germany, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. (Tom Weller/Pool via AP)

Fan groups protest fake crowd noise in soccer amid pandemic

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Nicolas Suarez, 16, poses for a photo as he hangs from a soccer goalpost in a soccer field that's closed due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the Fraga neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Suarez, who is recognized as one of the best players in his neighborhood, said that even though he’s afraid of the virus he needs to keep playing, as he has aspirations to go professional. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Coronavirus puts poor Argentines’ soccer dreams on hold

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

Rio soccer league to return Thursday despite coronavirus

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Barcelona's Lionel Messi, center, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side's fourth goal during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Mallorca and FC Barcelona at Son Moix Stadium in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, Saturday, June 13, 2020. With virtual crowds, daily matches and lots of testing for the coronavirus, soccer is coming back to Spain. The Spanish league resumes this week more than three months after it was suspended because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Francisco Ubilla)

UEFA to pick Lisbon as Champions League knockout rounds host

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2019, file photo, injured Brooklyn Nets player Kevin Durant smiles as he greets teammates returning to the bench during a timeout in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, in New York. Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant has joined the ownership group of Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union. Durant, a 10-time NBA All-Star, has a 5% ownership stake, with an option for 5% more in the near future, the Union announced Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens, File)

Kevin Durant joins ownership group of MLS’ Philadelphia Union

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this file photo dated Tuesday, June 19, 2018, former FIFA President Joseph Blatter in Moscow, Russia. According to documents Saturday June 13, 2020, former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is the target of a new investigation in Switzerland for suspected criminal mismanagement of soccer funds. (AP Photo/Dmitry Serebryakov, FILE)

Fresh Swiss investigation targets ex-FIFA president Blatter

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo stands in front of the empty stands during an Italian Cup second leg soccer match between Juventus and AC Milan at the Allianz stadium, in Turin, Italy, Friday, June 12, 2020. The match was being played without spectators because of the coronavirus lockdown. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

A semi-private viewing of Ronaldo as Italian soccer resumes

By DANIELLA MATAR - Associated Press