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Hamburger SV soccer player Mario Vuskovic reacts after taking his seat for the third hearing before the Sports Court of the German Football Association, in Frankfurt, Germany, March 17, 2023. Croatia Under-21 soccer player Doping Vuskovic had his ban for doping doubled to four years on Tuesday in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. (Arne Dedert/dpa via AP, File)

Croatian soccer player Mario Vuskovic gets ban for doping extended to 4 years by sports court

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Germany's goalkeeper Manuel Neuer reacts during a quarter final match between Germany and Spain at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Stuttgart, Germany, Friday, July 5, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File)

Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer retires, wants to focus on Bayern Munich

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North Carolina coach Anson Dorrance speaks to the media following the team's win over Florida State in an NCAA women's soccer tournament semifinal in Cary, N.C., Dec. 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Ben McKeown, File)

Anson Dorrance retires as North Carolina women’s soccer coach after NCAA-record 21 national titles

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France and Argentina players argue at the end of a quarter final soccer match between France and Argentina, at Bordeaux Stadium, during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Bordeaux, France. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Offensive video gave France soccer players extra motivation to beat Argentina at Paris Olympics

By Jerome Pugmire - Associated Press

Philadelphia Union's Cavan Sullivan looks on after throwing of the ceremonial first pitch before the first inning of a baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, July 30, 2024, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

14-year-old sensation Cavan Sullivan catches eye of sports world as blossoming MLS prodigy

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Morocco's Achraf Hakimi celebrates scoring his side's third goal during the quarterfinal men's soccer match between Morocco and the United States at the Parc des Princes during the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

U.S. men routed 4-0 by Morocco and eliminated from Olympic soccer tournament in quarterfinals

By James Robson - Associated Press

Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announces that Austin FC will host the 2025 MLS All-Star soccer game, Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Austin, Texas. Garber never pretended to know everything about soccer, but he did know business -- and that’s served him well as the head of Major League Soccer for the past 25 years. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

Commissioner Don Garber celebrates 25 years at the helm of Major League Soccer

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - Residents rush to help injured children moments after a rocket attack hit a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Saturday, July 27, 2024. Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hezbollah and Hamas, have left Hezbollah and Iran in a quandary. (AP Photo/Hassan Shams, File)

UN’s complicity in terror murders the 12 Druze children all over again

By Danielle Ofek – Special to Higher Ground

Canada's head coach Bev Priestman gestures during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2023. FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches, including Priestman, for one year each on Saturday, July 27, 2204, in a drone spying scandal. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)

Banned coach ‘heartbroken’ and apologizes in Canada drone-spying scandal at Olympics

By Anne M. Peterson and James Robson - Associated Press

Canada's head coach Bev Priestman gestures during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2023. FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches, including Priestman, for one year each on Saturday, July 27, 2204, in a drone spying scandal. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)

FIFA strips Canada of six points in Olympic women’s soccer, bans coaches 1 year for drone scandal

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Invaders run on the pitch during the men's Group B soccer match between Argentina and Morocco at Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Saint-Etienne, France. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo)

Olympic soccer off to violent, chaotic start as Morocco fans rush field against Argentina

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Canada coach Bev Priestman reacts during the team's Women's World Cup Group B soccer match against Nigeria in Melbourne, Australia, July 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)

Canada’s women’s soccer coach, analyst tossed from Olympics after using drone to spy on New Zealand

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

Argentina's Lionel Messi grimaces during the Copa America final soccer match against Colombia in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Colombia’s soccer federation president and son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final

By Alanis Thames - Associated Press

Argentina's Lionel Messi grimaces during the Copa America final soccer match against Colombia in Miami Gardens, Fla., Sunday, July 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Colombia’s soccer federation president and son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final

By Alanis Thames - Associated Press

Policemen patrol the area as fans wait to enter at stadium prior to the Copa America final soccer match between Argentina and Colombia Sunday, July 14, 2024, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Colombia’s soccer federation president, son among 27 arrested in chaos at Copa America final

By Alanis Thames - Associated Press

Uruguay's players argue with fans at the end of a Copa America semifinal soccer match against Colombia in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Colombia beats Uruguay 1-0 and will face Lionel Messi and Argentina in Copa America final

By Steve Reed - Associated Press

Coach Gregg Berhalter of the United States greets goalkeeper Matt Turner after losing 0-1 against Uruguay at the end of a Copa America Group C soccer match in Kansas City, Mo., Monday, July 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffman)

Calls for Gregg Berhalter to step down from USMNT grow

By Ronald Blum - Associated Press

Colombia's Linda Caicedo celebrates after scoring a goal against Panama during the second half of a CONCACAF Gold Cup women's soccer tournament match, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024, in San Diego. The 19-year-old Colombian, one of soccer’s brightest young stars, is readying to play at the Olympics in France and maybe — although it's a stretch — the under-20 Women’s World Cup hosted by her home country starting in late August. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Will teen star Caicedo try for an Olympics-U20 World Cup double?

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

PSG's Korbin Albert celebrates after scoring her side's second goal during the women's Champions League quarterfinals, second leg, soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and BK Hacken at Parc des Princes, in Paris, Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

U.S. Olympic soccer pick Korbin Albert faces backlash over ‘transphobic’ posts

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

France's Kylian Mbappe reacts during the international friendly soccer match between France and Canada at the Matmut Atlantique stadium in Bordeaux, southwestern France, Sunday, June 9, 2024. In the end, not even French president Emmanuel Macron could pull enough strings to free up his country's finest soccer player to compete in the Paris Games. (AP Photo/Yohan Bonnet, File)

Welcome to the weird world of men’s soccer at the Paris Olympics

By James Robson - Associated Press