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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

FILE - In this Thursday, May 23, 2019 file photo, Partizan Belgrade fans light flares and smoke bombs as they cheer on their team on during the Serbian Cup Final soccer fixture against Red Star Belgrade in Belgrade, Serbia. Red Star Belgrade can host the biggest crowd for a game in Europe since soccer’s shutdown in the pandemic ended last month when the Serbian title winner completes its season on June 20, 2020. Another big crowd is expected Wednesday June 10, 2020 in a passionate atmosphere now rarely seen in Europe. Partizan hosts city rival Red Star in the domestic cup semi-finals at its 30,000-capacity home. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic, File)

Fans flock back for final big games of Serbian soccer season

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this Sept. 18, 2016, file photo, United States' Megan Rapinoe, right, kneels next to teammates Christen Press (12), Ali Krieger (11), Crystal Dunn (16) and Ashlyn Harris (22) as the national anthem is played before the team's exhibition soccer match against the Netherlands in Atlanta. The U.S. women's national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Rapinoe started kneeling during the national anthem. The U.S. women's team also wants the federation to state publicly that the policy was wrong and issue an apology to the team's black players and supporters. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) **FiLE**

U.S. Soccer repeals rule that banned kneeling during anthem

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2019, file photo, Atlanta United defender Jeff Larentowicz, left, and New England Revolution midfielder Scott Caldwell battle for a header during round one of an MLS Cup playoff soccer game in Atlanta. Atlanta United veteran defender Jeff Larentowicz, who serves as an executive board member for the players union, said Thursday, June 4, 2020, he has safety concerns about an agreement announced Wednesday for a MLS tournament in Orlando in July. He is worried about the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and said &quot;We play a contact sport and the virus is a serious thing that puts us all in danger.&quot; (AP Photo/John Amis, File)

Players worry about safety as MLS plans return to training

By CHARLES ODUM - Associated Press

Japan’s soccer federation announces new women’s pro league

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his teams second goal of the game with a 'Justice for George Floyd' shirt during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Paderborn 07 and Borussia Dortmund at Benteler Arena in Paderborn, Germany, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Because of the coronavirus outbreak all soccer matches of the German Bundesliga take place without spectators. (Lars Baron/Pool via AP) **FILE**

‘We won’t tolerate’: Sports world unites behind Floyd

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund celebrates scoring his teams second goal of the game with a 'Justice for George Floyd' shirt during the German Bundesliga soccer match between SC Paderborn 07 and Borussia Dortmund at Benteler Arena in Paderborn, Germany, Sunday, May 31, 2020. Because of the coronavirus outbreak all soccer matches of the German Bundesliga take place without spectators. (Lars Baron/Pool via AP)

FIFA signals support for in-game Floyd solidarity messages

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 23, 2019, file photo, runners compete in the men's NCAA Division I Cross-Country Championships in Terre Haute, Ind. Four-year colleges facing budget shortfalls stemming from the coronavirus outbreak have eliminated a total of nearly 100 sports programs since March. (AP Photo/Doug McSchooler, File)

List of college teams cut because of coronavirus pandemic

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In this Sept. 12, 2014 file photo, members of the U.S. Women's National team warm up during practice at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. Pro soccer returns to the U.S. next month when the National Women's Soccer League starts a 25-game tournament in a pair of stadiums in Utah that will be kept clear of fans to protect players from the coronavirus. Players from the nine teams will train and live at two Salt Lake City-area hotels, the league announced Wednesday, May 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File) **FILE**

Testing at core of NWSL’s tournament plan

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - This Tuesday Feb. 10, 2015, file photo shows Dr. Ron Stollings, a West Virginia state senator, as he stands in the gallery of the state Senate chambers, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Stollings is participating in a Democratic debate in Bridgeport on Tuesday, May 19, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raby)

West Virginia Democrats face off in debate for governor

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

In this May 17, 2020, photo, cheering mannequins are installed at the empty spectators' seats before the start of a soccer match between FC Seoul and Gwangju FC at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. A South Korean professional soccer club has apologized after being accused of putting sex dolls in empty stands during a match Sunday in Seoul. In a statement, FC Seoul expressed "sincere remorse" over the controversy, but insisted that it used mannequins, not sex dolls, to mimic a home crowd during its 1-0 win over Gwangju FC at the Seoul World Cup stadium. (Ryu Young-suk/Yonhap via AP) ** FILE **

South Korean soccer club apologizes for putting sex dolls in stands

By Adam Zielonka - The Washington Times

FILE - In this March 26, 2020, file photo, Jason Hackedorn looks into Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, in Cleveland. With the distinct possibility of pro sports resuming in empty venues, a recent poll suggests a majority of U.S. fans wouldn't feel safe attending games anyway without a coronavirus vaccine.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

The Latest: Division II league in Calif suspends fall sports

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FILE - In this Saturday, April 21, 2018 file photo, Andriy Pavelko, President Ukrainian soccer federation, hold the Champions league trophies next to Vitali Klitschko, Mayor of Kiev, at the hand over ceremony in Kiev, Ukraine. The highest-ranking soccer official in Ukraine has been the target of UEFA and FIFA investigators about millions of dollars paid to his national federation. UEFA executive committee member Andriy Pavelko cooperated with its probe and denied any wrongdoing according to leaked letter he wrote to FIFA's ethics committee. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, file)

Ukraine soccer official targeted by FIFA, UEFA investigators

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

Alex Morgan gives birth to girl 3 days before Mother’s Day

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The Latest: Dynamo Dresden return on hold after positives

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Dynamo Dresden’s return halted with 2 more cases of COVID-19

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Rain clouds draw over the stadium Veltins Arena and the rolled out pitch of Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. Despite a ban in Germany on all large gatherings through the end of August to fight the coronavirus pandemic, soccer officials are hoping to restart the league without spectators in May. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

Bundesliga soccer to resume on May 16 in empty stadiums

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel attends a press conference in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, May 6, 2020 after an online meeting of Merkel and the German state governors on the loosening of the restictions to reduce the spread of the new coronavirus. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, pool)

German soccer’s Bundesliga given OK to resume in May

By CIARÁN FAHEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 26, 2020, file photo, Jason Hackedorn looks into Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Indians baseball team, in Cleveland. With the distinct possibility of pro sports resuming in empty venues, a recent poll suggests a majority of U.S. fans wouldn't feel safe attending games anyway without a coronavirus vaccine.(AP Photo/Tony Dejak, File)

The Latest: 3 players on Brazilian soccer team test positive

By The Associated Press - Associated Press