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Georgian fans hold scarves during the national anthems ahead of a Group F match between Turkey and Georgia at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Dortmund, Germany, Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

Georgia makes wild start to international tournament soccer in feisty loss to Turkey

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Josh Wander, CEO of the 777 Partners Group, speaks at a press conference on the entry as new investor for Bundesliga soccer club Hertha BSC in Berlin, Germany, Monday, March 13, 2023. An Australian airline grounded. A lawsuit in a federal court in New York alleging $600 million fraud. A long-stalled bid to buy English Premier League soccer club Everton. These are troubled times for Miami-based investment group 777 Partners, one of the wave of United States owners in European soccer, bringing more anxiety for fans of its teams in several countries. On Tuesday, May 7, 2024, financial administrators of the collapsed 777-owned Australian airline Bonza confirmed all flights are canceled for one more week. (Andreas Gora/dpa via AP, file)

More trouble in Belgium for 777 Partners

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FIFA President Ganni Infantino addresses the 78th Conmebol Congress in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, April 11, 2024. FIFA has been told to reschedule its inaugural expanded Club World Cup just over a year before the tournament is due to be hosted by America. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

FIFA offers peace talks to player unions, leagues on legal threats about congested game schedules

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Roberto Ruano, the secretary of an association of box owners, right, and his partner Eve de la Torre, stand in their skybox for an interview during a Kings League Americas soccer game at Azteca Stadium in Mexico City, Saturday, May 4, 2024. FIFA asks host stadiums for the World Cups to relinquish full control of the building 30 days before the first match and seven days after the last one, including the boxes. (AP Photo/Ginnette Riquelme)

Box owners at Azteca Stadium refuse to release their seats for the 2026 World Cup

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The Gremio Arena and surrounding area are flooded after heavy rain in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, Wednesday, May 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Brazil’s soccer federation suspends matches for 3 southern clubs because of flooding

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Borussia Dortmund supporters celebrate at the end of the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Lewis Joly)

Soccer or football, the world’s most popular sport has its own day for fans to celebrate — May 25

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NJ/NY Gotham FC defender Kelley O'Hara looks on during an NWSL soccer match against the Portland Thorns FC, March 24, 2024, in Portland, Ore. United States national team and Gotham player O'Hara announced Thursday, May 2, 2024, that she is retiring from soccer at the end of the National Women's Soccer League season. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman, File)

Defender O’Hara plans to retire from soccer at the end of the NWSL season

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

FILE - AIK's supporters hold a banner against VAR during the Allsvenskan soccer match between AIK and Västerås SF FK at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, April 1, 2024. Swedish soccer has adopted an isolationist stance in eschewing technology to retain a pure version of the beautiful game. Sweden is the only one of Europe’s top-30 ranked leagues yet to have rolled out VAR in its domestic competitions. (Jonas Ekströmer/TT News Agency via AP, File)

Video reviews have changed the face of European soccer. One country is holding out.

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fernando Muslera celebrates with supporters at the end of the Europa League play-off first league soccer match against Sparta Praha, in Istanbul, Turkey, Feb. 15, 2024. Muslera, who played in the past four World Cups, announced his retirement from international soccer on Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Uruguay goalkeeper Fernando Muslera retires from international soccer

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The two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd watches the training of young migrants at Olympiacos Training Center in Athens, Monday, April 22, 2024. Elite American athletes and coaches, including the former US soccer players Carli Lloyd and Cobi Jones, take part in the 2024 spring roster of U.S. Soccer Sports Envoys organized by the U.S. Department of State. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Carli Lloyd turns diplomat, takes U.S. message to kids in Greece

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Aston Villa's head coach Unai Emery gestures during the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Aston Villa at the Emirates stadium in London, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Three of soccer’s top clubs need a new coach. Unai Emery off the market after Aston Villa extension

By James Robson - Associated Press

The soccer player of Israel Amputee Football Team, Ben Binyamin controls the ball during a practice session in Ramat Gan, Thursday, April 11, 2024. Ben Binyamin was celebrating his 29th birthday at the Tribe of Nova music festival on Oct. 7 when Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel and opened fire on thousands of Israelis dancing to electronic music. Binyamin raced into an air raid shelter, but attackers fired shots and then threw in grenades. He was seriously wounded; his right leg was blown off. He was left for dead. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

Soldiers who lost limbs in Gaza fighting are finding healing on Israel’s amputee soccer team

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FIFA President Ganni Infantino addresses the 78th Conmebol Congress in Luque, Paraguay, Thursday, April 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

FIFA plans to add slew of new committees years after cutting them in anti-corruption reforms

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Mallorca club president and majority owner Andy Kohlberg, left, and club's business CEO and Alfonso Díaz pose for a photo during an interview for The Associated Press in Madrid Monday, April 1, 2024. Ask Andy Kohlberg, one of the American owners of Spanish club Mallorca along with NBA greats Steve Kerr and Steve Nash, if he recommends the soccer club-ownership experience that he is having in Europe, and he'll give you a straight answer. "Not to anyone sane,". (AP Photo/Tales Azzoni)

NBA greats Steve Kerr, Steve Nash among U.S. owners hoping for Spain’s Mallorca to win Copa del Rey

By Tales Azzoni - 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. women’s national soccer vets bummed about teammate liking, sharing homophobic TikTok posts

By Liam Griffin - The Washington Times

FILE - Former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales arrives at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Spanish police detained former soccer federation president Luis Rubiales on his return to the country amid an ongoing corruption probe, Spain's Civil Guard said Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Rubiales was returning to Spain amid a judicial probe into the business deal to hold the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)

Spanish police arrest ex-soccer federation head Rubiales on return to country amid corruption probe

By Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds, center, celebrates with members of the Wrexham FC soccer team the promotion to the Football League in Wrexham, Wales, on May 2, 2023. Ryan Reynolds’ Wrexham is headed back to the United States. The low-level Welsh club which has gained global recognition after being bought by Hollywood duo Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, will play English Premier League side Chelsea on July 24. (AP Photo/Jon Super, File)

Owning Wrexham is hitting Ryan Reynolds in the wallet. Club owes its celebrity owners more than $11M

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

This image released by Netflix shows Micheal Ward, foreground left, and Bill Nighy in a scene from "The Beautiful Game." (Alfredo Falvo/Netflix via AP)

Movie Review: Bill Nighy, Michael Ward shine in Netflix’s Homeless World Cup crowd-pleaser

By Lindsey Bahr - Associated Press

Former French soccer star Thierry Henry attends the draw for the Paris 2024 Olympic Soccer tournaments, Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in Saint-Denis, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Paris Olympics soccer draw: U.S. women face Germany, Australia as men meet France

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FIFA President Giovanni Infantino attends the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup UAE 2024 final match between Brazil and Italy at the Dubai Design District Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Christopher Pike)

FIFA gives president Infantino 33% raise in pay deal worth $4.6 million in Women’s World Cup year

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press