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Judge urged to reject appeal by soccer tournament shooter

By RANDALL CHASE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 27, 2018 file photo, Serena Williams from the U.S. reacts during a match against her sister Venus, on the opening day of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Williams beat Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday, March 8, 2019. Both players returned from maternity leave a year ago at the desert tournament. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili, File)

Williams, Duggan weigh in on US soccer discrimination suit

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Boca Juniors' Yamila Rodriguez, below, fights for the ball with Lanus's Leila Garcia during the Superliga women's soccer tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, March 9, 2019. The women competed in one of Argentina's most famous stadiums on Saturday, a milestone for the female players who are fighting for the same rights as male soccer players in the country's most popular sport. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Boca beats Lanus in landmark Argentine women’s soccer match

By DEBORA REY - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2015, file photo, the United States Women’s National Team celebrates with the trophy after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. People with knowledge of FIFA’s finances told The Associated Press that in the four-year period covering the 2018 World Cup, FIFA’s reserves soared to $2.74 billion and revenue rose to $6.4 billion, but it also underscores the glaring disparity between men and women’s soccer. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FIFA’s record finances reignites World Cup pay parity debate

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 5, 2015, file photo, the United States Women’s National Team celebrates with the trophy after they defeated Japan 5-2 in the FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer championship in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. People with knowledge of FIFA’s finances told The Associated Press that in the four-year period covering the 2018 World Cup, FIFA’s reserves soared to $2.74 billion and revenue rose to $6.4 billion, but it also underscores the glaring disparity between men and women’s soccer. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

FIFA’s record finances reignites World Cup pay parity debate

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2018, file photo, North Carolina Courage's McCall Zerboni, top, falls on Orlando Pride's Alex Morgan during an NWSL soccer game in Orlando, Fla. Zerboni is so dedicated to her soccer career that she once hawked random products to beachgoers in Southern California to make ends meet. Now 32, the savvy midfielder is getting her shot at the U.S. national team _ and a chance to make the roster for the World Cup this summer. She was named this week to the 23-player roster for the upcoming SheBelieves Cup tournament that kicks off Wednesday in Chester, Pennsylvania.(Stephen M. Dowell/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

Late bloomer Zerboni eyes the Women’s World Cup

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

Salcomp players celebrate with their trophy after winning the Peladao amateur soccer tournament at Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019. Despite many of the players having worked a full 8-hour shift at a factory before the game, the female team went on to win one of the biggest amateur soccer tournaments on the planet. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)

Amazon Peladao: a soccer tournament unlike any other

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 30, 2010 file photo, Paraguay's Salvador Cabanas, former player of Mexico's America soccer team, poses for a picture during a friendly game by the first team he played in, 12 de Octubre, in Itagua, Paraguay. The man who shot Cabanas in the head at point-blank range in 2010 in a Mexico City bar was sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico, federal prosecutors said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz, File)

Suspect in 2010 Cabanas shooting gets 20 years in Mexico

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Study says soccer stadium noise could impact Music Hall

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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin delivers his speech during the 43rd UEFA congress in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. As the only candidate for election, FIFA President Gianni Infantino is set to serve four more years as the leader of soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

UEFA president Ceferin re-elected, won’t be FIFA ‘yes man’

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, left, listens to UEFA Executive Committee Member Zbigniew Boniek prior to the start of the 43rd UEFA congress in Rome, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

The Latest: UEFA unhappy at clubs’ snub of video review meet

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In this Jan. 31, 2019 photo, soccer player Macarena Sanchez poses for a photo at her home in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sanchez is taking legal action against her club and the Argentine soccer association for not recognizing her as a professional player. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

In soccer-mad Argentina, women fight sexism and inequality

By LUIS ANDRES HENAO - Associated Press

United Arab Emirates' goalkeeper Khalid Eisa fails to stop the kick by Qatar's forward Almoez Ali during the AFC Asian Cup semifinal soccer match between United Arab Emirates and Qatar at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Qatar reaches Asian Cup final, routs UAE 4-0 amid insults

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In this Jan. 3, 2019, photo, Baylor guard Chloe Jackson runs the offense during an NCAA college basketball game against Connecticut in Waco, Texas. Jackson took an unusual path to being the starting point guard for top-ranked Baylor and coach Kim Mulkey. (AP Photo/Ray Carlin)

Jackson’s unusual path to point guard for No. 1 Baylor women

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Friday, Feb. 27, 2015 file photo, Caen's forward Emiliano Sala celebrates scoring against Marseille during the League One soccer match between Marseille and Caen, at the Velodrome Stadium, in Marseille, southern France. The French civil aviation authority said Tuesday Jan. 22, 2019, Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala was aboard a small passenger plane that went missing off the coast of the island of Guernsey. French and British maritime authorities are searching the English Channel for the plane. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala aboard missing plane

By ANGELA CHARLTON and ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

A family member of Kelvin Tinashe Choto reacts, during his funeral in Chitungwiza, about 30 kilometres south east of the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Jan, 19, 2019. Before the family of Kelvin Tinashe Choto knew he had been killed, social media in Zimbabwe was circulating a photo of his battered body lying on the reception counter of a local police station. Angry protesters had left him there. The 22-year-old was shot in the head, one of at least a dozen people killed since Monday in a violent crackdown by security. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

‘I’ve been robbed by the state:’ Zimbabwe, in chaos, mourns

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

A family member of Kelvin Tinashe Choto reacts, during his funeral in Chitungwiza, about 30 kilometres south east of the capital, Harare, Zimbabwe, Saturday, Jan, 19, 2019. Before the family of Kelvin Tinashe Choto knew he had been killed, social media in Zimbabwe was circulating a photo of his battered body lying on the reception counter of a local police station. Angry protesters had left him there. The 22-year-old was shot in the head, one of at least a dozen people killed since Monday in a violent crackdown by security. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)

‘I’ve been robbed by the state:’ Zimbabwe, in chaos, mourns

By FARAI MUTSAKA - Associated Press

Saudi Arabia's defender Ali Albulayhi, right, celebrates with his goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais, left, after their teammate Fahad Al Muwallad scores the opening goal, during the AFC Asian Cup group E soccer match between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia at Al Maktoum Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Crisis infects soccer tournament as Qatar faces Saudi Arabia

By ROB HARRIS and JOHN DUERDEN - Associated Press

FILE -- In this Saturday, Jan. 2, 2016 photo Arsenal's Petr Cech waves to fans after the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Newcastle United at Emirates stadium in London. Petr Cech says he is planning to retire from soccer at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech to retire at end of season

By KAREL JANICEK - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, June 14, 2018 filer, Saudi women sit in the stands ahead of the group A match between Russia and Saudi Arabia which opens the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia. Facing increasing criticism by government members over the decision to play the Italian Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, Serie A's president is hailing the match as a &quot;historic&quot; opportunity for Saudi women to attend an international game. After tickets for the Jan. 16 match went on sale with specified sectors for &quot;singles&quot; and &quot;families&quot; to separate men and women, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini declared that it was &quot;a shame.&quot; There had already been calls for the game to be moved after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File )

Status of women at Italian game in Saudi Arabia criticized

By ANDREW DAMPF - Associated Press