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FILE- In this Saturday Nov. 25. 2013 file photo, President of Ghana Football Association Kwasi Nyantakyi attends a World Cup trophy tour in Accra, Ghana. FIFA has given Nigeria and Ghana final deadlines to avoid international suspensions because of outside interference in their football associations. Ghana has been given until Aug. 27, 2018 to reverse a court order dissolving the football association. FIFA doesn’t allow governments to interfere in the running of football bodies. (AP Photo/Christian Thompson, file)

FIFA gives Nigeria and Ghana final deadlines to avoid bans

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Drug tests for gamers as soccer’s eWorld Cup jackpot climbs

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

Golf carts destroyed where Beckham wants soccer stadium

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New Mexico men's soccer coach Jeremy Fishbein speaks to the audience and to regents to argue against cutting the soccer team, during the UNM Board of Regents meeting in the Student Union on Thursday, July 19, 2018, in Albuquerque, N.M. The Board of Regents at New Mexico's flagship university voted to eliminate four sports teams, including men's soccer, and make other changes to its troubled athletic department to address persistent budget problems and failures to meet federal gender equity requirements under Title IX. (Greg Sorber/The Albuquerque Journal via AP)

Decision to cut New Mexico men’s soccer spurs anger

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a soccer ball to U.S. President Donald Trump, left, during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Putin soccer ball gift to Trump gets routine security check

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 23, 2017 file photo, Garnett Stokes, president of the University of New Mexico, speaks at the university in Albuquerque, N.M. Top officials at New Mexico's flagship university are recommending that the men's soccer team and the skiing and beach volleyball programs be eliminated to help the troubled athletics department get its finances under control. Stokes and Athletic Director Eddie Nunez announced the recommendations late Wednesday, July 18, 2018, and will present them to the Board of Regents at a special meeting Thursday. (Roberto E. Rosales/The Albuquerque Journal via AP, File)

New Mexico regents move forward with cutting sports

By GLEN ROSALES and SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN - Associated Press

Fans of the Major League Soccer club D.C. United take part in a "Supporters' March" in Washington, D.C. on Saturday, July 14, 2018. They protested a ticketing arrangement at Audi Field they felt excluded members of the supporters' groups La Barra Brava and District Ultras.

Two D.C. United supporters’ groups will keep boycotting Audi Field

By Adam Zielonka and Andy Kostka - The Washington Times

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, tosses a soccer ball to his wife first lady Melania Trump after Russian President Vladimir Putin presented it to him during a press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki, Finland, Monday, July 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Soccer diplomacy: World Cup host Putin gives Trump a ball

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and First Vice President of the Russian Football Union Nikita Simonyan, left, listen to FIFA President Gianni Infantino, back to a camera, during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 6, 2018. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Column: Infantino fawns over Putin, politicizes soccer body

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Thursday, June 21, 2018 file photo a general view at top right of temporary stands in the Yekaterinburg Arena in Yekaterinburg, Russia. They were meant to show Russia was serious about saving money, but now two giant temporary stands symbolize the problems with World Cup legacy. The stands soar out of the Yekaterinburg Arena, leaving fans exposed to the elements and with a feeling they're watching the game from a different arena entirely. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)

As World Cup ends, Russia faces uncertain football legacy

By TATIANA TITOVA and JAMES ELLINGWORTH - Associated Press

Croatia players warm up during a training session of Croatian national team at the 2018 soccer World Cup in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

Despite off-field chaos, limited resources, Croatia in final

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 29, 2018, file photo, David Beckham poses for a photo at an event where it was announced that Major League Soccer is bringing an expansion team to Miami, in Miami. Beckham's latest soccer plan for Miami might be decided by the city's voters.His target: A golf course. Beckham is scheduled to appear before the Miami city commission next week, as he and his partners aim to move closer to picking a stadium location for their Major League Soccer franchise.(AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Miami commissioners delay vote on Beckham soccer deal

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FIFA President Gianni Infantino talks to journalists during a news conference during the 2018 soccer World Cup at the Luzhniki stadium in Moscow, Russia, Friday, July 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Croatia, Sweden fined $50,000 for branded socks

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Croatia fans celebrate their team victory after the semifinal soccer match between Croatia and England during the 2018 soccer World Cup in Nikolskaya street near the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, July 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

World Cup winners can expect GDP boost to economy

By David R. Sands and Natalie Malek - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 3, 2018, file image taken from video provided by the Thai Navy Seal, Thai boys are with Navy SEALs inside a cave in Mae Sai, northern Thailand. The day-to-day pearls of wisdom imparted by coaches to players _ from little league, to high school, to college and even the pros _ are rarely all that groundbreaking: Try your hardest, don't lose focus, support your teammates, keep your chin up. In the case of 12 youth soccer players trapped in a cave in Thailand, it helped save their lives.Unsure of their prospects for more than two weeks while they awaited rescue from a waterlogged cave, the group of kids and their coach found themselves in a life-and-death struggle that placed an acute focus on the value of teamwork, positive attitude and strong leadership. (Thai Navy Seal via AP, File)

Player-coach bond may have saved lives in Thai cave ordeal

By EDDIE PELLS - Associated Press

The Latest: Video shows rescued Thai boys in hospital

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Croatia's Mario Mandzukic celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the semifinal match between Croatia and England at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

The Latest: Croatia defender demands respect at World Cup

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A rescuer moves to the entrance to a cave complex where five still were trapped in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand Tuesday, July 10, 2018. The eight boys were rescued from the flooded cave. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The Latest: Australian medic, last to leave cave, loses dad

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Rescuer arrive near cave where 12 boys and their soccer coach have been trapped since June 23, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand Sunday, July 8, 2018. Thai authorities are racing to pump out water from the flooded cave before more rains are forecast to hit the northern region. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The Latest: Thai navy SEALs: ‘We will bring Wild Boars home’

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International rescuers team prepare to enter the cave where a young soccer team and their coach trapped by flood waters Thursday, July 5, 2018, in Mae Sai, Chiang Rai province, in northern Thailand. With more rain coming, Thai rescuers are racing against time to pump out water from a flooded cave before they can extract 12 boys and their soccer coach with minimum risk, officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

The Latest: Thai schoolboys not ready for underwater escape

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