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FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2017 file photo, Egypt's Mohamed Salah celebrates after defeating Congo during the 2018 World Cup group E qualifying soccer match at the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. Salah, one of the hottest soccer players in the world right now, was once rejected by his local team. That he succeeded anyway is being latched onto by fellow Egyptians as a sign of hope for a country for years mired by political instability and violence, deadly terrorist attacks and an economic crisis. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty, File)

Salah’s success offers hope in Egypt to fans and authorities

By HAMZA HENDAWI - Associated Press

FILE - A Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 file photo showing PSG's Neymar, right, challenging for the ball with Marseille's Hiroki Sakai, left, and Marseille's Florian Thauvin, during the League One soccer match between Marseille and Paris Saint-Germain, at the Velodrome stadium, in Marseille. The biggest statement came from PSG which more than doubled the previous transfer record by splurging 222 million euros on Neymar _ an unexpected windfall for Barcelona but a deal that solidified the power shifts. (AP Photo/Claude Paris, File)

Soccer’s big clash of nations not only at World Cup in 2018

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)

The Latest: Lawyer thought FIFA conviction was imminent

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FILE - This is a Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015 file photo of the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. As the first FIFA trial concludes in New York, and a former vice president is sent to jail, the governing body is still far from showing the corrupt culture that infected soccer has been eradicated, it was reported Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017. (Walter Bieri/Keystone File via AP)

Column: Infantino must prove FIFA commitment to cleaning up

By ROB HARRIS - Associated Press

FILE - In these 2017 file photo, three former South American soccer officials, from left, Manuel Burga, of Peru; Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil; and Juan Angel Napout, of Paraguay, accused of accepting millions of dollars in bribes, are shown outside federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The three are among the more than 40 soccer officials, businessmen and entities charged in a scandal that's shaken FIFA, soccer's governing body. (AP Photo/File)

The Latest: FIFA says it will seek restitution in bribe case

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FILE - Manchester United's Marouane Fellaini heads the ball during the UEFA Super Cup final soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester United at Philip II Arena in Skopje, on Aug. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)

AP PHOTOS: A look at sports in Africa and Europe in 2017

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Liverpool's Mohamed Salah celebrates scoring his side's third goal against Bournemouth during the English Premier League soccer match at the Vitality Stadium in Bournemouth, England, Sunday Dec. 17, 2017. (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)

Salah, the prolific frontman making Liverpool’s ‘Fab 4’ sing

By STEVE DOUGLAS - Associated Press

FIFA suspends Brazilian soccer president Marco Polo del Nero

By STEPHEN WADE and MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press

Jose Maria Marin, of Brazil, arrives to federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. Closing arguments are set to take place in the New York trial of three former South American soccer officials charged in the bribery scandal engulfing the sport's governing body. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Latest: Soccer bribery case deliberations set for Friday

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Red Star soccer fans light torches during a Serbian National soccer league derby match between Partizan and Red Star in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)

26 people arrested after massive soccer fan brawl in Serbia

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Indiana's Justin Rennicks, left, and Stanford's Adam Mosharrafa battle for possession during the first half of the NCAA College Cup championship soccer match, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Stanford beats Indiana in double OT for 3rd straight title

By DAVE ZEITLIN - Associated Press

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers throws a pass to wide receiver Tyrell Williams for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Washington Redskins Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Carson, Calif. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

Gruden at ‘loss for words’ after Chargers’ rout of Redskins

By GREG BEACHAM - Associated Press

In this photo taken Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017Birgitta Karlsson and her sister Gudrun Alexanderson, Ostersunds FK fans who traveled 23 hours by train and boat to see the Swedish side play Hertha Berlin in the Europa League pose at the Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany. (AP Photo/Ciaran Fahey)

Swedish club Ostersund finds success on and off soccer field

By CIARAN FAHEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 10, 2016, file photo, United States' Hope Solo waits for the team's international friendly soccer match against Colombia in Chester, Pa. Former national team goalkeeper Solo says she’s running for president of U.S. Soccer. Solo made the announcement Thursday night, Dec. 7, 2017, on Facebook. It comes less than a week after current U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati said he will not seek a fourth term. His decision came in the wake of the October failure of the U.S. men's team to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)

Hope Solo is running for president of US Soccer

By ANNE M. PETERSON - Associated Press

U of I announces plans for new athletic facility on campus

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Into 4th week of FIFA trial, prosecutors near end of case

By GRAHAM DUNBAR - Associated Press

In this Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017 photo, Carlos Martino, of Mariemont, left, is interviewed at the FC Cincinnati Team Store as an emblem depicting downtown Cincinnati and the Ohio River hangs on the wall behind the checkout counter in Cincinnati. While Ohio's capital city is trying to figure out how to keep its Major League Soccer franchise, the Columbus Crew, from moving to Austin, Texas, folks in Cincinnati are working on getting one, by getting an expansion promotion for the FC Cincinnati team. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Soccer: Cincinnati on MLS offensive, Columbus on defense

By DAN SEWELL - Associated Press

USSF considered canceling Centennial Copa America

By CLAUDIA TORRENS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 27, 2010 file photo, Reynald Temarii of Tahiti, the president of Oceania's confederation, speaks at the welcoming ceremony for the FIFA World Cup Trophy on its one-day visit to Auckland, New Zealand. French police have questioned former FIFA vice president Reynald Temarii in their ongoing investigation of suspected corruption in the award of the 2022 World Cup to Qatar. (AP Photo/NZPA, David Rowland, File)

Former FIFA VP questioned in 2022 World Cup probe

By JOHN LEICESTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Dec. 3, 2016 file photo, coffins with the remains of Chapecoense soccer team members who died in a plane crash, are transported to the team's stadium for a memorial in Chapeco, Brazil. The soccer club is opening the gates of its stadium on midnight Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, so fans can pray and pay their respects to victims of the LaMia flight that crashed near Medellin a year ago, killing 71 people including 19 Chapecoense players. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Brazil’s Chapecoense pays tribute to crash victims

By MAURICIO SAVARESE - Associated Press