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A UEFA Euro 2024 Ball lays on the ground during a presentation of the new ball in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2023. The ball is named 'Fussballliebe' - 'Footbal Love' or 'Soccer Love'. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

High-tech soccer ball unveiled for Euro 2024 promises more accurate offside decisions

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Inter Miami's and Argentina's national team player Lionel Messi receives the 2023 Ballon d'Or trophy during the 67th Ballon d'Or (Golden Ball) award ceremony at Theatre du Chatelet in Paris, France, Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Soccer’s prestigious Ballon d’Or awards to be co-organized by European governing body UEFA

Associated Press

Maccabi fans cheer before a UEFA Europe League match between Panathinaikos and Maccabi Haifa in Haifa, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

UEFA-sanctioned soccer matches in Israel halted indefinitely

Associated Press

Supporters lit their mobile phones lights after suspension of the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. Two Swedes were killed in a shooting late Monday in central Brussels, police said, prompting Belgium's prime minister and senior Cabinet minister to hunker down at their crisis center for an emergency meeting. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

UEFA says result of Belgium-Sweden soccer qualifier will stand after Brussels shooting

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Sweden supporters wait on the stands after suspension of the Euro 2024 group F qualifying soccer match between Belgium and Sweden at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The match was abandoned at halftime after two Swedes were killed in a shooting in central Brussels before kickoff. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

Sweden players take overnight flight home and return to clubs after deadly shooting in Belgium

By Samuel Petrequin and Steve Douglas - Associated Press

UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin, center, shows the name of Italy and Turkey elected to host the Euro 2032 football tournament with Gabriele Gravina, President of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC), left, and Mehmet Buyukeksi, President of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF), right, during the the UEFA EURO 2028 and 2032 hosts announcement ceremony after the UEFA Executive Committee, at UEFA Headquarters, in Nyon, Switzerland, Tuesday, October 10, 2023. UEFA has decided the future of soccer’s European Championship for the next decade. The United Kingdom and Ireland will host in 2028 and an unusual Italy-Turkey co-hosting plan was picked for 2032. (Jean-Christophe Bott/Keystone via AP)

UEFA picks U.K.-Ireland to host soccer’s 2028 European Championship. Italy-Turkey to stage Euro 2032

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

UEFA vice president Nilsson resigns as head of Swedish sports body in fallout from pro-Russia vote

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino holds a soccer ball as he speaks during a press conference after the FIFA Council Meeting, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Miami. FIFA is moving more than 100 jobs from its Swiss headquarters to Florida where a growing workforce is already working on organizing the 2026 World Cup. FIFA informed staff Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023 the entire legal department plus audit, compliance and risk management teams will move from Zurich to Coral Gables near Miami. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez, File)

FIFA set to approve letting Russian youth soccer national teams return to competition

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

European soccer body UEFA’s handling of Russia and Rubiales invites scrutiny on values and process

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Romanian fans light flares during the Euro 2024 qualifying soccer match between Romania and Israel at the National Arena stadium in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.(AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

UEFA punishes Romania for soccer fans’ pro-Serbia chants at Euro 2024 qualifier against Kosovo

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The former president of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales passes a police van as he leaves after testifying at the National Court in Madrid, Spain, Friday, Sept. 15, 2023. Spanish state prosecutors formally accused Rubiales last week of alleged sexual assault and an act of coercion after Rubiales kissed Spain forward Jenni Hermoso during the awards ceremony after Spain beat England to win the title on Aug. 20 in Sydney, Australia. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

Prosecuting Spain soccer official Rubiales for World Cup kiss seems illogical, says UEFA president

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Rubiales has resigned, Sunday, Sept. 10, 2023, from his post after a kiss scandal which tarnished Spain's victory at the Women's World Cup. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, file) **FILE**

Spanish soccer president Luis Rubiales resigns after nonconsensual kiss at Women’s World Cup final

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FILE - President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales stands with Spain's Women's World Cup soccer team after being received by Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The kiss by Luis Rubiales has unleashed a storm of fury over gender equality that almost marred the unprecedented victory but now looks set to go down as a milestone in both Spanish soccer history but also in women's rights.(AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, file)

Spain opens case against soccer chief for World Cup kiss. Luis Rubiales breaks weeklong silence

By Ciarán Giles and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales, right, hugs Spain's Aitana Bonmati on the podium following Spain's win in the final of Women's World Cup soccer against England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. At left is Spain's Princess Infanta Sofia. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

Rubiales crisis hangs over European soccer ahead of gala award ceremony in Monaco

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

The president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. Rubiales has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player, Jennifer Hermoso on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final. Rubiales had also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain's Queen Letizia and the 16-year old Princess Sofía nearby. (Real Federación Española de Fútbol/Europa Press via AP)

Spanish soccer federation leaders asks president Rubiales to resign after kissing player on the lips

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

The president of the Spanish soccer federation Luis Rubiales speaks during an emergency general assembly meeting in Las Rozas, Friday Aug. 25, 2023. Rubiales has refused to resign despite an uproar for kissing a player, Jennifer Hermoso, on the lips without her consent after the Women's World Cup final. Rubiales had also grabbed his crotch in a lewd victory gesture from the section of dignitaries with Spain's Queen Letizia and the 16-year-old Princess Sofía nearby. (Real Federación Española de Fútbol/Europa Press via AP)

FIFA suspends Spain soccer federation president Luis Rubiales for 90 days after World Cup final kiss

By Graham Dunbar and Joseph Wilson - Associated Press

Spain's Olga Carmona celebrates after scoring a goal during the Women's World Cup soccer final between Spain and England at Stadium Australia in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

In wild week for Spain soccer World Cup winners Carmona, Bonmati and coach Vilda up for UEFA awards

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

An AEK Athens team flag is at half staff outside OPAP Arena as an ambulance drives past, following overnight clashes between rival supporters in Nea Philadelphia suburb, in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. European governing soccer body UEFA says it has postponed a Champions League qualifying game between AEK Athens and Croatia's Dinamo Zagreb scheduled for Tuesday because of the violence. Eight fans were injured while Greek police said Tuesday they had made 88 arrests, mostly of Croatian supporters. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Fan dies in Greece after clashes between rival supporters; UEFA postpones Champions League qualifier

By Derek Gatopoulos and Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Klaksvik's Claes Philip Kronberg, center, and his teammates celebrate winning the Champions League second qualifying round, 2nd leg soccer match between Swedish team BK Hacken and KI Klaksvik of the Faroe Islands at the Bravida Arena in Gothenburg, Sweden, Wednesday, August 2, 2023. (Adam Ihse/TT News Agency via AP)

In Champions League playoffs draw Faeroe Islands club KI sees unlikely path to face soccer’s elite

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

FILE - England's Harry Kane challenges for the ball with Italy's Nicolo Barella during the Euro 2024 group C qualifying soccer match between Italy and England at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples, Italy, on March 23, 2023. Italy and Turkey have asked to co-host soccer’s 2032 European Championship for which they are the only bidders, UEFA said Friday July 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

UEFA says Italy and Turkey have teamed up for bid to co-host 2032 European Championship

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press