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[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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Alongside her career as a football executive, Brady has spent 16 years as Lord Alan Sugar's assistant on BBC show The Apprentice and entered the House of Lords as a life peer in 2014.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That was the same year that that Bryant retired and that the Auburn Tigers football team beat its more decorated rival for the first time in a decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Born September 27, 1968, in San Pedro, Muldoon’s early passions included football.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

That point was made to former director of professional football Domenico Teti, who left days after Victor Pereira's sacking, but he signed off on the signings.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

The other, older and more interested in watching football on television, thought they were wasting their time.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti