football
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His only prior work in senior football before the Southampton job came through 15 months as the number two at Barnsley, and three years as assistant boss at Italian club Genoa.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
You can sense the enjoyment Luke has on a football field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
It’s hard not to wonder if the current shouting will evaporate as soon NFL and college football arrive.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Parsons echoed those feelings at last week's fans' forum but has urged the club to move on, revealing that Eckert has now been asked to "focus on football".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It occupied the space of nearly forty football fields.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
The smell of rubbish hangs heavy in the air as pickup trucks and handcarts crawl through narrow alleyways, unloading the day's collections while children weave between them chasing footballs.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Long before the World Cup kicked off, U.S. manager Mauricio Pochettino wasn’t shy about setting extraordinarily high expectations for a country that believes footballs are oblong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Though the impact of wet leather balls increased compared to when they were dry, modern footballs - wet or dry - produced similar or even greater levels of energy transfer.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
The people waiting outside our ports of entry are not footballs stopped at the 1-yard line, letters suspended in a mail carrier’s hand, or dinner guests lingering on a porch.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Bikes and skateboards and footballs and sneakers were scattered from the front door to the road.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
