football
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He started his career with Brazilian side Santos in 1986 and has also played club football in Italy, Croatia and Australia.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
The Times’ preseason top 25 high school football rankings for 2026:
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
Woking director of football Jody Brown says there were "growing concerns" across the club before the National League side parted ways with former England striker Jermain Defoe as manager.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
On the football field, Wallace just wants one thing for his senior season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
You know, when I won the World Championship in 1972, the United States had an image of a football country, a baseball country, but nobody thought of it as an intellectual country.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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
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
In south Wales, photos posted online showed drinks cans, footballs, buckets and spades and even a lilo and flippers abandoned at Barry Island beach.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
When we arrived, Mary Lou's brothers were running around like crazed animals, jumping over the furniture and tossing footballs.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
