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football

[foot-bawl] / ˈfʊtˌbɔl /




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While the Rams are going through it, the Chargers had an opportunity to present a positive foil when Los Angeles’ football fans got to Monday morning quarterbacking.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

English football has innovated with RefCam with live audio this season, and publishing the transcript of the discussions between the VAR and the referee.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

While their defensive numbers would be enough to make Ditka eat his sweater-vest, quarterback Caleb Williams might just be in charge of the most electric offense in football.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

A high school football coach in Tracy, Calif., was arrested Friday after the discovery of a cellphone that was recording students inside a locker room, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

One day, we boys are playing a game that is much like English football.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

He’s been fed hundreds of footballs from a Jugs machine to develop hands that don’t drop passes.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

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

There are beds of squash, root vegetables Sergio calls yucca, and a tree with big green fruit that looks like spiky footballs.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya



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