football

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A new trial over the death of Argentine football legend Diego Maradona begins Tuesday a year after a scandal involving a judge caused the first trial to collapse.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

"Obviously it's a very exciting moment. We don't know the team yet for sure but when I started playing football I didn't think this was possible," said Walsh.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

Iran's judiciary said Monday authorities had released the assets of the captain of Iranian women's football team which had been seized after she made and then withdrew an asylum claim in Australia last month.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Jim Porter, the president and chief executive officer of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, reported that about 35 million males, from youth leagues to high schools to colleges, have played organized football.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

On Saturday when I was at the park with Erlan and his brothers and sisters and two of their nannies, I saw Darren Ackleman throwing a football with his dad.

From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff