goal
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"You play all your life to represent a country and to score a goal is just an unbelievable feeling," said the 24-year-old Fifer.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Eom Ji-sung scored the only goal as South Korea won a fourth straight title with a 1-0 victory over Japan in the final at Toyota Stadium near Nagoya on Saturday evening.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
The GoFundMe campaign for Rodriguez’s family has raised more than $78,600 of its $150,000 goal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Saka was part of the front four and Bellingham assisted his first goal with a high quality cross.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Dasch quickly learned the restaurant business and sought a job as a waiter with the goal of improving his English.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple
It was a rare moment of precision in front of goal, another illustration that despite their issues in scoring goals, Scotland have a promising array of strikers these days.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
What is your risk tolerance versus risk capacity — the former being the risk you’re comfortable with versus the latter, which is how much risk your portfolio can handle without disrupting your financial goals?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026
After all, how can an adviser make a holistic plan if we aren’t all on the same page about our goals, our concerns or our relationship with money?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026
The former Barcelona striker has scored 92 international goals.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
Because how do I explain the early-morning birdsong, the patter of rain against the roof, the way all of us spend our days together, working toward the same goals?
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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