football
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De La Salle football game in 2001 that attracted more than 17,000 fans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
The brother of US President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Kushner added he had "failed to appreciate the political dynamics of global football".
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
Long Beach Veterans Memorial Stadium hosted its final high school football game Friday night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
Lionel Messi retired from international football on Monday as Argentina's all-time leading scorer and most-capped player.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
They could climb the trees, kick a football about, whizz around on their mountain bikes.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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 team tested 20 types of footballs, from old-fashioned leather designs to modern versions.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Among the whistles on colorful coiled plastic key chains, small blue rubber footballs, Frisbees, yo-yos, bubbles, and glow jewelry, I saw green and red and blue glitter pens.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
