football

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Kelly: Tell us what that's like - because, as you said, as football fans we hear a lot about it because it's produced some fantastic players.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Chants of "we are staying up" echoed around the stadium as Leeds closed in on another season of top‑flight football.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Outside the courtroom, he coaches youth flag football.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He has covered the Olympics, the NFL, college football, college basketball, tennis, horse racing, boxing and MMA during his time with WSJ Sports.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

I lower my shoulder, shoot through the force field, and barrel into the creature with all my body’s strength— just as Dad taught me when he tried and failed to teach me football.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer