football

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The International Olympic Committee ran one in more than 35 languages at the 2024 Paris Games and there have also been initiatives in football and tennis.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

When Nate Wallick takes his kids tubing on the Illinois River near their home in Peoria, he makes them wear football helmets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

"It is a black day for Romania and for world football. A man who lived through and for football in every second of his existence has left us," said Romanian Football Federation president Razvan Burleanu.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Shortly after, deputies responded to reports of a man acting erratically on the football field at Newbury Park High School, about a mile away.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A week later, on October 15, Richard Nixon sat in the White House watching football on television while thousands of protestors circled the building.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin