football

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Artan is considered one of the best referees in Africa, having officiated in the Somali national football league championship and at the African Cup of Nations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

From 2012 to 2014 he played no football.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A recent study by the Economist showed that 10% of Americans now rank soccer as their favorite sport, making it the third most popular behind football and basketball and narrowly edging out America’s pastime, baseball.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

A state court gave Ole Miss quarterback Trinidad Chambliss the same relief, enabling him to play a sixth season of college football come August.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Five minutes later, we’re almost through Arlo’s detailed play-by-play of the menu when a football flies though the kitchen window, shattering the glass.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold