kicks

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Infantino, 56, whose World Cup kicks off Thursday in Mexico City, has made it a specialty of his to court the planet’s most influential power brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

With 48 hours still to go until the World Cup kicks off, does Fifa have little control about what will happen outside the stadiums?

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

If there is still no winner, there will be penalty kicks.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The play closed in February, putting it at a disadvantage with Tony voters whose theatergoing typically kicks into high gear in the spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

He glances down at his kicks and bites his lip.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas