football
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"It will be a fascinating game on Tuesday," French football expert Julien Laurens told BBC Sport's Euro Leagues podcast.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
“We’re thrilled that they’ll bring that same magic to the NFL stage on Netflix. It’s going to be an unforgettable night for football fans and Netflix members worldwide.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
To expand its output, another company, Nordlaks, developed a tanker-like vessel, roughly the length of 3½ football fields, that is home to around two million salmon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Acts of political violence are rare in Australia, and Albanese told the national broadcaster he wanted the country to remain a place where lawmakers can engage with people, go shopping, and watch football.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
Alas, there was a difference between fantasy football and fantasy finance: When a fantasy football player drafts Peyton Manning to be on his team, he doesn’t create a second Peyton Manning.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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 people waiting outside our ports of entry are not footballs stopped at the 1-yard line, letters suspended in a mail carrier’s hand, or dinner guests lingering on a porch.
From Slate ● Jun. 26, 2026
Cartoons on the TV, with Darius watching intently; baseball bats, books, footballs, blankets scattered here and there; music playing quietly from a stereo.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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