football

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The allegations uncovered in this investigation represent a test for England's new football regulator, set up last year, which has powers to investigate current owners if there are concerns about their honesty and integrity.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s why he’d rather put his focus on the Homeless World Cup, an annual international street football tournament that advocates an end to homelessness globally.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

In its heyday in the 1970s, a third of the total television viewing audience tuned in on Sunday evening, not all of them having simply left the TV on after the football.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Born in Cardiff in 1949 to a Royal Air Force officer and his wife, Sullivan first found a taste for business selling football programmes.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

He preferred to spend his precious free time playing football with his friends.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo