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Napoli's Marek Hamsik, of Slovakia, celebrates after scoring during a Serie A soccer match between Napoli and Udinese, at the Napoli San Paolo stadium, Italy, Sunday, Oct. 7, 2012. Former Slovakia and Napoli captain Marek Hamšík announced on Thursday, June 1, 2023, he is retiring from soccer at the end of the season. (AP Photo/Salvatore Laporta, File)

Former Slovakia captain Marek Hamsik to retire from soccer at end of season

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Pitches of a soccer club is pictured in Frankfurt, Germany, Tuesday, May 30, 2023. A 15-year-old soccer player remained hospitalized Tuesday with life-threatening brain injuries after being struck by an opposing player in a post-match fight during an international youth tournament in Germany. A 16-year-old from a French team was jailed pending further investigation by a judge in Frankfurt, where the match with a team from Berlin took place on Sunday. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

German soccer mourns death of 15-year-old who died after tournament brawl

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This shows a general view of the Arena Lviv stadium in Lviv, western Ukraine, on Feb. 16, 2015. Two soccer teams exiled from cities in war-battered eastern Ukraine play each other Sunday, May 28, 2023 in the safer western part of the country with the league title at stake. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Ukraine soccer league set for a title-deciding game in a remarkable, war-hit season

By Graham Dunbar - Associated Press

Brentford's Ivan Toney during the Premier League soccer match between Brentford and Bournemouth at the Community Stadium in London, England, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. Toney has been suspended for eight months by the English Football Association for breaching its betting rules. The FA says the England international was banned “from all football and football-related activity with immediate effect” until Jan. 16, 2024. He was also fined 50,000 pounds ($62,000). Toney had faced 262 charges of breaching the FA’s betting rules between late February 2017 and late January 2021 but the FA said it “withdrew 30 of these breaches and he admitted to the remaining 232.” (AP Photo/Leila Coker, File)

Ivan Toney’s ban from soccer was reduced because of gambling addiction

By James Robson - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, left, confronts Valencia fans standing in front of Valencia's Jose Luis Gaya during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Valencia and Real Madrid, at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, May 21, 2023. Repeated racist insults against Brazilian soccer star Vincius Junior have unleashed a heated debate in Spain about tolerance for racism in a society that is becoming rapidly more diverse on and off the field. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz, File)

Spain takes action against racism after Vinicius case, but punishing fans remains a challenge

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Ireland's Katie Taylor, the undisputed Lightweight champion, speaks to the media during a press conference in Dublin, Ireland, Thursday, May 18, 2023. Taylor’s success has been paving the way for young Irish fighters as women’s boxing gains popularity around the world. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison)

Female athletes making waves, topping lists in Irish sports scene

By Ken Maguire - Associated Press

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior, centre, walks past head coach Carlo Ancelotti, front left, after being sent off the pitch during a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Valencia and Real Madrid, at the Mestalla stadium in Valencia, Spain, Sunday, May 21, 2023. The game was temporarily stopped when Vinicius said a fan had insulted him from the stands. He was later sent off after clashing with Valencia players. (AP Photo/Alberto Saiz)

After abuse against Vinicius Junior, Spanish soccer acknowledges it has a racism problem

By Tales Azzoni - Associated Press

Mohamed Mansour, co-owner of the new Major League Soccer team in San Diego, speaks during an announcement for the new team, Thursday, May 18, 2023, in San Diego. Major League Soccer has awarded San Diego its 30th franchise, which is co-owned by Mansour and the Sycuan Tribe, and set to join the league in 2025. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

San Diego to receive 30th Major League Soccer franchise

By Anne M. Peterson - Associated Press

Manchester City's head coach Pep Guardiola reacts after Bernardo Silva scored the opening goal during the Champions League semifinal second leg soccer match between Manchester City and Real Madrid at Etihad stadium in Manchester, England, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Man City delivers masterpiece against Real Madrid that was 7 years in the making

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Deputy Felipe Carreras, commission rapporteur, speaks during the first meeting of the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry that investigates the scandals of manipulation of football matches, at the headquarters of the Chamber of Deputies, in Brasilia, Brazil, Wednesday, May 17, 2023. Brazil's lower house of Congress opened a probe into a soccer match-fixing scandal that has rocked the sport in the South American nation. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil’s Congress opens probe into soccer match-fixing scandal

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press

Miami Fusion's Tyrone Marshall (15) assists Kansas City Wizards' Scott Vermillion after the two collided while going up for a header in the first half of a soccer match Aug. 29, 1999, in Kansas City, Mo. Four more former professional soccer players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy. The Concussion Legacy Foundation says they were found to have the degenerative brain disease that has been linked to concussions in athletes, combat veterans and others who have sustained repeated head trauma. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

U.S. soccer officials to discuss head injuries as 4 more ex-players diagnosed with CTE

By Jimmy Golen - Associated Press

PSG's Lionel Messi gestures as he warms up before the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lorient, at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard) **FILE**

Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East

By Steve Douglas - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid reacts after a score by Tobias Harris in the first half during Game 2 in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs against the Brooklyn Nets, Monday, April 17, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) **FILE**

76ers’ Embiid earns his first NBA MVP trophy

By Dan Gelston - Associated Press

Brazil's Ronaldinho Gaucho shows the official ball during the draw for the 2019 Copa America soccer tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Brazil great Ronaldinho is launching a worldwide street soccer league to give talented young players an opportunity to showcase their skills and follow the same path to stardom as the former Barcelona player. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

Ronaldinho launching worldwide street soccer league

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FILE - Brazil's Pele is hoisted on the shoulders of his teammates after Brazil won the World Cup final against Italy, 4-1, in Mexico City's Estadio Azteca, June 21, 1970. A Brazilian dictionary has added “Pelé” as an adjective to use when describing someone who is “exceptional, incomparable, unique.” The announcement by the Michaelis dictionary on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, is part of a campaign that gathered more than 125,000 signatures to honor the late soccer great’s impact beyond his sport. (AP Photo, File)

Brazilian dictionary adds ‘Pele’ as adjective

By Mauricio Savarese - Associated Press