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FILE - Canada's head coach Bev Priestman gestures during the Women's World Cup Group B soccer match between Australia and Canada in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, July 31, 2023. FIFA deducted six points from Canada in the Paris Olympics women’s soccer tournament and banned three coaches, including Priestman, for one year each on Saturday, July 27, 2204, in a drone spying scandal. (AP Photo/Hamish Blair, File)
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QUITO, ECUADOR - MAY 28: Marco Angulo of LDU Quito reacts during a Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores Group D match between LDU Quito and Universitario Deportes at Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium on May 28, 2024 in Quito, Ecuador. (Photo by Franklin Jacome/Getty Images)
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Manchester City's Erling Haaland (centre right) scores their side's second goal of the game during the UEFA Champions League group stage match at the Etihad Stadium, Manchester. Picture date: Wednesday October 23, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story SOCCER Man City. Photo credit should read: Martin Rickett/PA Wire. RESTRICTIONS: Use subject to restrictions. Editorial use only, no commercial use without prior consent from rights holder.
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RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE Mandatory Credit: Photo by Jose Breton/NurPhoto/Shutterstock (14805973aj) Vinicius Junior left winger of Real Madrid and Brazil celebrates after scoring his sides first goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD3 match between Real Madrid C.F. and Borussia Dortmund at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on October 22, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid C.F. v Borussia Dortmund - UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD3, Spain - 22 Oct 2024
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LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 22: Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates his side's first goal, a own goal scored by Dmytro Riznyk of FC Shakhtar Donetsk (not pictured during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD3 match between Arsenal FC and FC Shakhtar Donetsk at Emirates Stadium on October 22, 2024 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
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