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Wrexham eyes Hollywood ending in impressive FA Cup run
LONDON ((DailyNews)) — The Hollywood owners of Wrexham are still learning the vernacular of British soccer.They don’t need guidance, though, to set the scene...
Scandals highlight lack of women coaches at top of US soccer
Twila Kilgore knew her career path when she was just 12 years old, thanks to a youth soccer coach who used to drive her...
French soccer president targeted by sexual harassment probe
PARIS ((DailyNews)) — French soccer federation president Noël Le Graët is under investigation for sexual harassment and “moral harassment,” the Paris prosecutor’s office said...
Ex-Fox execs go on trial in soccer TV rights bribery case
NEW YORK ((DailyNews)) — Two former Fox executives went on trial Tuesday, accused of bribing South American soccer officials for TV rights to one...
Indonesia opens trial for 5 charged over soccer crush deaths
SURABAYA, Indonesia ((DailyNews)) — An Indonesian court began trial Monday against five men on charges of negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people...
Cristiano Ronaldo experiences surreal start in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia ((DailyNews)) — The palm trees lining the desert roads leading out of Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport were wet with rain...
Brazil prepares to bury Pelé in city he made soccer Mecca
SANTOS, Brazil ((DailyNews)) — Forty-five years after Pelé played his last game, it’s hard to imagine modern soccer, or Brazil, without him.Geovana Sarmento, 17,...
Pelé brought renown to Santos, Brazilian port city and team
SANTOS, Brazil ((DailyNews)) — Pelé. Santos, Brazil.Over decades, adoring fans around the world mailed thousands of letters, postcards and packages to the sports legend...
Brazil mourns Pelé, who made every part of the country proud
Bocaina de Minas, BRAZIL ((DailyNews)) — Down a dirt road in the mountains of Minas Gerais, Pelé’s home state, Jorge Tavares received the news...
Pelé nears 1 month in hospital with no sign of improvement
SAO PAULO ((DailyNews)) — One of Pelé’s daughters said Wednesday she and her family are enduring moments of sadness and despair as the 82-year-old...