Barcelona's Polish forward #09 Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring a hat-trick during the Spanish league football match between Deportivo Alaves and FC Barcelona at the Mendizorroza stadium in Vitoria on October 6, 2024.
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European soccer round-up: Robert Lewandowski hat-trick keeps Barcelona top of La Liga
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Ballon d'Or contender Caroline Graham Hansen during a game against Real Sociedad at Johan Cruyff Stadium.
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September 27, 2024, Milan: Milan, Italy, 27th September 2024. Alvaro Morata of AC Milan during the Serie A match at Giuseppe Meazza, Milan. (Credit Image: © Jonathan Moscrop/Sportimage/Cal Sport Media) (Cal Sport Media via AP Images)
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FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a FIFA Council Meeting on October 3, 2024 in Zurich, Switzerland.
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FIFA Council decides to further investigate future participation of the Israel Football Association after Palestinian request
Oct 2, 2024; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Inter Miami CF forward Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring a goal against the Columbus Crew during the first half at Lower.com Field. Mandatory Credit: Joseph Maiorana-Imagn Images
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Lionel Messi lifts Inter Miami to first Supporters’ Shield in 3-2 victory against Columbus Crew
Britain's Prince William, the Prince of Wales and President of the Football Association, in the stands during the match between Aston Villa and Bayern Munich at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on October 2, 2024.
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Champions League Wednesday round-up: Prince William watches famous Aston Villa win, Real Madrid suffers shock defeat
Erling Haaland scores for Manchester City against Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday.
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Manchester City equals ‘unbeaten’ record, Borussia Dortmund nets five first-half goals in high-scoring Champions League night
Bukayo Saka celebrates his goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal and Paris Saint Germain at Emirates Stadium.
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Gianluigi Donnarumma errors help Arsenal to important victory over Paris Saint-Germain
Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United is shown a red card by referee Chris Kavanagh during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Old Trafford on September 29, 2024 in Manchester, England.
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Dante Rossi and Jens Stryger Larsen battle for the ball during a EURO 2024 Qualification game.
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Chelsea's Cole Palmer scores their fourth goal against Brighton & Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge in London, on September 28, 2024.
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Chelsea’s Cole Palmer makes Premier League history with four first-half goals
Ballon d'Or contender Rodri is injured in a collision with Thomas Party of Arsenal leading to his substitution.
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Manchester City star Rodri out for ‘a long, long time’ with knee ligament injury
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. President Joe Biden is presented a jersey from NJ/NY Gotham FC head coach Juan Carlos Amorós and forward Midge Purce during a ceremony honoring their 2023 National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) championship in the East Room at the White House on September 23, 2024 in Washington, DC. NJ/NY Gotham FC defeated the OL Reign (now Seattle Reign FC), 2-1 to win the 2023 NWSL Championship. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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NWSL champion Gotham FC becomes first team from league to go to White House, meets with President Biden

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TOPSHOT - Real Madrid's French forward #09 Kylian Mbappe (R) is congratulated by Real Madrid's Brazilian forward #07 Vinicius Junior after scoring the 2-0 goal during the UEFA Super Cup football match between Real Madrid and Atalanta BC in Warsaw on August 14, 2024. (Photo by Wojtek RADWANSKI / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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MADRID, SPAIN - AUGUST 25: Vinicius Junior of Real Madrid looks on prior to the La Liga match between Real Madrid CF and Real Valladolid CF at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on August 25, 2024 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
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Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates his 100th goal to make it 1-0 during the Premier League match Manchester City vs Arsenal at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, United Kingdom, 22nd September 2024 (Photo by Mark Cosgrove/News Images) in , on 9/22/2024. (Photo by Mark Cosgrove/News Images/Sipa USA)(Sipa via AP Images)
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Harry Kane scored four goals in Bayern Munich's 9-2 victory over Dinamo Zagreb.
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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 16: Tom Brady, Minority Owner of Birmingham City (L) with David Beckham to the Sky Bet League One match between Birmingham City FC and Wrexham AFC at St Andrew’s at Knighthead Park on September 16, 2024 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
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Major stars gather to watch new ‘Hollywood’ fixture between Wrexham and Birmingham
Lamine Yamal of FC Barcelona celebrates the 0-1 during the La Liga EA Sports match between Girona FC and FC Barcelona played at Montilivi Stadium on September 15, 2024 in Girona, Spain. (Photo by Bagu Blanco/ Pressinphoto / Icon Sport)
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17-year-old wonderkid Lamine Yamal scores twice as Europe’s soccer powerhouses dominate the weekend’s action
Manchester City could face expulsion from the Premier League if it is found guilty of breaching the league's financial rules.
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Pep Guardiola ‘happy’ that hearing into Manchester City’s alleged breaches of financial rules begins Monday
Lionel Messi scored two goals on his return from injury.
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Lionel Messi makes history and scores two goals in four minutes on his dazzling return from injury layoff