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Little green man becomes little green woman with soccer ball for Euro 2025 in Switzerland
Law-abiding pedestrians wait for the green woman kicking a soccer ball before they cross the road during the Women’s European Championship.

Japan gets 2 late goals to upset Germany 2-1 at World Cup
Substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano scored late goals to give Japan a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Germany at the World Cup. Ilkay Gündogan had given four-time champion Germany the...

A look at the players who won’t be at the World Cup in Qatar, from Erling Haaland to Mohamed Salah
Not every soccer star will be competing at the World Cup. Some big names will be missing from the tournament because of injuries or because their countries didn't qualify. Players...

World swimming bans transgender athletes from women’s events
World swimming’s governing body has effectively banned transgender women from competing in women’s events, starting Monday.

Masks, tests, empty stadiums: Bundesliga resumes amid coronavirus
No fans, no hugging, no spitting. The Bundesliga will be very different when it resumes Saturday following a two-month suspension caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Lindsey Vonn skipping World Cup races to rest ailing knees
Lindsey Vonn has decided to skip the weekend's World Cup races to give her ailing knees a chance to recover.

Poland 2018 FIFA World Cup preview: Everything you need to know
Poland’s hopes at the World Cup depend on Robert Lewandowski.

Germany 2018 FIFA World Cup preview: Everything you need to know
Defending World Cup champion Germany coasted through qualifying with a perfect 10-0 mark and a European record 43 goals.

“Take a knee” comes to Germany through Hertha solidarity
Hertha Berlin nodded to social struggles in the United States by kneeling before its Bundesliga home game on Saturday.

Bibiana Steinhaus making history as Bundesliga’s 1st female referee
BERLIN -- Bibiana Steinhaus will make history in Germany on Sunday when she becomes the first woman to referee a Bundesliga game.