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By Kyle Feldscher, Patrick Sung, Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Following the conclusion of the final FIFA playoff results, soccer fans now know which…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Espen Undheim smiles as he recalls the early training sessions where he first met Erling Haaland. The superstar…

By Kyle Feldscher, Don Riddell, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Cape Verde has just shocked the soccer world. In their first-ever World Cup match, the tiny…

By Emile Nuh, CNN (CNN) — The quest for a sixth star begins again for Brazil. This storied, soccer-mad nation has lifted the World Cup five…

By Ben Church, Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN (CNN) — At just 18, soccer superstar Lamine Yamal has won more than most players ever do in their…

By Kathleen Magramo, Fred He, CNN (CNN) — World Cup team send-offs are usually a grand event. Rigorously selected players dressed in dapper…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN Brooklyn (CNN) — Early in the Eastern Conference Finals, as the New York Knicks pulled off miraculous comebacks and…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This is story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World…

By Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — Nobody can predict how the 48 teams will do at the FIFA World Cup this summer, but if you wanted to gamble on Japan…

By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Moorpark, California (CNN) — The crest is red, white and green – the colors of the Iranian flag. Nader Adeli, the…

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Note: This is story first appeared in The Beautiful Game by CNN Sports, our daily newsletter on all things World…

By Alaa Elassar, CNN New York, New York (CNN) — On a warm May night in 1973, in a working-class New Jersey suburb just across the Hudson from…

By Hannah Keyser, CNN (CNN) — One time, before she met her now fiancé, Victoria Perry went on a first date with a man who said he wasn’t…