Soccer

Referee Omar Artan, who was denied entry to the United States, is welcomed by supporters upon his arrival in Mogadishu, Somalia, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Marktweg Street in The Hague, Netherlands, is decorated ahead of the start of the soccer World Cup, Tuesday, June 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Post)

River Plate fans cheer during an Argentine league match against Boca Juniors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

FILE - Dan Hunt, president of FC Dallas, speaks to reporter after a news conference announcing the 2026 FIFA World Cup Fan Festival soccer experience in Dallas, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

FILE - Japan supporters clean the stands at the end of the World Cup group E soccer match between Germany and Japan, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Artist Lili Cantero paints a soccer ball with images commemorating Spain's 2010 World Cup victory as part of the launch of the Wynwood United Soccer Ball Art Trail, which will showcase hand-painted soccer balls honoring historic World Cup championships inside local businesses, April 8, 2026, at Rodilla cafe in the Wynwood district of Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Angel City FC defender Savy King practices with her National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) at the Angel City Performance Center in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi arrives for an MLS Eastern Conference final soccer match against New York FC, Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

FILE - Spectators invade the pitch of the Stade de France stadium after the international friendly soccer France against Germany, Friday, Nov. 13, 2015 in Saint Denis, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

Celtic fans lift a protest banner during the Champions League play off first leg soccer match between Celtic Glasgow and Bayern Munich at the Celtic Park Stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell)

Liverpool's Florian Wirtz in action during a friendly soccer match between AC Milan and Liverpool at the Hong Kong Football Festival held at the Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, Satursday, July 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

FILE - Israel's Shon Weissman shoots a penalty shot during the Euro 2020 playoff semifinal soccer match between Scotland and Israel, at the Hampden stadium in Glasgow, Scotland, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell, File)