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Can you speak World Cup? We quizzed fans on soccer slang
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (1095+ words) AP News From "squeaky bum time" to "parking the bus," soccer has its own language. We asked World Cup fans if they could define some of the sport's most iconic phrases. Can you speak World Cup? We quizzed fans on…...
70 seconds, 26 passes and an iconic World Cup moment for the US and Gio Reyna
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (522+ words) Gio Reyna's goal might go down as one of the iconic moments of the 2026 World Cup. It will certainly take something special to eclipse it as the goal of the tournament even at this early stage....
Spain king offers pope lift on royal plane after papal flight grounded
1+ day, 45+ min ago (1127+ words) AP News Pope Leo's Iberia charter, due to take him back to Rome after a weeklong visit to Spain, was grounded by a technical problem Friday, prompting Spain's king to offer his private jet instead. It was the first time…...
Spain back at full strength ahead of its World Cup opener
1+ day, 58+ min ago (307+ words) Spain was hit by injuries late last season and had to adjust its preparations in the run-up to soccer's biggest tournament. Mikel Merino and Fabi'n Ruiz also dealt with injury setbacks before returning to the squad. One player who did…...
Pope Leo makes flight home from Tenerife aboard Spanish king's jet after plane problem delay
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (1074+ words) AP News Pope Leo makes flight home from Tenerife aboard Spanish king's jet after plane problem delay A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and…...
Moment between Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy stirred emotion and a social media campaign
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1075+ words) AP News Moment between Pope Leo XIV and a Barcelona boy stirred emotion and a social media campaign A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader…...
Pope Leo XIV forced to disembark flight back to Rome from Tenerife due to apparent plane fault
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1127+ words) AP News Pope Leo's return to Rome from Tenerife was delayed on Friday as he disembarked his plane shortly after boarding due to a technical fault. After saying farewell to King Felipe VI of Spain at Los Rodeos Airport, the…...
Pope Leo wraps up his week long visit to Spain
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (1063+ words) AP News Pope Leo wraps up his week long visit to Spain A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and deliver him into U. S. custody to…...
Pope highlights migrants' plight, urges humility, on Canary Islands
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (1096+ words) Pope highlights migrants" plight, urges humility, on Canary Islands AP News Pope Leo XIV has traveled to the Canary Islands, an epicenter of the European migration debate. He challenged countries to uphold migrants" rights while shaming those leaders, including Christians,…...
Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime 'dock of shame' in Canary Islands
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1074+ words) AP News Pope slams world's indifference to migrants while visiting onetime "dock of shame' in Canary Islands A veteran U. S. law enforcement agent secretly tried to recruit Nicolas Maduro's personal pilot to join a plot to capture the Venezuelan leader and…...