Kelley O'Hara of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team poses for selfies with fans after the match against Portugal on Aug. 1, 2023, as the United States qualify for the knockout stages of the 2023 Women's World Cup.

United States coach rejects criticism of shaky campaign

The U.S. head into their first knock-out clash of the 2023 Women's World Cup in Melbourne under fire after having scraped through the group phase with draws against the Netherlands and Portugal.

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Four cities in Java to host U-17 World Cup

Four cities in Java have been named host cities for the FIFA Under-17 Soccer World Cup this November, as the PSSI makes last-minute preparations ahead of the final inspection later this month. ...

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USA look far from World Cup favourites after limping into last 16

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National soccer coach Indra Sjafri on July 19, 2023, talks at Juara Bicara event in Usmar Ismail Hall, Jakarta, about the ways he managed the U-22 Indonesian team that won the gold medal at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia in May.

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Athletes, coach call for better infrastructure in national sports

“What’s still lacking in Indonesia is the use of sports science, especially for athletes’ nutrition. Badminton athletes live in dorms and yet we still don’t have a standardized diet,” Taufik said during the show, adding that he hired a doctor from his own pocket during his career to oversee his intake.

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Argentina's midfielder Camila Gómez Ares celebrates after scoring a goal during the friendly football match between Argentina and Peru, ahead of the upcoming FIFA Women's World Cup, at the Estadio Unico de San Nicolas, Buenos Aires province, on July 14, 2023.

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'Girls with balls' still sidelined in Argentine football

It was only four years ago, in 2019, that Argentine women's football was declared semi-professional, meaning players can make a partial living off the sport. It is not yet a career.

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A Club World Cup trophy shown before the final match between Liverpool and Flamengo in Doha, Qatar, in Dec. 21, 2019.

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New Club World Cup could overlap with Gold Cup says Montagliani

FIFA's new Club World Cup, which will be held in the United States in 2025, may "overlap" with CONCACAF Gold Cup being held in the same country, CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says.

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Tunisia's Ons Jabeur celebrates beating Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their women's singles semi-finals tennis match on the eleventh day of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on July 13, 2023.

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History-chasing Jabeur hopes for third time lucky at Wimbledon

The 28-year-old Tunisian Ons Jabeur will face Marketa Vondrousova of the Czech Republic on Saturday afternoon local time.

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Riko Simanjuntak (R#27) of Persija Jakarta vies for the ball with Yacob Sayuri (L#22) during their League 1 match in Jakarta on July 3, 2023.

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Liga 1 to probe racial abuse in Persija-PSM Makassar match

LIB CEO Ferry Paulus said everyone found to be involved in the online racist attacks against the three PSM Makassar players – Cape Verdean Yuran Fernandes, Papua native Lance Sayuri and South Sulawesi-born Erwin Gutawa – would be sanctioned.

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Bali Governor Wayan Koster (left) poses with newly installed Youth and Sports Minister Dito Ariotedjo (center) and Indonesian Olympics Committee (KOI) chairman Raja Sapta Oktohari on April 13, 2023.

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‘Don't ask me’: Koster responds to World Beach Games cancellation

Koster also declined to comment on what steps the Bali administration would take in response to the decision.

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World Beach Games nixed after host Bali pulls out

The withdrawal at such short notice left no time to find a suitable host replacement, ANOC said in a statement posted on the event's official Instagram account.

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Jakarta International Stadium in Jakarta is pictured while under construction on Jan. 11, 2022.

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Erick says JIS not a priority venue for U-17

Erick told reporters that the PSSI would renovate 22 soccer stadiums to host matches for the U-17 tournament, scheduled for November of this year.

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Indonesia's Komang Teguh Trisnanda (4) and Thailand's Soponwit Rakyart (right) react as a fight breaks out on the sidelines of the men's football final match between Thailand and Indonesia during the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023.

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Thai football association boss resigns over SEA Games brawls

Indonesia defeated Thailand 5-2 in extra time in the May final that saw players and coaches on both sides clash on two occasions with four red cards issued.

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France's coach Didier Deschamps (left) talks with France's forward #10 Kylian Mbappe during a training session at the Al Sadd SC training centre in Doha on December 17, 2022, on the eve of the Qatar 2022 World Cup football final match between Argentina and France.

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Mbappe and Les Bleus call for end to violence in France

"The time of violence must give way to that of mourning, dialogue and reconstruction," the team said in a statement posted on social media by the Paris Saint-Germain superstar.

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Athletes at each others' throats in final showdown for cycling at the Olympic Esports Week 2023 held on June 23, 2023, in Singapore.

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'Counter Strike', 'Call of Duty' will never enter Olympic Esports, IOC says

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) decided not to include several first-person shooting games, citing concerns over content that depicted violence.

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Santini, JebreeetMedia to host awards show celebrating Indonesian sports

The awards are dedicated to those who contribute significantly to the development and industry of sports in Indonesia.

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Sole RI participant sees Olympic Esports Week as strong opening for chess development

The only member of Indonesia’s delegation to the Olympic Esports Week (OEW) 2023, Irene Kharisma Sukandar, competed in the Singapore event without any support from the government.

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Argentina's Guido Rodríguez (right, front) fights for the ball with Indonesia's Marselino Ferdinan (left) during the international friendly football match between Indonesia and Argentina in Jakarta on June 19, 2023.

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Argentina cap Asian tour with 2-0 win over Indonesia

The South Americans dominated an at-times scrappy match against a spirited Indonesia team who were energised by a rapturous crowd of 56,000 which cheered every pass, throw and foray into the Argentine half.

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Indonesian Special Olympics athletes and officials take a group photo during an event at the Indonesian Embassy in Berlin on June 16, 2023, before they participate in the Special Olympics World Games (SOWG) which will begin on June 17 in the German capital.

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Indonesian athletes set to compete at Special Olympics World Games

Twenty-five Indonesian athletes are set to compete at the 16th edition of the Special Olympics World Games (SOWG) which will open Saturday evening in Berlin.

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Hideki Matsuyama of Japan plays a tee shot on the 12th hole during the first round of the 123rd US Open Championship at The Los Angeles Country Club in Los Angeles, California, the United States, on June 15.

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Fear the beard as Matsuyama shows relaxed side of personality

A bearded Hideki Matsuyama may well be the version of Hideki Matsuyama that the golfing world needs.

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Argentina's Lionel Messi (2nd left) fights for the ball during a friendly football match against Australia at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing on June 15, 2023.

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Messi scores rapid goal as Argentina down Australia in Beijing friendly

The seven-time Ballon d'Or winner curled in from the edge of the area after just 79 seconds following slack defending by the Socceroos.

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This picture taken on June 11, 2023 shows Murni, a fan of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, holding her grandson Muhammad Messi Pramudana while posing in front of her residence painted in the colours of the Argentinian flag and decorated with posters of Messi, at Desa Karama in Polewali Mandar.

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Indonesian football fans vexed after Messi pulls out of friendly

People have rushed to snap up more than 60,000 tickets for the sell-out Monday clash between Indonesia and World Cup winners Argentina after Messi's face was plastered across advertising for the event.

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Indonesian Soccer Association (PSSI) chairman Erick Thohir speaks to journalists in this file photo.

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It won't be a Messi All-Star match: Erick

Erick said that the friendly match between the Indonesian and Argentinian teams would be a fixture in world soccer governing body FIFA's calendar and was aimed at improving the quality of the national team.

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Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Kylian Mbappe (left) and Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi (right) warm up during the French L1 soccer match against Olympique Marseille at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, on February 26, 2023.

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Mbappe future in major doubt after refusal to extend PSG contract

The 24-year-old France striker's current deal expires at the end of next season, with the option of another year.

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Israel's forward Dor Turgeman (right) celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during extra-time of the Argentina 2023 U-20 World Cup quarter-final football match between Israel and Brazil at the San Juan del Bicentenario stadium in San Juan, Argentina, on June 3, 2023.

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Debutants Israel claim third place in Under-20 World Cup

Attackers Senior and Khalaili were on the scoresheet in the final 14 minutes at La Plata's Diego Maradona stadium as Israel ended their first appearance in the competition on a high.

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Argentina's captain Lionel Messi celebrates with the trophy after Argentina won the Qatar 2022 World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium in Lusail, north of Doha on Dec. 18, 2022.

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Messi will likely miss match against Indonesia next week

Argentinian news outlet Vermouth Deportivo wrote in an article published on Sunday that the world champion will meet Indonesia without the presence of Messi.

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Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola reacts to winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Inter Milan and Manchester City at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, on June 10, 2023.

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Guardiola's luck turns to end Champions League tales of woe

The last time Guardiola lifted the European Cup 12 years ago his Barcelona side put in an era-defining performance to dismantle Manchester United 3-1 at Wembley.

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Manchester City's German midfielder #8 Ilkay Gundogan holds aloft the European Cup trophy as they celebrate winning the UEFA Champions League final football match between Inter Milan and Manchester City at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, on June 10, 2023. Manchester City won the match 1-0.

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'We made history': Emotional Manchester City players hail treble success

Players were in tears after Rodri's emphatic second-half goal against Inter Milan in the final secured a 1-0 victory and City's first Champions League title on Saturday, having wrapped up the Premier League and FA Cup last month.

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Chinese fans wait for members of Argentina's football team in the lobby of a hotel where the team is staying in Beijing on June 10, 2023. Argentina will play a friendly football match against Australia on June 15 at Beijing's newly-renovated 68,000-capacity Workers' Stadium.

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Messi gets superstar's welcome in China ahead of Australia friendly

"Messi! Messi!" chanted several hundred fans who were waiting for the football superstar at the airport, many wearing the blue-and-white striped jersey of the Albiceleste's No 10, according to social media images.

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Indonesian para-badminton athlete Leani Ratri Oktila shows off the gold medals she won at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games on June 9, 2023, during an awarding ceremony at Morodoc Techo Badminton Hall in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Indonesia became overall winner of the Para Games in badminton with 13 gold, nine silver and eight bronze medals.

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Indonesia tops final tally of ASEAN Para Games medals

Indonesia on Thursday sealed the title of overall champion with a day to spare at the 2023 ASEAN Para Games in Cambodia, completing three consecutive wins at the regional sporting event for disabled athletes.

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Real Madrid's French forward Karim Benzema controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg football match between Real Madrid CF and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on May 4, 2022.

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Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad to sign Benzema on two-year deal

Benzema is set to join Al Ittihad as a free agent after Real Madrid said earlier in the day that the 35-year-old would leave the LaLiga club after 14 trophy-laden years.

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