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France Wins Nations League with Late Goal from Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé scored late as world champion France came from behind to win the Nations League with a 2-1 victory over Spain in the final on Sunday.

Mbappé netted with 10 minutes remaining as France was again forced to fight back, just as it had done in the semifinals against Belgium.

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Neymar Says World Cup in Qatar May be His Last for Brazil

Brazil star Neymar says next year's World Cup in Qatar could be the last of his career.

The comments by the 29-year-old striker were made in the documentary "Neymar & The Line Of Kings," produced by DAZN. An excerpt was published on the channel's Twitter feed on Sunday.

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FIFA Plans to Postpone Club World Cup Until 2022

FIFA plans to postpone the Club World Cup until early next year due to hosting challenges linked to the pandemic, people familiar with the planning said.

Coronavirus restrictions led to Japan withdrawing from staging the seven-team tournament this December, and South Africa then abandoned a bid due to the need to get more of the country vaccinated.

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Croatia, Dutch under Pressure in WC Qualifying

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Friday:

WORLD CUP QUALIFYING

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Mbappé Inspires Comeback as France Beats Belgium 3-2

Kylian Mbappé redeemed himself with a goal and an assist as France came from two goals down to beat Belgium 3-2 Thursday and reach the Nations League final.

Theo Hernández scored the last-minute winner to complete the comeback and send world champion France through to Sunday's final against Spain. It was only his second appearance for his country and came the day after his 24th birthday.

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Court Says Ronaldo Rape Lawsuit in Vegas Should be Dismissed

A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers against a woman who sued for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international soccer star raped her in Las Vegas.

In a scathing recommendation to the judge hearing the case, Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts on Wednesday blamed Kathryn Mayorga's attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, for inappropriately basing the civil damages lawsuit on leaked and stolen documents shown to be privileged communications between Ronaldo and his lawyers.

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Japan's World Cup Hopes in Danger After Loss to Saudi Arabia

Japan surprisingly lost 1-0 to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to leave its chances of a seventh successive World Cup appearance hanging in the balance.

Japan has now lost two of the first three games in Group B to sit six points behind Saudi Arabia and leader Australia, who both have the maximum nine. The top two from both six-team groups qualify for next year's tournament in Qatar automatically.

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Gavi the 'Future' after Becoming Spain's Youngest Ever Player, Says Luis Enrique

Luis Enrique said that Gavi is Spain's "future and present" after the Barcelona midfielder became the national team's youngest ever player in Wednesday's Nations League win over Italy.

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Mercedes in Comfort Zone, but Hamilton Wary of Threats to His Crown

Lewis Hamilton returns to the scene of a memorable triumph in pursuit of a record-equaling third Turkish Grand Prix win this weekend, but wary of more than one threat to his world championship crown.

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Werner under Pressure to Maintain Goal-Scoring Run for Germany

Germany can edge closer to qualifying for the 2022 World Cup by beating Romania in Hamburg on Friday with Chelsea striker Timo Werner under pressure to maintain his goal-scoring run for the national team.

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