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Date	Process	Result
February 14, 2008	Featured portal candidate	Not promoted
July 29, 2008	Peer review	Reviewed
October 8, 2008	Featured portal candidate	Promoted

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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that goalkeeper Sophie Whitehouse, who has lived in England, Africa and the US, has been chosen to play soccer for the Republic of Ireland?

* ... that goalkeeper '''[[Sophie Whitehouse]]''', who has lived in England, Africa and the US, has been chosen to play [[Association football|soccer]] for the Republic of Ireland?

* ... that Ecuadorian footballer Hernán Galíndez won a bicycle for beating a team featuring Lionel Messi when they were children?

* ... that Ecuadorian [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Hernán Galíndez]]''' won a bicycle for beating a team featuring [[Lionel Messi]] when they were children?

* ... that Welsh footballer Jon Morgan went on to become a college principal after retiring?

* ... that Welsh [[Association football|footballer]] '''[[Jon Morgan (footballer)|Jon Morgan]]''' went on to become a college principal after retiring?

* ... that Ryan Roberts, a defensive end for Notre Dame, was a soccer player in high school?

* ... that '''[[Ryan Roberts (American football)|Ryan Roberts]]''', a [[defensive end]] for [[Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]], was a [[Association football|soccer]] player in high school?

* ... that after his soccer career, Steve Palacios enlisted in the United States Army and played for the United States Armed Forces soccer team?

* ... that after his [[Association football|soccer]] career, '''[[Steve Palacios]]''' enlisted in the [[United States Army]] and played for the [[United States Armed Forces]] soccer team?

* ... that Carlton Town F.C., now competing at the eighth tier of the English football pyramid, was once denied promotion by a hat-trick scored by future England international Jamie Vardy?

* ... that '''[[Carlton Town F.C.]]''', now competing at the eighth tier of the [[English football league system|English football pyramid]], was once denied promotion by a [[Hat-trick#Association football|hat-trick]] scored by future England international [[Jamie Vardy]]?

Recent In the news items

31 May 2024 –

French security services arrest a Chechen teenager suspected of plotting a islamist-inspired ambush on a football game during the Summer Olympics. (The Guardian)

:[[France|French]] security services arrest a [[Chechens|Chechen]] teenager suspected of plotting a islamist-inspired ambush on a [[Association football|football]] game during the [[2024 Summer Olympics|Summer Olympics]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/31/chechen-teenager-arrested-in-france-over-islamist-inspired-olympic-attack-plot (''The Guardian'')]

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