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Oday Dabbagh had a memorable four months playing for Scottish side Aberdeen.

Representing nation is one of the ‘greatest honors,’ says history-making Palestinian soccer star Oday Dabbagh

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Not many players could take a more perfect penalty: the ball confidently drilled into the top-left corner, a near-impossible save for any goalkeeper. That was how Palestinian forward Oday Dabbagh executed one of the most high-pressure scenarios of his career to date, helping his Aberdeen side to a shootout

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Nanne Ruuskanen (pictured) was mistakenly left out of Finland's women's national soccer team instead of 51-year-old Stina Ruuskanen (not pictured).

Finland women’s soccer manager apologizes for mistakenly calling up retired 51-year-old instead of 23-year-old

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The manager of Finland’s women’s national soccer team has apologized after mistakenly calling up a 51-year-old with the same surname as a 23-year-old who she meant to select. Outi Saarinen called up former player Stina Ruuskanen for the team’s game against Serbia this week, instead of Djurgården defender Nanne

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