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An amateur city football league in China's Jiangsu province is packing stadiums with average crowds of 28,600 fans, beating the professional national league. The secret? Playful local rivalries celebrating regional food, dialects, and pride.
Former England striker Jermain Defoe, who scored 305 goals across a brilliant 23-year playing career, has landed his first permanent manager role at National League side Woking. The 43-year-old spent two years earning his coaching badges and studying the game before taking the leap into management.
A PE teacher and his semi-pro teammates took a Premier League club to the wire in England's FA Cup, losing only to a heartbreaking own goal after 70 minutes of defiant play. The National League North side proved their earlier giant-killing wasn't a fluke.
Two new professional American football leagues are launching in Europe this spring, backed by major investors who believe local fans are finally ready for homegrown gridiron action. After decades of false starts, organizers say the secret is focusing on European players instead of importing American talent.
The world's oldest professional sports league still in existence was born 150 years ago today. The National League started with eight teams and survived decades of chaos to become half of what we know as Major League Baseball.