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"We believe that it is very important and deserving that the world recognises that South America has contributed and continues to contribute to world football," says CONMEBOL President Alejandro Dominguez in an event at Montevideo's Estadio Centenario as Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile launch a joint bid to host the 2030 World Cup, 100 years on from the first tournament which was played in Uruguay. SOUNDBITE
Thousands of South Africans welcome Springboks players at O.R. Tambo airport near Johannesburg as the Rugby World Cup champions return home. IMAGES
The US women's soccer team arrive at Newark Airport after winning its fourth FIFA Women's World Cup, beating Netherlands 2-0 in France. IMAGES
Croatia fans at a fanzone in Zagreb burst into celebration as their team reaches the World Cup final for the first time ever, with a 2-1 win over England in extra-time.
Spanish World Cup-winning star Jenni Hermoso leaves court after testifying about the kiss forced on her by disgraced former Spanish football chief Luis Rubiales. In the Audiencia Nacional in Madrid, the 33-year-old testified before Judge Francisco de Jorge, who is investigating Rubiales on allegations of sexual assault and coercion. IMAGES
The family of Japanese student Narumi Kurosaki "have come without "no hope whatsoever of any disclosure nor admission" to the appeal trial in eastern France of Chilean Nicolas Zepeda, sentenced to 28 years in prison for the murder of the student in the first trial. SOUNDBITE