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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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The safety, a junior at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va., was tapped to play Saturday against Juniata College during a Division III game.

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Luis Rubiales resigns as head of Spain’s soccer federation

The embattled president of Spain's soccer federation has left his job. A furor arose after he kissed a star player on the mouth after the Women's World Cup final.

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Spain’s women’s soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

Spain's soccer federation did not mention Jorge Vilda's connection to now-suspended president Luis Rubiales or his unpopularity among the Women's World Cup-winning team.

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Nebraska volleyball stadium event draws 92,003 to set women’s world attendance record

The previous attendance record was 91,648, set during a soccer match in Spain last year.

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A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest against the President of Spain's soccer federation Luis Rubiales and to support to support Spain's national women's soccer player
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Spain has condemned inappropriate World Cup kiss. Can it now reckon with sexism in soccer?

The apparent abuse of authority by Luis Rubiales has also brought the nation that has made strides in gender equality face-to-face with the sexism that still runs deep.

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President of Spain's soccer federation, Luis Rubiales (left) stands next to Spain Head Coach Jorge Vilda after their World Cup victory at La Moncloa Palace in Madrid, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023
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Anger in Spain after soccer chief kisses a player at Women’s World Cup ceremony

Luis Rubiales is being roundly criticized, including by Spain's acting prime minister, Pedro Sánchez.

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Spain wins its 1st Women’s World Cup title, beating England 1-0 in the final

La Roja's first major international trophy made Spain the first European team to win the Women’s World Cup since Germany in 2007.

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England's Alessia Russo (left) and Spain's Salma Paralluelo celebrate during their respective FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals
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England beats Australia 3-1 to move into Women’s World Cup final against Spain

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