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German soccer club Hoffenheim skipping World Cup coverage

FILE - The FIFA World Cup soccer trophy is displayed Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York. German top division soccer club Hoffenheim is skipping this year's World Cup in Qatar. The club says on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, that it will not give any coverage to this year’s World Cup. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray, File)

FILE - Iran's Football Federation President Mehdi Taj, left, and former Iran's national soccer team captain Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh stand next to the FIFA World Cup trophy after being revealed during the Trophy Tour, at Milad Tower hall in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. German top division soccer club Hoffenheim is skipping this year's World Cup in Qatar. The club says on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, that it will not give any coverage to this year’s World Cup. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

German soccer club Hoffenheim skipping World Cup coverage