PHOTO COLLECTION: Best of Club World Cup Soccer Week 1

Benfica's Renato Sanches, center, fights for the ball with Boca Juniors' Carlos Palacios, right, and Alan Velasco (20) during the Club World Cup group C soccer match between Boca Juniors and Benfica in Miami Gardens, Fla., Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
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