Flag football Mexico's Diana Flores (right) setting to launch a pass while Crystal Winter (left) of the U.S. reaches for a flag during the gold medal game at the 2022 World Games Women's Flag Football Championship. (more) flag football sport Also known as: tail football Written by Fred Frommer Fred Frommer is a sports historian, author, and writer who...

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　　 　　Wally Funk, history-maker Aviator and astronaut Wally Funk speaking at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in 2022. A year earlier, Funk had become the oldest woman to go to space. (more) Wally Funk Oldest woman to go to space Also known as: Mary Wallace Funk Written by Adam Volle Adam Volle is a freelance writer and editor...

　　 　　Geoff Hurst's ghost goal English striker Geoff Hurst scored a controversial extra-time goal against West Germany in the final match of the 1966 FIFA World Cup. (more) Famous FIFA World Cup Goals: Geoff Hurst’s Ghost Goal Written by Gitanjali Roy Gitanjali Roy is deputy managing editor, Encyclopaedia Britannica. She has over two decades of editorial experience across digital and...

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　　List of the Tallest NBA Players Written by Amy Tikkanen Amy Tikkanen is Managing Editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. Amy Tikkanen Fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated June 2,...

　　 　　English footballer David Beckham Considered one of football's elite players, David Beckham became known for his iconic “bending” technique, striking the ball with precise spin to produce dramatic, seemingly impossible curves in flight. The 2002 film Bend It Like Beckham was named in homage to his kicking ability. (more) Why Does a Football Swerve? Written by Kara Rogers Kara...

　　 　　Sara Cohen Freida McFadden attending the 2026 Time100 Gala at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 23, 2026 in New York City. Earlier that month, she revealed her real identity as Sara Cohen, a New York City-based neurosurgeon. (more) Freida McFadden American novelist and physician Also known as: Sara Cohen Written by Laura Payne Laura Payne is a freelance...

　　 　　Brazil at the World Cup Brazilian fans cheering at the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup at Arena Corinthians in São Paulo, Brazil, June 12, 2014. Brazil is the only country to qualify for every edition of the World Cup since the tournament's inauguration in 1930. (more) Which National Teams Have Participated in the FIFA World Cup? Written...