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The Queen of Soccer&#x27;s epic flying kick landed, putting me in my <span class="WordleWord__WordleWordWrapper-sc-1yml1pu-0 jpoQfn"><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 jqVZyg">P</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 eDGPmL">L</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 eDGPmL">A</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 jqVZyg">C</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 jqVZyg">E</span></span>. A sweating <span class="WordleWord__WordleWordWrapper-sc-1yml1pu-0 jpoQfn"><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 kTXKYg">R</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 kTXKYg">O</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 kTXKYg">Y</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 kTXKYg">A</span><span class="WordleLetter__WordleLetterBox-sc-1033qvb-0 kTXKYg">L</span></span> referee stood frozen, a red card half-removed to indicate a foul, but she dared not raise it against the Queen.</p></div><div class="WeirdleWrapper__NoteWrapper-sc-yk0ew4-0 bWgLDg"><h3>Author&#x27;s Note</h3><div class="WeirdleWrapper__AuthorsNoteContent-sc-yk0ew4-1 fftuOv"></div></div></div></div></div></div>

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