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Austria's Konrad Laimer heads the ball next to Scotland's Kieran Tierney, left, during the World Cup
![Sturm's Gerald Strafner heads the ball while struggling with Lazio's Paolo Negro, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002 during the third round first leg UEFA Cup soccer match between Sturm Graz and Lazio Rome Sturm's Gerald Strafner heads the ball while struggling with Lazio's Paolo Negro, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002 during the third round first leg UEFA Cup soccer match between Sturm Graz and Lazio Rome](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2PFA086/sturms-gerald-strafner-heads-the-ball-while-struggling-with-lazios-paolo-negro-thursday-nov-28-2002-during-the-third-round-first-leg-uefa-cup-soccer-match-between-sturm-graz-and-lazio-rome-at-the-schwarzenegger-stadium-in-graz-austria-ap-photoandreas-schaad-2PFA086.jpg)
Sturm's Gerald Strafner heads the ball while struggling with Lazio's Paolo Negro, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2002 during the third round first leg UEFA Cup soccer match between Sturm Graz and Lazio Rome
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FC Wacker Innsbruck's , Ferdinand Feldhofer (right) and Kaernten's Wolfgang Bubenik fight for the ball during the Austrian soccer league match between FC Wacker Innsbruck and Sk Austria Kelag Kaernten, on Saturday,
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17 July 2023, Austria, Neukirchen Am Großvenediger: Soccer: Bundesliga, start of VfB Stuttgart's training camp, Stuttgart's head coach Sebastian Hoeneß looks on during the training session. Photo: Tim Rehbein/dpa Stock Photo - Alamy
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VIENNA, AUSTRIA - DEZEMBER 11 Cristian Ansaldi (#3 Zenit) And Daniel Royer (#28 Austria) Fight For The Ball At A UEFA Champions League Game On Dezember 11, 2013 In Vienna, Austria. Stock
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![Croatia's Ivica Olic head the ball in air during the UEFA EURO 2008, Group B, match Germany vs Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, June 12, 2008. Croatia won 2-1. Photo by Steeve McMay/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM Croatia's Ivica Olic head the ball in air during the UEFA EURO 2008, Group B, match Germany vs Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, June 12, 2008. Croatia won 2-1. Photo by Steeve McMay/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E526J0/croatias-ivica-olic-head-the-ball-in-air-during-the-uefa-euro-2008-group-b-match-germany-vs-croatia-in-klagenfurt-austria-june-12-2008-croatia-won-2-1-photo-by-steeve-mcmaycameleonabacapresscom-2E526J0.jpg)
Croatia's Ivica Olic head the ball in air during the UEFA EURO 2008, Group B, match Germany vs Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, June 12, 2008. Croatia won 2-1. Photo by Steeve McMay/Cameleon/ABACAPRESS.COM
![Salzburg's Kevin Kampl, front, and Fenerbahce's Raul Meireles challenge for the ball during a Champions League third qualifying round soccer match in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson Salzburg's Kevin Kampl, front, and Fenerbahce's Raul Meireles challenge for the ball during a Champions League third qualifying round soccer match in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N71MFK/salzburgs-kevin-kampl-front-and-fenerbahces-raul-meireles-challenge-for-the-ball-during-a-champions-league-third-qualifying-round-soccer-match-in-salzburg-austria-on-wednesday-july-31-2013-ap-photokerstin-joensson-2N71MFK.jpg)
Salzburg's Kevin Kampl, front, and Fenerbahce's Raul Meireles challenge for the ball during a Champions League third qualifying round soccer match in Salzburg, Austria, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson
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Head coach Slaven Bilic kicks a ball during a training session of the national soccer team of Croatia in Klagenfurt, Austria, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships in Austria and Switzerland. Croatia play in group B at ...
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The Hofball or court ball marks a representative ceremony which was organized by a court of a ruling family in Vienna, Austria. During the reign of Emperor Franz Joseph I (1848-1916) was
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