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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Volley Millenium Brescia in action during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Francesca Micheletto and Lea Orlandi of Millenium Brescia put up a block in defense during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Millenium Brescia erupt in celebration after winning the match during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Lea Orlandi of Millenium Brescia erupts in celebration after the match point during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Vittoria Prandi during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Vittoria Prandi of Millenium Brescia keeps the ball under control during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Mychael Vernon Millenium Brescia opposite in action during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Beatrice Parrocchiale, during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Francesca Micheletto of Millenium Brescia's launches an attack during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Rossella Olivotto and during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Francesca Micheletto and Dalila Modestino Millenium Brescia's middle blockers dominate at the net during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Dalila Modestino Millenium Brescia's middle blocker during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Vittoria Prandi Millenium Brescia's setter during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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VOLLEY - Serie A2 Femminile - Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura

Lea Orlandi Millenium Brescia's middle blocker during Valsabbina Millenium Brescia vs Panbisco Leonessa Altamura, Serie A2 Women match in Montichiari, Italy, October 26 2025

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Football: Empress's Cup

INAC Kobe Leonessa players celebrate after edging Urawa Reds 6-5 in the penalty shootout in the Empress's Cup final at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2024, claiming the football title for the seventh time.

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Football: Empress's Cup

INAC Kobe Leonessa players pose for a photo after edging Urawa Reds 6-5 in the penalty shootout in the Empress's Cup final at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2024, claiming the football title for the seventh time.

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Football: Empress's Cup

INAC Kobe Leonessa players celebrate after edging Urawa Reds 6-5 in the penalty shootout in the Empress's Cup final at Yodoko Sakura Stadium in Osaka on Jan. 27, 2024, claiming the football title for the seventh time.

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Japan footballer Sawa commended for playing 300 matches

TOKYO, Japan - Veteran women's soccer midfielder Homare Sawa (R) of INAC Kobe Leonessa gets a bouquet of flowers along with a special prize for having competed in 300 matches in her career at a Nadeshiko League annual award ceremony at a Tokyo hotel on Nov. 25, 2014.

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Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Kawasumi heads for Seattle

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese player Nahomi Kawasumi answers reporters' questions during a press conference at Narita airport, east of Tokyo, on March 22, 2014, ahead of her departure to the United States to join the National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC. Kawasumi will be on loan to Seattle from INAC Kobe Leonessa of the Japanese women's league until the season ends Aug. 31.

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INAC Kobe defender Kinga to move to Arsenal

KOBE, Japan - Nadeshiko Japan defender Yukari Kinga gives a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 16, 2014, over her decision to move from INAC Kobe Leonessa to Arsenal LFC in England.

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Japan midfielder Kawasumi to join Seattle

KOBE, Japan - Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi poses with a muffler towel of the U.S. National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC during a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 11, 2014. Kawasumi will join Seattle on loan from the Japanese women's league club INAC Kobe Leonessa under a contract running from March 1 until the season ends on Aug. 31.

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Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Kawasumi to join Seattle

KOBE, Japan - Nadeshiko Japan midfielder Nahomi Kawasumi speaks at a press conference in Kobe, western Japan, on Feb. 11, 2014, about joining U.S. National Women's Soccer League club Seattle Reign FC. Kawasumi will be on loan to Seattle from INAC Kobe Leonessa of the Japanese women's league from March 1 until the season ends Aug. 31.

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Sawa returns to action

FUKUOKA, Japan - Homare Sawa (R) plays after coming off the bench in the 72nd minute of INAC Kobe Leonessa's 7-0 away thrashing of Fukuoka J.Anclas in Fukuoka on April 22, 2012. The women's World Player of the Year overcame a bout with vertigo, returning to the pitch for the first time in almost two months in the Japanese Nadeshiko League.

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Sawa returns from Spain

KANSAI AIRPORT, Japan - Soccer player Homare Sawa (R), captain of the Japan women's national team and FIFA Women's World Player of the Year, arrives at Kansai International Airport on Feb. 8, 2012 after a trip by her team INAC Kobe Leonessa to Spain.

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INAC draw with women's Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain - Players of INAC Kobe Leonessa and of the Barcelona women's team pose for photos after a friendly match in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 2, 2012. World Player of the Year Homare Sawa's INAC drew 1-1.

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INAC draw with women's Barcelona

BARCELONA, Spain - World Player of the Year Homare Sawa (C) of INAC Kobe Leonessa competes for the ball in a friendly match against the Barcelona women's team in Barcelona, Spain, on Feb. 2, 2012. INAC drew 1-1.

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Kobe, Arsenal 1-1 in women's soccer charity match

TOKYO, Japan - Players of Japanese women's league champions INAC Kobe Leonessa and English counterparts Arsenal Ladies shake hands following a charity soccer match at National Stadium in Tokyo on Nov. 30, 2011, to help reconstruction efforts in Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. The game ended 1-1.

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Kawasumi receives Nadeshiko League Player of the Year award

TOKYO, Japan - Nahomi Kawasumi of INAC Kobe Leonessa holds the trophy in Tokyo on Nov. 26, 2011, after receiving her first Nadeshiko League Player of the Year award. The women's national team striker netted 12 goals in the season, sharing the scoring title with teammate Shinobu Ono.

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INAC Kobe Leonessa win inaugural WE League title

INAC Kobe Leonessa players celebrate after becoming the inaugural champions of Japan's first professional women's football competition WE League, with a 3-0 win at Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara in Sagamihara near Tokyo on May 8, 2022.

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Football: Start of WE League in Japan

Fans gather at Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, western Japan, for a match between Inac Kobe Leonessa and Omiya Ardija Ventus on Sept. 12, 2021, the opening day of the WE League, Japan's first professional women's football competition.

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Football: Start of WE League in Japan

Fans gather at Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, western Japan, for a match between Inac Kobe Leonessa and Omiya Ardija Ventus on Sept. 12, 2021, the opening day of the WE League, Japan's first professional women's football competition.

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Football: Start of WE League in Japan

Megumi Takase of Inac Kobe Leonessa opens the scoring during the first half of a WE League match against Omiya Ardija Ventus on Sept. 12, 2021, at Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, western Japan. The WE League, Japan's first professional women's football competition, kicked off the same day.

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Football: Start of WE League in Japan

Inac Kobe Leonessa's Megumi Takase (L) is congratulated by Maika Hamano (C) and Yui Narimiya after opening the scoring during the first half of a WE League match against Omiya Ardija Ventus on Sept. 12, 2021, at Noevir Stadium Kobe in Kobe, western Japan. The WE League, Japan's first professional women's football competition, kicked off the same day.

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Soccer: INAC confirm Seattle move for Kawasumi

Japan and INAC Kobe Leonessa striker Nahomi Kawasumi (R) trains in Kobe on June 17, 2016. The club said the same day that Kawasumi will move to the Seattle Reign of the U.S. National Women's Soccer League for a second time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: INAC confirm Seattle move for Kawasumi

Japan and INAC Kobe Leonessa striker Nahomi Kawasumi speaks to reporters in Kobe on June 17, 2016. The club said the same day that Kawasumi will move to the Seattle Reign of the U.S. National Women's Soccer League for a second time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Soccer: Retired Sawa appears in fan event

Retired soccer player Homare Sawa appears in an INAC Kobe Leonessa fan event in the western Japanese city on Jan. 30, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's players celebrate after beating Albirex Niigata Ladies 1-0 in the Emperor's Cup final at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's Homare Sawa leaves a news conference at Todoriki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015, after her team beat Albirex Niigata Ladies 1-0 in the Emperor's Cup final. Sawa, former Women's World Player of the Year, announced earlier in the month she would retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's Homare Sawa smiles during a news conference at Todoriki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015, after her team beat Albirex Niigata Ladies 1-0 in the Emperor's Cup final. Sawa, former Women's World Player of the Year, announced earlier in the month she would retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's Homare Sawa (back) scores a winning header during the second half of the Emperor's Cup final against Albirex Niigata Ladies at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015. Sawa, former Women's World Player of the Year, announced earlier in the month she would retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's Homare Sawa (8) celebrates after scoring the winning goal during the second half of the Emperor's Cup final against Albirex Niigata Ladies at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015. Sawa, former Women's World Player of the Year, announced earlier in the month she would retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's Homare Sawa (L) celebrates with a teammate after scoring the winning goal during the second half of the Emperor's Cup final against Albirex Niigata Ladies at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015. Sawa, former Women's World Player of the Year, announced earlier in the month she would retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fairytale finish as Sawa scores winning goal in last match of career

INAC Kobe Leonessa's Homare Sawa holds up the trophy as she celebrates with her teammates following a 1-0 victory over Albirex Niigata Ladies in the Emperor's Cup final at Todoroki Stadium in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 27, 2015. Sawa, former Women's World Player of the Year, announced earlier in the month she would retire at the end of the season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa ready for Empress Cup final

Retiring Homare Sawa (C) of Kobe INAC Leonessa attends the team's training session in the western Japan city of Kobe on Dec. 26, 2015. INAC will face Albirex Niigata Ladies on Dec. 27 for the Empress Cup title. The 2011 FIFA Women's Player of the Year said the game, the last of her career, will be special. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa ready for Empress Cup final

Retiring Homare Sawa of Kobe INAC Leonessa attends the team's training session in the western Japan city of Kobe on Dec. 26, 2015. INAC will face Albirex Niigata Ladies on Dec. 27 for the Empress Cup title. The 2011 FIFA Women's Player of the Year said the game, the last of her career, will be special. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa ready for Empress Cup final

Retiring Homare Sawa (C) of Kobe INAC Leonessa attends the team's training session in the western Japan city of Kobe on Dec. 26, 2015. INAC will face Albirex Niigata Ladies on Dec. 27 for the Empress Cup title. The 2011 FIFA Women's Player of the Year said the game, the last of her career, will be special. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa ready for Empress Cup final

Retiring Homare Sawa (C) of Kobe INAC Leonessa attends the team's training session in the western Japan city of Kobe on Dec. 26, 2015. INAC will face Albirex Niigata Ladies on Dec. 27 for the Empress Cup title. The 2011 FIFA Women's Player of the Year said the game, the last of her career, will be special. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa ready for Empress Cup final

Retiring Homare Sawa (C) of Kobe INAC Leonessa attends the team's training session in the western Japan city of Kobe on Dec. 26, 2015. INAC will face Albirex Niigata Ladies on Dec. 27 for the Empress Cup title. The 2011 FIFA Women's Player of the Year said the game, the last of her career, will be special. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Sawa in last title shot after INAC reach Empress Cup final

Kobe INAC Leonessa's Homare Sawa leaps for a header during the first half of an Empress Cup semifinal against Vegalta Sendai Ladies in Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, on Dec. 23, 2015. Sawa, who announced her retirement from soccer on Dec. 16, will have the chance to end her illustrious career with a trophy after INAC won 2-0. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Retiring Sawa's INAC Kobe reach semifinals

Homare Sawa (2nd from L) celebrates a goal by Megumi Takase (L) during INAC Kobe Leonessa's 2-0 win over AS Elfen Saitama in Tokyo in the quarterfinals of the women's national soccer championship on Dec. 19, 2015. Sawa, a former World Player of the Year, will retire after the tournament. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo